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August 2026
The Namibian
Anri Greefffinishedthird place, just behind Vera Looser in closely contested sprint
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“Namibia's Vera Looser, the 2024 Khomas100 winner, secured second place and the Namibian National Gravel Championship title, while defending Namibian champion Anri Greeff finished just behind her in a closely contested sprint finish.”
“It was the second time that Miller had won the title, following his first success in 2022, while it was a debut win for the 19-year-old Janse van Vuuren, in the absence of Namibia's top two senior cyclists Vera Looser and Anri Greeff, who are both competing in South Africa.”
Anri Greeffsuccessfully defendedUnion Cycliste Internationale elite women's national titles
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“Cyclist Anri Greeff completed a remarkable double on Sunday morning, successfully defending her Union Cycliste Internationale elite women's national titles at the Nedbank Namibian National Road Cycling Championships for a second consecutive year.”
Anri Greeffpowered to victory inthe 114 kilometres elite women's race
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“She added the road race crown to her individual time trial title after powering to victory in the 114 kilometres elite women's race held east of Windhoek.”
“Roger Suren and Anri Greeff were crowned Namibia's road cycling champions after winning the Nedbank National Road Cycling Championships outside Windhoek yesterday.”
Anri Greeffwonthe elite women's race, finishing close to five minutes ahead
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“Greeff dominated the women's race from the start, breaking away after about 25km and then building up a big lead to eventually finish close to five minutes ahead of u23 rider Delsia Janse van Vuuren, while Belinda van Rhyn came third.”
Anri Greefffinishedsecond in the women's solo race in 17:08:22
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“She passed Van Rhyn into third place close to the halfway mark, and then gradually reeled De Villiers and Greeff in to comfortably win the title in 17:00:04, with Greeff more than eight minutes behind in 17:08:22, and De Villiers third in 17:33:11.”
Namibian Alex Miller and South African Hayley Preen were crowned African Gravel champions in the men's and women's elite categories at the Khomas100 African Gravel Championships, with Miller defending his title for the third consecutive year in a sprint finish over South African Marco Joubert.
Namibian Alex Miller and South African Hayley Preen were crowned African Gravel champions in the men's and women's elite categories at the Khomas100 African Gravel Championships, with Miller defending his title for the third consecutive year in a sprint finish over South African Marco Joubert.
Alex Miller of King Price Racing and Kelsey Jade van Schoor of Team Pirtek Hollard won the elite men's and women's titles respectively at the four-day Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek. Miller, returning to the race after finishing fourth four years ago, dominated from the opening individual time trial and won the overall title in a time of 8:08:16, with Theuns van der Westhuizen of Hollard Elite finishing second more than three minutes behind.
Nearly 300 cyclists participated in the inaugural N/a'ankusê Namibian National Gravel Championships north of Windhoek. Drikus Coetzee won the men's 145km championship race, while Anri Greeff was awarded the women's national title after South African Catherine Kruger finished first.
Namibian cyclists had a successful showing at the Cape Town Cycle Tour, with Alex Miller finishing fifth overall in the men's 109km race and third in the elite men's category, and Vera Looser finishing fourth overall in the women's 78km race and second in her age category.
Alex Miller won the elite men's 100km race in 2:23:59, his second title after 2022, while 19-year-old Delsia Janse van Vuuren claimed her debut win in the elite women's 100km race despite riding with a deflating tyre, in the 40th edition of the Nedbank Cycle Challenge.
Hollard Namibia and partners Heineken 0.0 and Standard Bank have announced the Hollard Grand Prix Cycling Series, a five-race multi-discipline championship running from April to October 2026 with a total prize purse of N$620,000. The integrated series combines mountain bike, gravel and road cycling events, with the overall winners receiving N$250,000 each.
Anri Greeff won the elite women's road race at the Nedbank Namibian National Road Cycling Championships, successfully defending her UCI national titles for a second consecutive year. Greeff added the road race crown to her individual time trial title, crossing the finish line ahead of Delsia Janse van Vuuren, while Roger Suren claimed the U/23 men's title in a sprint finish.
Roger Suren, 19, won the Nedbank National Road Cycling Championships' elite men's race in a sprint finish against defending champion Alex Miller over 165km outside Windhoek. Anri Greeff won the women's race for the second consecutive year, also claiming the individual time trial title.
Namibian cyclist Vera Looser, 2025 Sportswoman of the Year, will partner with Rosa van Doorn of the Netherlands at the 2026 Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa's Western Cape. Looser aims to secure her second title at the gruelling eight-day event running 692 kilometres.
The Namibian cycling season is underway with the second leg of the Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power series scheduled for this weekend, featuring over 200 participants competing in time trials and road races. The six-event series precedes national championships next month and serves as selection for Namibian cyclists competing in international events including the Commonwealth Games and Olympic Youth Games.