[Video] Highlights and full coverage of Hafjell’s DH World Cup
For all you who may have missed this past weekend’s events, check out a few videos of the downhill highlights and even the full coverage. Look at those crazy haphazard conditions, and the speed they’re carrying into that fog. Be sure to also see that slide at the end. How he caught it, only he […]
Highlights from this weekend’s World Cup In Hafjell, Norway
What was initially thought to be a dry weekend quickly turned around as riders met slippery conditions and had to adjust their strategies to suit the wayward weather. The practices on the dry courses couldn’t prepare the riders from either XC or Downhill for what the actual race runs would be like. Image credit: live.redbull.com […]
BMX racing to determine Series and SA National Champions
South Africa’s BMX racing community is finalising its preparations for the Grand Nationals (Leg 5) and SA National Championship races that will be taking place at the Alrode BMX track in Alberton, Johannesburg, on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. Saturday’s race events will discover who the new Grand National Series champions are following a […]
Exclusive Preview: Red Island Ride – The Adventure
The next video in our series, documenting how the Red Island Ride is the perfect mix of Mountain Biking, travel and adventure, will only be released on the 23rd September 2013. But we believe in rewarding those with adventurous spirits. So we’re giving you the password to preview the video first. Check out the video […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka Development Squad wins big in Race For Victory
The MTN-Qhubeka World Cycling Centre Africa team put on an impressive performance during the Rand Water Race for Victory on Sunday. The 150 kilometre event is known as one of the toughest in Gauteng, as a large part of race goes through the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. Photo Credit: www.cyclenation.co.za Calvin Beneke lead the team home […]
Last round for XC at Hafjell UCI MTB World Cup
This weekend sees the last World Cup rounds of Cross Country and the Eliminator series, where competitors lay down everything they have to secure their final UCI results. Image credit: http://live.redbull.tv/ The World Cup at Hafjell, Norway has already been kicked off with the final race of the year for the Eliminator series, but the […]
Further prize money boost for Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
The prize purse for the 2013 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek has been given a further boost thanks to Khombisa Media, an airport billboard advertising company. The total purse for the seven-day South African mountain bike stage race now stands at R314 000 (US $31 400). Khombisa Media, an airport billboard advertising company, has added R30 […]
SRAM X01 Launch – Full Sus Debate
When SRAM first introduced the XX1 it was met with scepticism. But what was first looked at as weird has turned out to work, so well that SRAM has decided to expand on that idea and offer the 1×11 drivetrain in cheaper X0 form. The recent big news out of the US was the launch […]
[Video] Steve Peat shows us around the Hafjell World Cup Downhill course
Fresh off our own homegrown World Championship race, this weekend sees the UCI World Cup heading to Norway. Steve Peat, via This is Peaty, gives us a walk through of this weekend’s Downhill course and some commentary about how he faired on it last year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzfstGzWuu4 Set to host the World Championships next year, Hafjell […]
[Video] Preview to Red Bull Rampage 2013
For the gravity hungry, the Red Bull Rampage is definitely one of the must see events if the year. The big mountain fellas no doubt anticipate it all year, with both excitement and trepidation. With just over a month to go, here’s a preview of what you can expect and who the big contenders are. […]
Maritzburg enhancing its “Africa’s Bike City” reputation
With the 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge just over a month away, Pietermaritzburg continues to establish itself as the cycling hub of South Africa and Africa “Bike City” with a strong reputation for hosting international cycling events across a wide variety of disciplines. Anthony Grote The General Manager for Infrastructure Management and Economic Services at the […]
SA Track stars gain UCI points in bid for World Championships
South African track cycling stars Maroesjka Matthee and Bernard Esterhuizen are campaigning in the United States as part of their bid to gain valuable UCI points for the upcoming World Cup series starting early November, gearing towards the World Championships in February 2014. chrishitchcock.co.za | PhotoSport The latest of their events was at the Madison […]