It is not often you get a person who takes gold at the Rowing World Champs and then changes sports and in their first MTB race, beats the local hero’s and then goes on to finish the ABSA Cape Epic in a top 50 place !Turvs is such a man – sports crazy and now a committed MTB’er, he will be keeping us posted on events and training. Feel free to drop him a line if you have any questions.
His fresh unique writing style will keep you entertained. He is riding the Pure Tasmania Wildside MTB Race in January and he will keep you posted on that. www.wildsidemtb.com
Cycling Results
Winner of 2008 Swazi Frontier 2008 - (www.theswazifrontier.sz)
Top 50 finish ABSA Cape Epic 2009 – (www.cape-epic.co.za)
Rowing
South African National Rowing Team 2000 – 2008
Captain of South African Lightweight Four 2004 – 2008
Represented South Africa at 15 International World Cup and World Championship Regattas
Best Results
2 x Commonwealth Gold Medals (Men’s Heavyweight Coxless Four, Men’s Lightweight Coxless Four) 2006
5th Place in Men’s Lightweight Pair – World Cup Milan, Italy 2003
7th Place in Men’s Lightweight Four – World Championship Gifu, Japan 2005
Henley Semi Final, Men’s Heavyweight Coxless Four (Steward’s Challenge Cup) 2006
Henley Semi Final, Men’s Heavyweight 8 (Ladies’Plate) 2002
