Cross country and downhill riders selected for Mont Sainte Anne
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Burry stander sets the field alight.(Image credit: Zoon Cronje)
Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) puts in a race-winning run.(Image credit: Ryan Cleek)
Cycling South Africa selected its cross country and downhill teams for the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Saint-Ann in Canada from August 31 to September 5.
Burry Stander, the 2009 Under 23 World Champion, will lead the elite men's cross country team, and he'll be joined by Matthys Beukes. Yolande Speedy will represent the elite women.
World Cup leader Greg Minnaar will lead the men's downhill squad, which also includes Johann Potgieter and Andrew Neethling.
The marathon World Championship team will be announced shortly.
A full roster is below.
South African Cross Country Team for the Mountain Bike World Championships
Elite men Burry Stander Matthys Beukes
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Elite woman Yolande Speedy
Under 23 men Rourke Croeser Phillip Buys
Under 23 woman Mariska Strauss
Junior men James Reid Luke Roberts Arno du Toit
Junior woman Candice Neethling
South African Downhill Team for the Mountain Bike World Championships
Elite men Greg Minnaar Johann Potgieter Andrew Neethling
Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.
