Win a GoPro Hero 3+ in our GoPro Photo of the Day feature
Introducing the GoPro Photo of the Day feature, where each month one selected Photo of the Day submission will win a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Edition. We’ve got GoPro on board to sponsor one GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Edition a month for our Photo of the Day feature. Fantastic, isn’t it? This is the way […]
Tri Talk SA – Ironman 70.3 Information Webinar
If you’re doing your first Ironman 70.3 in East London this weekend you’re probably beside yourself with nerves. The good news is Tri Talk SA hosted a webinar on Thursday 16 January to talk triathletes through the 70.3 Buffalo City experience. From registration right through to crossing the finish line, they covered it all. Swim […]
Joburg and its partners stage a Freedom Ride cycle event
The City of Johannesburg in partnership with the Joburg Urban Cyclists Association, Critical Mass Johannesburg and the Bicycling Empowerment Initiative, will stage a 35 kilometre Freedom Ride social cycle event on 9th February 2014. [blockquote_s=Nelson Mandela, Robben Island, 1979]The purpose of freedom is to create it for others. [/blockquote_s] The Freedom Ride is a social […]
MTB Talk SA – High School Mountain Biking Continues to Grow
Mountain Biking in South Africa is really on the cusp of something special. We are producing some world class athletes but we are unearthing even more. The High School Mountain Bike Series has been running for a few years now but the constant flow of talent keeps coming. Image credit: highschoolmtb.co.za This week on MTB […]
Video of the week – Stefan Garlicki – Moving Up
Impressing and certainly making the wintering side of the world jealous, Stefan Garlicki shows some great style in the sunny Cape, while most of the Northern Hemisphere settles in for the cold or straps on the skis. http://www.pinkbike.com/video/348029 To find out more about one of SA’s best downhill talents check out his blog.
Hubbers helping a child achieve his dreams
Our Hubbers are pulling together to help a terminally ill child achieve his dreams. Have a read through the appeal below and the amazing responses so far. Perhaps you can assist the campaign in some way. Hi My fellow hubbers. We need your help. Its time to put away our handbags and help a dying […]
Western Cape road racing about to take off with Lights By Linea Hero Challenge
After the successful hosting of the Lights By Linea criterium events in Stellenbosch toward the end of 2013, event director Wayne Roberts has extended the series of events into the summer of 2014. The series will then be followed by a series of long distance one-day races, forming a winter series, with another group of […]
UCI World Cup Programme for PMB 2014
Big changes for 2014 are that the UCI has taken media advice and moved the Downhill from Sunday to Saturday with the XCO now on Sunday as the final event. Also the XCE has been dropped from the South African round due to a change in event timing as the UCI looks to standardize viewing […]
Gerdemann Returns To Racing With Top Five Result
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung completed it’s first race of the season on Sunday in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The team leaves the race with a stage win thanks to Ferekalsi Debesay’s strong stage four ride. Linus Gerdemann marks his return to racing by finishing fifth overall and Songezo Jim leaves as the most combative rider. […]
Africa’s biggest dirt jumping competition is back, The Night Harvest
Presenting the biggest and most unique BMX and MTB dirt jumping competition in Africa, The Night Harvest is back in Hout Bay on and is bringing the big guns of DJ from around the world. Image credit: Eric Plamer Brought to you by Monster Energy in association with Dial’d Bikes,CFC Scaffolding and WG Dixon, this […]
Victory for Ferekalsi Debesay in Gabon
After receiving disappointing news of its exclusion from this year’s Giro d’Italia, Ferekalsi Debesay changed the team’s fortunes when he took the first victory of the season in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo on Thursday. The Eritrean rider was part of an escape group that survived the day and outfoxed his rivals at the finish. The […]
Review: G-Form Knee and Shin pads
A spongy, lightweight padding that can take a beating like proper hard-cased pads may seem far-fetched to say the least. But the time spent on G-Form’s pads has been anything but painful and they have proved their resilience time and again. What’s it made of? As my brother would say, ‘It’s all very scientific.’ And […]