2014 SA Road Championships – a race for all cyclists
The 2014 SA National Road Championships’ organisers are steamrolling ahead with their preparations, and are announcing the distances and routes for the prestigious event on the national calendar, which takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 4-9 February 2014. Image credit: Mylene Loumeau Dubbed as the “race for all cyclists”, the National Road Championships will see […]
Preview of the final DHI World Cup and 4X World Champs in Leogang, Austria
This weekend is the last time the top gravity riders in the world will be able to show what they’re made of as Leogang, Austria hosts the 4X World Championships and final round of the DHI World Cup. Thomas Dietze DHI World Cup © Red Bull Media House It may come as no surprise that […]
Tri Talk SA: What is holding you back from being an Ironman?
This week Tri Talk SA are joined by two of the most inspiring triathletes you will ever meet. Hein Wagner, who was born blind, completed his first Ironman in April this year and speaks about some of the obstacles he had to overcome to achieve his goal. Hein also holds the blind land speed record, […]
MTB Talk SA: Who will be the top Buffalo at joBerg2C in 2014?
If you, like Brad, are a tad bit bigger than the guys who win the race you really need to listen to this week’s show. Image credit: Kelvin Trautman It was with much excitement that MTB Talk SA learnt about the Tread Buffalo category, made for people 90kg or above, that has been introduced for […]
Cycle Talk SA: Cherise Stander speaks about her difficulties getting back on the bike after Burry’s death
This week Cycle Talk SA caught up with Cherise Stander, wife of the late Burry Stander who has teamed up with the Pedal Power Association to help raise awareness about their Ride 4 Your Life campaign. Image credit: Kyle Gilham – Gameplan Media Cherise told Brad at Cycle Talk SA about the ride they have […]
Dreyer leads ROAG Series after solid Hill 2 Hill performance
For the first time since 2007 both the men’s and women’s titles at the Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill are owned by local KZN stars after Rourke Croeser and Jeannie Dreyer emerged as champions in the prestigious 97km mountain bike race on Sunday. Image credit: Jon Ivins Dreyer’s big win means that she now claims the […]
Richard Murray finishes fifth in ITU World Triathlon Series
Richard Murray finished the ITU World Triathlon Series in fifth place overall after Sunday’s grand finale of the World Series in London where his fellow Specialized athlete Spain’s Javier Gomez was crowned World Series Champion. The London race was the last of the World Triathlon Series and after a very hard and fast bike leg […]
Video of the Week – Chris Akrigg: Trial Trails
If you thought that trials was only for rigid, tiny, urban based bikes, think again. Chris Akrigg shows us how some trials skills can translate to the trails. http://vimeo.com/74449652 Image credit: Victor Lucas
Croeser heads to China and Malaysia after Hill 2 Hill victory
After claiming a dramatic last gasp victory in Sunday’s Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill 2 Hill mountain bike race, Kargo Pro MTB team star Rourke Croeser sets his sights on two major international events in the Far East. Sprint finishes are by no means unfamiliar territory for Croeser, having claimed victory in numerous tight encounters recently, […]
Wines2Whales MTB gets an increased prize purse
The FNB Wines2Whales Mountain Bike Race is proud to announce a radical increase in prize money for the 2013 event. The 2013 prize money will total R305 000, which will make the purse one of the biggest in the country for a three day stage mountain bike race. Image credit: Cherie Vale – Newsport Media […]
Determined Havinga returns for Msunduzi Road Challenge 2013
Pietermaritzburg businessman and cycling enthusiast Tinus Havinga is set on keeping his brother’s legacy alive as he attempts to qualify for the UCI World Cycling Tour Finals in 2014 when he takes part in the Msunduzi Road Challenge on the 26 and 27 October starting in Noodsburg. Havinga had to travel abroad to Trento in […]
Ciolek takes impressive win on Stage 2 of Tour of Britain
Gerald Ciolek salvaged what was becoming a day to forget for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung by winning Stage 2 of the Tour of Britain. Image credit: Dean Reeve Photography Africa’s first Professional Continental team lost both Andreas Stauff and Ferekalsi Debesay to crashes during Stage 2 and the day was looking bleak until Ciolek survived […]