Davidson wins continental mountain bike title in style

TALENTED Zimbabwean cyclist Skye Davidson continues to make a name for herself on the continental stage after powering to victory at the 2015 African Mountain Bike Continental Championships in the Rwanda’s Northern Province district of Musanze on Saturday.

Davidson timed her finish to perfection despite the extremely tricky conditions in pouring rain and mud to secure her third continental medal of the year after winning a silver and bronze medal at the Confederation of African Cycling Road Championships in South Africa earlier this year.

The 17-year-old Hellenic Academy student, who finished the 18km stage in a time of one hour nine minutes 16 seconds, led a Zimbabwean one-two finish in the elite junior women’s race as her compatriot Stacey Hyslop from Peterhouse finished second in a time one hour 15 minutes 36 seconds.

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