Bernard Esterhuizen

Bernard Esterhuizen (born 4 October 1992)^[1] is a South African track cyclist.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's sprint.

He was a precocious cyclist, and began racing on the track from the age of eight, inspired by his father’s world master’s championship titles.^[3]

Beginning in 2009, Esterhuizen was based at the UCI World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. He specialized in sprints, being noted for his “explosive racing” in shorter distances. He was chosen to compete in the 2010 at the youth Olympic Festival held in Australia. That year he raced at the Commonwealth Games in the Keirin but crashed. He won in the 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) time trial at the 2010 Junior World Championship. He qualified for the London Olympics by an 18th place ranking in sprints for 2011 and 2012.^[3]

He has been a star with Team South Africa.^[4]

References

1. Bernard Esterhuuizen Procyclingstats.com
2. "London2012.com profile". Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. "London is excellent 2016 preparation for young Olympian". London 2012 Olympic Cyclist Profile. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
4. "Esterhuizen excels". Team South Africa. Bernard Esterhuizen was the star for Team South Africa at the second UCI World Cup track cycling event in Cali, Colombia last week. The Durban teenager, based in Aigle, Switzerland, rode his way to two national track cycling records in two of cycling's most hardcore track events, the sprint and 1000-metre time trial.