The 3-man team is:
Michael Crone (Wits OC - Johannesburg)
Jeremy Green (AR Club - Johannesburg)
Nicholas Mulder (Rand OC - Johannesburg)
Unfortunately, no ladies have been selected in 2011.
The team features a mixture of experience and strengths. The new-comer is Michael Crone (21) who will be making his WOC debut. He has previously represented South Africa at JWOC 2010 in Denmark. He will undoubtedly be focusing most of his energies into getting a good result in the Sprint distance event, where he is currently showing superb form. Last weekend, in his first year as a senior, he became South African Sprint distance Champion when he decimated the field on a 3.0km course around the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
Pic: Michael Crone at the Gauteng Sprint Cup, December 2010 (photo by Francois Marais)
Jeremy Green (37) is in the team once again for his 4th WOC appearance, after competing in Denmark '06, Ukraine '07 and Norway '10. After suffering serious injuries throughout 2009 and 2010, he'll be hoping for significantly improved performances in 2011 following his recent return to form.
Pic: Jeremy Green at the Gauteng Sprint Cup, December 2010 (Photo by Francois Marais)
Nicholas Mulder (32), will be competing in his 10th WOC, having represented South Africa at every WOC since Scotland in '99, with the exception of Japan '05. With the World Champs in France taking place is some of the most technically challenging terrain of any WOC in history, Nicholas will be hoping to make the most of his technical ability and improve on previous qualification results.
With just under four months to go to the World Championships, the team will now focus their training on the special requirements of the terrain in the Savoie - Grand Revard region of France. The team will make two training trips to the region, firstly in early June for a week-long training camp, and then once again in early August for final acclimatization and adaption to the challenging terrain.
