{"id":457,"date":"2019-08-26T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T07:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/?page_id=457"},"modified":"2019-09-09T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T09:06:55","slug":"schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"457\" class=\"elementor elementor-457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-463fa10 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"463fa10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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size-thumbnail wp-image-435\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/KZN-logos-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/KZN-logos-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/KZN-logos-10-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/KZN-logos-10.png 418w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284856fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"284856fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About SCHOOLS<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbe0758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dbe0758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although cycling is not a mainstream sport at many schools, there are a large number of young riders at schools that compete in events on a regular basis and it is the desire of KZN Cycling to see more riders and schools becoming involved in the sport.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The main thrust at this time with school\u2019s cycling in the province as well as nationally is the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League which is about introducing more learners to bikes and encouraging South African schools to adopt mountain biking as an official sport. With these simple aims the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League has built a strong cross-country racing format, with four events taking place in each province between May and September.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Schools are encouraged to enter as many riders as possible in order to rack up points which are awarded to riders\u2019 finishing positions in each race.\u00a0 The primary and high schools finishing top of the points log at the end of each season are awarded the Region\u2019s School Champion floating trophy.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Individual scholars without a school team are also permitted to participate in regional events, with their points being allocated to their school.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A High School Inter-Schools Final wraps up each season in October and each school strives to qualify for this prestigious event. Approximately 400 riders representing 60 schools from different regions are able to compete at the Final in Magaliesburg. Here schools go head-to-head, using team strategies to accumulate points, moving the racing away from the individual rider focus.\u00a0 Not only school pride is at stake: R10 000 in prize money goes to each school that wins their age category.\u00a0 The Inter-schools Final\u2019s vision is to foster school-versus-school action, yet it also extends invitations to scholars that perform over their season but don\u2019t form part of an invited school team.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Recently, the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League started including primary schools in the racing categories to introduce a healthy feeder system for the sport. Now riders in the 7 to 13-year-old age categories can experience these exciting events and get involved in a safe and structured environment. Encouraging healthy participation and development is key here, and no Primary School Inter-Schools Final is offered to the younger riders. Participation is also limited to selected regions.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4967242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4967242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d290c14\" data-id=\"d290c14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1238677 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 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Series\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For the past number of months, the four leg KZN Spur MTB Schools Series has been taking place at various schools in the province culminating at the event at Thomas<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kzncycling.co.za\/kzn-spur-mtb-schools-series\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about KZN Spur MTB Schools Series\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 20, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75444fd3 elementor-section-content-middle 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