{{short description|South African cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Songezo Jim | image = Dunkerque - Quatre jours de Dunkerque, étape 1, 7 mai 2014, départ (A134).JPG | image_size = | caption = Jim at the 2014 Four Days of Dunkirk | fullname = Songezo Jim | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|17}} | birth_place = Umtata, Transkei | height = | weight = | currentteam = | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2018 | amateurteam1 = Sampada Cycling Team | proyears1 = 2011 | proteam1 = Team Bonitas | proyears2 = 2012–2016 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|DDD|2012}} | proyears3 = 2017 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|KWC|2017}} | proyears4 = 2019 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|PRO|2019}} | majorwins = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = }} '''Songezo Jim''' (born September 17, 1990 in Umtata) is a South African cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team {{UCI team code|PRO|2019}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=126532 | title=Songezo Jim » MTN - Qhubeka | accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España,<ref name="Vuelta">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjYwNzQ= |title=Vuelta a España 2015 |accessdate=21 August 2015 |work=Cycling Fever}}</ref> becoming the first black South African rider to compete in the race.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dimension-data-extend-with-six-african-riders/ |title=Dimension Data extend with six African riders|date=1 October 2015 |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.<ref name="2016Giro">{{Cite web|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Giro_Italia_2016_Startlist |title=99th Giro d'Italia Startlist |accessdate=6 May 2016 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref>
==Major results== ;2012 : African Road Championships ::3rd Under-23 road race ::6th Road race ;2013 : 4th Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey Giro d'Italia |— | style="text-align:center;"|144 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey Tour de France |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | 20px|link=|alt=A red jersey Vuelta a España | style="text-align:center;"|137 |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} *{{Procyclingstats}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jim, Songezo}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Mthatha Category:South African male cyclists Category:21st-century South African sportsmen Category:Cyclists from the Eastern Cape
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