CYCLING NEWS:
On Sunday 11 March Richard Simpson, Nicholas Connock, Michael Bennett, Marcel Bovijn and Johnathon Dempster took part in the Cape Argus Pick and Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town.
We congratulate them on their effort and enthusiasm and commend Richard on achieving an impressive time of just over 3 hours and coming 647th overall.
May 2010:
Richard Simpson has been selected to represent the EP MTB B team at the upcoming National event in George in May.
29 September 2009:
After being included in the Eastern Cape Road Cycling Team earlier this year, Craig Mullins was awarded his full Eastern Province Cycling colours in the Junior Men Category at the EP Awards Ceremony in Port Elizabeth recently.
Grant Ross and Sebastian Davies (Old Andreans)are taking on an overland unassisted cycle expedition from John O'Groats (Scotland) to Cape Town (South Africa), departing on the 8th July 2009. The distance of the the cycle is roughly 24 000 km over 2 continents and 18 countries, and this challenge is expected to take in excess of 15 months.Take a look at their website: http://www.cyclenorthsouth.co.za/
Craig Mullins is among the top 5 riders from Border and EP and has been selected to be part of the Beachfront Logdes sponsored cycling team who will take part in the Premier League Series. June 2009 
Makana Bike Ride May 2009:
4 College boys joined Mr Boshoff and Mr Maffessanti on Sunday the 17th of May to cycle into the strong easterly wind. Craig Mullins arrived home after 80kms in an impressive time of 2h27m followed by James Edwards and Richard Simpson. AD Hobson cycled the 34km route in 1h46m. The event was well supported with approximately 200 rides competing.
Mountain Biking - The Bathurst Bundu Bash 5 April:
13 College boys took part in the Bathurst Bundu Bash on Sunday. The course was extremely tough and made the hardest stage of the Fish River Journey seem like a Sunday School picnic ride. The course was very technical with rocky descents and climbs, beautiful riverine single track and sandy stretches as well. To make things more difficult, the temperature was close to 40º C, and dehydration became a very real problem.
Four Grade 10s and two Grade 9s took part in the 20km race. Usually this is a family fun-ride distance. At Bathurst this followed the same route as the longer distances. Luke and Daniel Boshoff were the first College boys in coming joint third.
Four Grade 11s and one Grade 12 took part in the grueling 40km ride. There were a number of mechanical failures as well as punctures. The two Hobson brothers continued with the family theme by coming in together.
Craig Mullins was the only one brave (or crazy) enough to attempt the 60km ride. Unfortunately, he suffered a number of punctures, but still made it to the end. Mr Wright came second overall in the Elite Men's division after also having punctured en route.
There were some vital lessons learnt in this exercise, firstly, that it is not to be taken lightly and regular training is necessary; secondly, that nutrition and hydration play vital roles in the success of your activity. Hopefully this will be the first of many such rides.
The Herald Cycle Tour took place in Port Elizabeth on Sunday 1st February. Superb early morning conditions greeted the 1200 riders as they departed on the 105km journey through some of the most beautiful routes of around the city. Craig Mullins achieved an impressive performance in under 3 hours. Simon Harvey completed the course on a tandem with his father in a time of 3h49. Richard Simpson who was the only under 14 rider on the day averaged over 30 km/h to achieve an impressive time of 3h28. Chris Webb crossed the finish line in a time of 3h36. Mr Maffessanti also arrived back safely. Mr Boshoff participated in the gruelling Herald Addo mountain bike tour the previous day. He was just beaten across the line by Mr Wright of DSG.
Missing Helen8th May 2012
"Missing Helen" will be St Andrew's College and DSG's Dance 2012 Production. Updates on the preparation and production will be posted here.
Ireland Debating Tour4th May 2012
13 College Debaters participated in the St Andrew's Ireland Model United Nations competition in Dublin.
