Looser, Stewart retain narrow lead on dramatic Cape Pioneer Trek Stage
Team FedGroup Itec’s Brandon Stewart (RSA) and Konny Looser (SUI) lost all but eight seconds of their more-than-five-minute overnight lead, while Asrin Cycling’s James Reid (RSA) and Jens Schuermans (BEL) won a second successive stage on a dramatic Day 4 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek in South Africa on Wednesday. Looser crashed heavily at […]
Adverse Analytical Finding returned during in-competition test
Cycling South Africa reports that Craig Stone returned an adverse analytical finding in an in-competition test conducted by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) on 11 May 2013. The analytical report confirmed the presence of the Glucocorticosteroid Prednisone and its metabolite, Prednisolone in his urine sample. Craig is therefore provisionally suspended with immediate […]
Reid, Schuermans claim Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek’s Queen stage
South African James Reid and his Belgian teammate, Jen Schuermans of the Asrin Cycling team, claimed the richest stage prize in mountain bike racing on Tuesday when they out-climbed their rivals to win Stage 2 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek in South Africa. The 85km stage (shortened from the original 92km due to a […]
Food Lover’s Market ready to fuel participants at FNB W2W MTB event
Mountain bikers taking part in the 2013 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events can look forward to a feast of note with Food Lover’s Market being the Official Food Supplier of these much loved MTB events. According to Brian Coppin, Managing Director of the Fruit & Veg City Holdings, the FNB W2W MTB event […]
VW drives cycle tour for a decade
Uitenhage-based Volkswagen Group South Africa announced its backing of the Eastern Cape’s premier cycling event for the 10th year running yesterday. The 2014 edition of The Herald VW Cycle Tour – the 29th in total – takes place in Port Elizabeth and Addo on February 1 and 2. Rider Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (right) won the VW […]
Tough conditions create turmoil at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
Rain, mud and wind grabbed the full attention of the riders on Stage 1 of the 2013 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa on Monday, but it was Brandon Stewart and Konny Looser of the FedGroup Itec team that grabbed the spotlight when they won the stage and took […]
The Hub at Africa Cycle Fair this weekend
This weekend 25-27 October sees the inaugural Africa Cycle Fair, run by Artlogic, happening at Blue Hills Equestrian Estate, 5km north of Kyalami. Be sure to join us and enjoy the first cycle fair to hit our fine shores in a long time. Not your typical bike show, with a bunch of stands strewn about […]
Msunduzi Road Race entries extended
The organisers of the 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge have closed the entry for the 29km time trial this Saturday 26 October after the entry hit its peak number of entrants, but with a steady stream of late entries being processed for the road races on Sunday, the organisers have extended the entries for the Road […]
John-Lee Augustyn joins Team MTN-Qhubeka
John-Lee Augustyn will return to professional cycling next year with Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. The South African returns to the sport after spending time off the bike to recover from a hip injury he sustained while racing as a professional. Image credit: www.teammtnqhubeka.com Augustyn turned professional with Team Barloworld in 2007 and remained there until […]
Buys, Beukes strike first blow at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (SCOTT Factory Racing) lived up to their billing as stage favourites when they stormed to victory on the Prologue of the 2013 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, which started in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Sunday. The pair of 25-year-old South Africans clocked a time […]
Update: Enduro World Series 2013 culminates with epic racing and season-ending celebrations
Any concern that the seventh and final round of the Enduro World Series would be anti-climactic was put to rest this weekend with a save-the-best-to-last race hosted by Superenduro at Finale Ligure, Italy. The overall Series winners, Jerome Clementz (Cannondale Overmountain), Tracy Moseley (TREK Factory Racing) and Junior Martin Maes (GT Factory Racing), already secure […]
Louis Meintjes Extends With Team MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is proud to announce Louis Meintjes has extended his contract with the team. The silver medalist from the world championships will remain with the team through 2015. The announcement was made at a function at MTN South Africa headquarters in Johannesburg, Friday. Image credit: MTN-Qhubeka Brian Gouldie, MTN SA Chief Marketing […]