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THE first race for the Zimbabwe 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Cycling Qualifiers to be held in South Afica in February will be held in Bulawayo on December 7. Chrispen Kazingizi, one of the organisers, said there would be two qualifiers before the country’s representatives are selected. “There will be two races used to select cyclists that will represent the country next year in South Africa. The first one is the 115 km Elite race in Bulawayo and the second one will be in Harare on December 20,” he said.
Kazingizi said the Bulawayo race would start at Cecil Avenue Cell Tower.
Cyclists will race to Esigodini, turn back into Cecil Avenue and then onto Matopos Road where they will cycle to the finishing line at the Tshabalala Game Sanctuary gate.
The two races will determine the fitness of cyclists and city athletes have already started training hard for the first race. “The two races are meant to test Zimbabwean cyclists’ fitness and capability to endure the Pietermaritzburg long distance race,” Kazingizi said.
He urged local cyclists to prepare thoroughly for the qualifiers.
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