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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.
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