FNB new title sponsor of Magalies Monster MTB Classic
Known as one of South Africa’s toughest mountain biking (MTB) events, the organisers of the Magalies Monster MTB Classic presented by ISUZU are extremely proud to welcome FNB as the official title sponsor of this much talked about event. “FNB is proud to be the title sponsor of one of the leading sporting events in […]
Lambert and Uys up for Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge
Two of South Africa’s top sports men, trail runner Eddie Lambert and mountain biker Jurgens Uys, will join forces in January to take on the much anticipated Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge presented by Liberty Medical Scheme and REHIDRAT® SPORT. Image credit: Jetline Action Photo “One Team, Seven Challenges” The Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge features four […]
Quick Ride: Trek Remedy 9 29
My first thought when seeing the Remedy is, “that’s quite beefy, must be heavy”. Which isn’t that bad of a thing, necessarily. Most 29ers are short travel, skinny, light buggars that you wouldn’t want to point down a rooted slope, never mind a muscly beefcake like this. While we only had the pleasure of playing […]
Double gold as Moolman Pasio concludes successful 2013 season
You can hardly fault Ashleigh Moolman Pasio’s 2013. In March she claimed both gold medals at the South African Championships in Nelspruit and then bookended her racing year appropriately this week with double gold at the African Championships in Egypt. Image credit: www.cyclenation.co.za In between she competed in Europe against the world’s best racers and […]
Total of eight gold medals achieved at Continental Champs in Egypt
South Africa has claimed a total of eight gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 2013 African Continental Championships, which came to a close after today’s Elite/under-23 men’s road race, in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. Image credit: www.ashleighcycling.com The Elite and under-23 men did not finish within the medal count in today’s road […]
African Continental XCO/DHI Champs for Cape Town in January
The Western Cape will play host to the 2014 African Continental Mountain Bike Championships, which will kick off the 2014 mountain biking season in South Africa, from 25-26 January. The cross-country (XCO) and downhill (DHI) disciplines will take place at the Willowbridge Shopping Centre on Saturday 25 January, and at Contermanskloof on Sunday 26 January […]
Review: ICEdot Crash Sensor
ICEdot has created a device to detect when you have crashed and to potentially alert the an emergency contact about your incident and location. It’s a little dot that sticks to your helmet and it’s actually quite fun to play with. ICEdot Crash Sensor I didn’t exactly want to go and have myself a crash, […]
UCI medal for Hoffman in Mexico
South African track cycling star Nolan Hoffman claimed a bronze medal in the 15km Scratch race at the “warm-up” UCI track cycling race, Copa Internaçional de Pista, in Mexico at the weekend. The event preceded Round 2 of the UCI Track World Cup Series, also taking place in Mexico, in Aguascalientes, from 5-7 December 2013. […]
Team SA medal tally rises in Egypt
National team members Willie Smit and JC Nel claimed 4 medals in the Elite/u23 Individual Time Trial, which took place earlier today in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, as part of the 2013 African Continental Championships. Image credit: Cycling SA The two under-23 riders claimed their medals from their overall results in the Elite category, as […]
Video of the Week: 10 Things Every Mountain Biker Should Have Done
Some of these are small, some of them huge, but all of them are surely on any mountain biker’s short list. How many have you done? What’s at the top of your list? http://vimeo.com/80735548
Simonsberg trails open with scenic single track at the annual Delheim events
International riders like Andrew Neethling (Giant) participated at the Simonsberg Enduro, which formed part of the Delheim Outdoor weekend, held on the 23rd & 24th of November near Stellenbosch. The biggest South African Enduro to date was won on the Sunday by Darren Stow, with Jonty Neethling in second place and Andrew Neethling in third. […]
Kargo Pro MTB team seek ground-breaking global frontiers in 2014
With an enlarged and talented squad, a professional outlook and a potential position amongst the world’s elite teams for the 2014 mountain biking season, next year looks set to be a bright one for Shaun Peschl and his Kargo Mountain Bike Team as they gear up for the 2014 season. Image credit: Craig Bishop/Gameplan Media […]