Namibia’s Roger Suren and Qara Volschenk won gold medals at the SA XCO Cup 2 MTB series at Thaba Trails in Gauteng today. …
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Roger Suren
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Roger Suren — Namibian cyclist who won the elite men's road cycling championship and u23 MTB gold at the SA XCO Cup 2.
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- April 2026
… Roger Suren won the bronze medal in the XCC elite men’s category after finishing third in 19:35. …
Volschenk wins gold at Thaba Trails- March 2026
… Christiaan van der Westhuizen came 63rd overall and sixth in the u19 category in 2:38:35, while Roger Suren came 64th overall and 18th in the u23 category in 2:38:47. …
Namibian cyclists excel in Cape Town… On Saturday, Roger Suren won a bronze medal in the elite men’s category after finishing after finishing 25 seconds behind the winner, South Africa’s Michael Foster, while Johan van Zyl came second. …
Volschenk star performer at SA Cup- February 2026
… In the U/23 men’s category, Roger Suren claimed the Nedbank Road Race title to be crowned the new national champion. …
Greeff holds on to titles at Nedbank ChampsRoger Suren and Anri Greeff were crowned Namibia’s road cycling champions after winning the Nedbank National Road Cycling Championships outside Windhoek yesterday. …
Suren, Greeff – Namibia's cycling champions- January 2026
… Last year, Roger Suren continued Namibian cycling’s international success when he won a silver medal at the UCI Junior MTB World Championships. …
Tough qualifying standards for Commonwealth Games… Riding for the Mannie’s Bike Mecca Invitational team, Abrahams won the three-lap race in two hours 45 minutes 55 seconds, to beat Theuns van der Westhuizen of Hollard Life by six seconds to the post, while Roger Suren of Team Hollard Insurance came third in 2:46:06. …
Cycling season in full swing- January 2025
… Coetzee clocked 2:19:55 to win the men’s category, with Roger Suren in second place (2:21:35) and Marco Thiel coming third (2:21:35). …
Coetzee, Greef savour Döbra Loops win- March 2024
… In the junior men’s category Roger Suren won the silver medal after coming second behind South Africa’s Omar Wilson, who won the five-lap race in 1:06:45, followed by Suren in 1:08:45 and South Africa’s Jaco van Zyl in 1:10:42. …
Cyclists excel in the Cape
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Namibian cyclists win gold at SA XCO Cup 2 MTB
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Roger Suren won gold in the u23 men's category at the SA XCO Cup 2 MTB series in Gauteng, beating South Africa's Massimiliano Ambrosini by one second. Qara Volschenk won gold in the sub junior girls category, finishing more than two minutes ahead of Leona Theron of South Africa in what was her second gold medal of the event.
26 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Sunday 26 April
Namibian cyclists win gold at SA XCO Cup 2 MTB
Roger Suren won gold in the u23 men's category at the SA XCO Cup 2 MTB series in Gauteng, beating South Africa's Massimiliano Ambrosini by one second. Qara Volschenk won gold in the sub junior girls category, finishing more than two minutes ahead of Leona Theron of South Africa in what was her second gold medal of the event.
26 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Volschenk claims gold in sub junior girls XCO race
Qara Volschenk won the gold medal in the sub junior girls category at the SA XCO XCC Cup 2 at Thaba Trails in Gauteng, finishing 41 seconds ahead of South Africa's Lena Theron. Namibian competitors also secured a silver medal for Micah Chase in the XCC youth men's category and a bronze for Roger Suren in the XCC elite men's category.
26 April 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 9 March
Namibian cyclists achieve strong finishes at Cape Town event
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.
9 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Tuesday 3 March
Namibian cyclists win seven medals at South African Cup
Namibian cyclists excelled at the SA Cup MTB series in Paarl, South Africa, winning seven medals. Qara Volschenk was the star performer, claiming two gold medals in the sub junior girls category, winning the short course race by more than 90 seconds and the cross country Olympic race by nearly eight minutes.
3 March 2026 · The Namibian →
Monday 9 February
Cyclist Greeff defends national road racing titles
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.
9 February 2026 · New Era →
Roger Suren wins Namibia's elite road cycling championship
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.
9 February 2026 · The Namibian →
Saturday 31 January
Namibia targets 20 athletes for Commonwealth Games amid tough standards
The Namibia National Olympic Committee aims to send about 20 athletes to this year's Commonwealth Games, competing in only five sporting codes (athletics, swimming, boxing, gymnastics and bowls), but faces extremely tough qualifying standards. The exclusion of cycling—one of Namibia's strongest international sports—is considered a major setback, particularly as athletes like Alex Miller and Roger Suren have recently won international medals.
31 January 2026 · The Namibian →
Thursday 15 January
Second leg of Windhoek Pedal Power cycling series this weekend
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.
15 January 2026 · The Namibian →