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He Was Too Scared to Race. Now He’s SA Road Champion. | Daniyal Matthews
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Daniyal Matthews is the 2025 SA National Road Champion and African track champion — and the first person of colour in over a decade to win the Elite Men's national road race in South Africa. He races with 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Philippines, riding Elves bikes, and is competing at UCI Continental level. He grew up in Cape Town's Southern Suburbs, started racing on the track at age eight because his father dragged him there, and spent years gripping the start line with so much anxiety he didn't actually enjoy cycling until his mid-teens. This episode is the full story: the sprint finish that made SA cycling history, what it means to represent a country where your face doesn't often appear on the podium, what life at a Continental team racing in Asia actually looks like, and an honest conversation about road safety, the motorist-cyclist tensions that cost lives in South Africa, and what it will take to change the culture. Dave and Daniyal also talk about the state of South African track cycling, why the Bellville Velodrome matters, the generation of SA riders who are quietly pulling the sport toward something that looks like a golden era — and why SA Champs wasn't even Daniyal's primary target. # === CHAPTERS =================================== 0:00 — Meet Daniyal Matthews: SA Road Champion & African Track Champion 1:40 — The Elves signing that lit up social media 2:29 — Growing up in Cape Town's Southern Suburbs 3:08 — Racing track at eight years old — and hating every second 5:20 — A father's obsession: Belgium, UCI track teams, and a cycling inheritance* 10:29 — Track cycling in South Africa: Bellville Velodrome and the access problem* 27:30 — Career goals and why SA Champs was a bonus, not a target* 31:11 — Road safety: the fatal accident, the comment sections, and the real cost* 37:23 — South African cycling's future: Tshenolo, the golden era, and what's next* 40:06 — Matric, Asia, and the long road to Continental racing* # === LISTEN ON THE GO =========================== Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GselFmeym7YgYXtcyPUXU [https://open.spotify.com/show/5GselFmeym7YgYXtcyPUXU] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/active-hobo/id1846864699 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/active-hobo/id1846864699] # === FOLLOW ACTIVE HOBO ========================= Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@activehobo?sub_confirmation=1 [https://youtube.com/@activehobo?sub_confirmation=1] Website: https://activehobo.com/ [https://activehobo.com/] Instagram: @theactivehobo Strava: https://strava.app.link/ciVbx92FJ2b [https://strava.app.link/ciVbx92FJ2b] # === THE CREW =================================== Dave @davlewjenkins # === MORE FROM ACTIVE HOBO ====================== Latest episode: https://youtu.be/VRIeP2JYf5U [https://youtu.be/VRIeP2JYf5U] Full podcast playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2XIoaiAXafwoZykJM-jg6HnrLkWlJXH [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2XIoaiAXafwoZykJM-jg6HnrLkWlJXH] Related episode: https://youtu.be/lGfvanjllXY [https://youtu.be/lGfvanjllXY] # === WORK WITH US =============================== Sponsorships & collabs: david@activehobo.com Send a question for the show: noah@activehobo.com #ActiveHobo #CyclingPodcast #SouthAfricanCycling
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