Linda Van Wyk to participate in African Continental Championships

Team bizhub-FCF's Linda Van Wyk has been selected to participate in the 2012 African Continental Championships. The event is to be hosted in Black River, Mauritius on the 5th of May. In 2011 the event was hosted in Mauritius where team bizhub's Candice Neethling won the u23 ladies category. In 2011 Linda first took part in the event as a first year junior woman and she finished in fourth place. Last year the course was very demanding and included a lot of rough tracks said Linda. Initially I did not plan on doing the championships this year, but after giving it some thought, I decided to make use of the opportunity given by bizhub-FCF and my parents. A group of 14 South Africans will be representing South Africa at the event where they will be competing against other South African Nations including Namibia and Mauritius. I believe I have a stong chance of winning this year, The course is very flat with only one steep hill, so it is going to be crucial to play my cards right. I am determined to be the pace setter in the race to come out on top. This can open my door to World Championships in Austria later in the year. I see cross-country in a different light this year and I am more focussed than ever to exceed my expectations in this challenging discipline. I look forward to bringing a gold medal home to South Africa. Linda Van Wyk is quickly developing into one of South Africa's big future stars, last year whilst stil a first year junior, She won the NISSAN half marathon series. This is her final year as a junior rider before she makes the big leap into the U23 Category.