Parkinson’s diagnosis doesn’t stop local’s zest for life

Somerset West resident Heinie Pretorius, partook in the Cape Town Cyle Tour short route (42km) on Sunday March 10, but what makes his participation remarkable is that Heinie was diagnosed with Early-onset Parkinson’s Disease (EOPD), but completed this bike race for a second year in a row, this year even impressively improving his finishing time by 29 minutes.