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ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
ACE-The SufferfestLESOTHO MTB TEAM
2016 REPORT
117 November 2016
Africa’s Number 1UCI Mountain Bike Team
ACE-The SufferfestLESOTHO MTB TEAM
2016 REPORT
17 November 2016
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ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
2016 Season in pictures(and a little writing)
ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
UCI Rankings
This year we have attained our best everUCI World Rankings - finishing the seasonin 34th rank. This ranks us alongside someof the world’s best MTB teams.
This means that for the third season in a row,we have managed a final ranking in the tophalf of UCI Team world rankings.
We are very proud to be the first trulyAfrican mountain bike team on the Africancontinent.
You can view the UCI Team Rankings here
ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
LOCAL RACING
We have been dominating all the local races in Lesotho!
We are Change-Agents! We want to set the performance benchmarkhigher than it has ever been and that takes determination, attentionto detail and a winning mentality.
Lesotho is still a very poor country, but aspiring riders have found incycling an opportunity to rise above the poverty they have been borninto and to dream BIG dreams.
Month Race Position PodiumJanuary Thabana Morena XC 1 1 & 2 **January Thabana Morena XC 2 1 & 2 **January Thabana Morena XC 3 1,2 & 3 ***March Qoatsaneng XC 1 *May Malealea MTB Challenge: 75km 1,2 & 3 ***May Malealea MTB Challenge: 55km 1 *July Nyakosoba XCO: Elite Men 2 & 3 **July Nyakosoba XCO: Elite women 1 *July National Championships XCO: Elite men 1 & 2 **July National Championships XCO Elite women 1 *October Ha Tsiame XCO: Elite men 1,2 & 3 ***October Ha Tsiame XCO: Elite women 1 *October Crank Chaos XCE 1,2 & 3 ***October Crank Chaos XCM 1 & 3 **
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ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
INTERNATIONAL RACING
We are fortunate to be close enough to some of the top races in South Africa. SA is one ofthe world’s top Mountain Bike countries, so racing there is great experience for us - anddifficult to get podium results.
Races in SA:
Other International:
Race Position PodiumNovember Ficksburg Cherry Festival MTB: 1 & 2 **November Wines 2 Whales Ride Stage race 1 *February USN MTB Cup 3 *January SA MTB Cup #1 - UCI C1 16March SA MTB Cup #3- UCI C1 16June SA MTB Cup #5- UCI C1 7April PMB MTB Festival XC Hors Classe 7March 3 Mountains Stage #1 3 *May Clarens MTB Marathon 8
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Race Position PodiumMarch African Championships XCM 3 *March African Championships XCO Elite men 8March African Championships XCO Elite women 8March African Championships XCR Team relay 2 *September Lesotho Sky (UCI S1) Elite men 2 & 3 **September Lesotho Sky (UCI S1) Elite women 3 *July Bike TransAlp (Europe) 44July UCI World Cup Lenzerheide 92August Rio 2016 Olympic Games: dnf
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ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
Monitoring & Evaluation
As part of our end-of-year review, we conducted a Monitoring and Evaluation exerciseto track our progress and effectiveness. We established the following: -� Relevancy: The project is still relevant and is making a positive difference to the
specific beneficiaries (team members).� Effectiveness: We have made great improvements at providing the equipment
needed for the team and we have significantly increased the number of races onour calendar.
� Efficiency: We are still achieving a lot on a relatively small budget, but we can bemore efficient by taking smaller teams to some more expensive races.
� Impact: All team members expressed that this project has made a significantpositive impact on their lives. They shared stories of how difficult life was beforeand how much satisfaction they get out of being able to compete for the team.
Implementation of Deliverables:� International Ranking has jumped from 50 to 34, which is our highest ranking ever.� We managed to send two rider to compete in Lenzerheide World Cup and Bike
TransAlp race.� Phetetso Monese qualified for Rio 2016 Olympic Games� We won National Championships in every category.� We have improved on our talent identification/ grass roots activities. As a result,
we will have one exciting Junior rider joining our team for 2017.� Facebook/ Social Media interaction has been good. We have increased from 7000
likes to over 10000.� We have two riders developing under Lesotho National Olympic Committee
towards Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
What the Global Media has said about our team
International Cycling Union (Switzerland)
ESPN News (USA)
Cycling Tips (Australia)
Full Sus Magazine (South Africa)
MTB Lily (Belgium - Dutch)
Gear Minded (USA)
Velo Veritas (UK)
African Clean Energy (Lesotho)
Singletrack Magazine (UK)
Contact Information:
Team website: http://www.ace-lesotho-mtb-team.infoTeam Facebook: Lesotho ACE MTB Race TeamTeam Twitter: @lesothocycling
Team Manager: Mark [email protected] Lesotho: +266 63050135Whatsapp: +266 63050135
ACE-The Sufferfest Lesotho MTB Team Africa’s Number 1 Ranked UCI MTB Cycling Team
Financial Report: 2016 Local Currency(ZAR)
US Dollars
Balance bf -8 000 -$600Income from Sponsors 179 000 $12 800Other income 135 000 $9 600
TOTAL INCOME 306 000 $21 800ExpensesAffiliations & Licensing 15 500 $1 100Team Kit/ Casual Wear 11 000 $800Branding/ Media/ Team Area 22 100 $1 600New Bikes 20 000 $1 400Bike Maintenance & Upgrades 62 500 $4 400Subsistence Allowances 66 000 $4 700Race Expenses* 94 700 $6 800World Cycling Centre Africa Expenses 15 000 $1 100
TOTAL EXPENSES 306 800 $21 900Balance -800 -$100*Race Expenses
Travel - Food 18 900 $1 300
Travel - Fuel 19 600 $1 400
Travel - Accommodation 9 200 $700
Race Allowances 25 600 $1 800
Race Entry Fees/ Licences 15 400 $1 100
Camping Equipment 7 000 $500