■ Parel Vallei High School’s cycling team successfully defended their place as one of the top five cycling schools in South Africa, when they ended third in the boys’ category (out of 49 high schools) and fourth in the mixed overall logs, during the October school holidays in Magaliesburg. The school’s top performer for the weekend was Joshua Burger, who achieved a second position in the under-15 boys’ category. Pictured, back from left, are Jana Barry, Ico Coetzee, Joshua Burger, Joshua de Freitas, Ryan Kellerman, Dian Kotze, Ben te Water and Carla Steyn, and front, from left, are Juné Kruger, Mikayla Forrester, Jacques Robbertze and Michan van Lill.