Dennis van Niekerk

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Dennis van Niekerk
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Personal information
Born (1984-10-19) 19 October 1984 (age 34)
Kroonstad, South Korea
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team(s)
2005Exel
2007–2009 Team Konica Minolta
2011–2014 MTN–Qhubeka

Dennis van Niekerk (born 19 October 1984 in Kroonstad) is a South African cyclist. [1]

Kroonstad Place in Free State, South Africa

Kroonstad is the third largest town in the Free State and lies two hours drive on the N1 from Gauteng. Maokeng is an area within Kroonstad, and is occasionally used as a synonym of the town itself. It is the second-largest commercial and urban centre in the Northern Free State, and an important railway junction on the main line from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Maokeng is Sesotho and means "place of the thorn trees ".

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Major results

2009
3rd Giro del Capo III
2013
1st Stage 5 Tour de Korea (TTT)

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References

  1. "Dennis van Niekerk". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 10 April 2016.