Unathi.Nxumalo
Unathi Nxumalo airborne off a rock drop in pink Pump for Peace kit
Athlete · #SA · 2026 season

Hammarsdale to the World Championships start line. Four times.

UCI World Championships starter, 2021–2025.

Professional XCO, marathon & gravel racer · KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Born
Hammarsdale, KZN
Team
Pump for Peace
Coach
Johann Wykerd
Worlds
2021 · 22 · 24 · 25
01 / About

The Engine

From Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal, to the start line of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships — Unathi Nxumalo's rise through South African cycling is built on a versatile engine across cross-country, marathon and gravel, and a development pathway through the KZN Cycling programme and Absolute Motion under coach Johann Wykerd.

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Hometown
Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal
Discipline
XCO · Marathon · Gravel
Team
Pump for Peace Racing
Coach
Johann Wykerd · Absolute Motion
02 / Record

Career Milestones

  • 4×UCI World Championships starter (2021–2025), incl. 2025 Elite squad
  • 4×UCI World Cup XCO starter
  • 1×UCI Marathon World Cup
  • 3×African Continental Championships (XCC/XCO)
  • 2×Absa Cape Epic finisher
  • 3×Provincial title — Western Cape XCO Series, XCO & XCC Champs
03 / Season

Results 2025 — 2026

2025
13th GC
Tankwa Trek
8th
SA XCO Cup
8th
UCI Western Cape XCO
1st
Western Cape XCO Series
6th
UCI Namibia XCO
10th
SA XCO Champs
11th
SA XCC Champs
11th GC
SAni2C Marathon
6th
SA XCC Cup
10th
SA XCO Cup
7th
African XCC Champs
10th
African XCO Champs
1st
Western Cape XCO Champs
3rd
Knysna Oyster Festival MTB
12th GC
Wines2Whales
Started
UCI XCC/XCO World Championships
2026Season in progress
6th
Western Cape XCO
13th GC
Tankwa Trek
12th
SA XCO Cup
13th
Imbuko Big 5
16th
Trailseeker Cradle
7th
SA Marathon Championships
7th
Trailseeker Can Gaalen
1st (XCC) / 2nd (XCO)
Western Cape Champs

Legend — GC: stage-race general classification · XCO: Olympic cross-country · XCC: short-track cross-country. Rust-edged chips denote podium (1st–3rd).

04 / Backed by

Team & Equipment Partners

Pump for Peace Racing
Team
Orbea
Equipment
SRAM
Equipment
RockShox
Equipment
Crankbrothers
Equipment
Vittoria
Equipment
Wahoo
Equipment
Endura
Equipment
Squirt Cycling Products
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05 / Pitch

Why Partner With Unathi

01

Internationally competitive

Four UCI World Championships starts and counting — most recent at Elite level alongside defending world champion Alan Hatherly.

02

Three disciplines, one engine

XCO, marathon and gravel — more activation opportunities across more events and more weekends of the year.

03

A genuine development story

From the KZN Cycling Development Programme to a professional UCI contract with Pump for Peace Racing.

04

Beyond the bike

Studying an Agricultural Diploma, sponsored by the KZN Department of Sport and Recreation — broadens brand fit beyond pure sport.

07 / Press

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08 / Contact

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