Beating the best in Belgium Campaign

15 year old Ballito cyclist Josh Johnson has been competing in both mountain bike and road bike races for the past few years with this dynamic young talent triumphing on both the local and international stage.

With an already impressive track record, Josh has claimed two South African National XCO titles and three South African National titles on the road, plus he has garnered wins in Switzerland and Belgium in both mountain biking and road racing.

Although Josh has received generous support from family, friends and businesses along his journey, his goal is to achieve global recognition in both bike disciplines and to compete at the highest level requires continued investment.

The objective for this campaign is to raise some money to contribute towards Joshs costs to get over and race in Belgium between the 28th March and the 21st April. The plan is to be based in the heart of the Flanders cycling region and compete in between 7 and 9 road races. Its the spring classics season and Josh will test himself against some of the best road cyclists in Europe. 

Any funding raised will go towards Josh's flights, accommodation and car hire. As a family we are covering what we can in terms of adult supervision and the cost of that for the duration of the trip, food, entries, bike maintenance.    

 According to his coach Tyronne White of DriveTrain Academy, a Ballito based organization that trains a large group of high performing cyclists, “Racing in Europe is a necessary part of the process required to gain the invaluable experience needed to perform at a high level when it counts.”

 Coach White continues,” Unfortunately the racing experience and formats in SA don’t have the participation numbers which means that our riders don’t always get the competitive elbow-to-elbow racing experience that is required in order to be at the front when racing on the international stage. There is so much involved in being a world class cyclist from your physiology, mental fortitude, training, nutrition, equipment and general environment. Josh may have these boxes ticked, however, the cost to gain international experience and reach an athlete's full potential can sometimes mean a premature end to a talented rider’s trajectory.”

“ I got sick on the way over to Belgium last year. I managed to win my first race but had to cut the trip short and that was difficult but happened for a good reason. I desperately want to go back to Belgium to win against the best “  says Josh.

The trip is on the cusp of becoming a reality. Any assistance whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. 

Andrew, Deanne and Josh