Privateer: The Start Loop – by James Reid
One of our contributing writers, James Reid, recently spent 5 weeks in Europe racing some top UCI Cat 1 XCO Swiss Cups and German Bundesliga’s. In this piece he describes an opening start loop in an XC race. It’s a great mid-day read, so I suggest making a quick cup of tea and checking it […]
Ciolek wins Milan-San Remo with MTN Qhubeka
From www.teammtnqhubeka.com: Gerald Ciolek made history today [sunday, 17 March 2013] by winning one of cycling’s monuments, Milan Sanremo. The race is the longest in the world at 298km.Today was especially hard as weather conditions forced organisers to stop the race after nearly two hours of racing because of snow and very low temperatures. The […]
Team Bulls’ Tim Bohme takes Day 1 of Nashua Grape Escape
Team Bulls rider Tim Böhme coasted to victory on day one of the 2013 Nashua Grape Escape after breaking away from the leading bunch, which included top local and international riders, a few hundred meters from the finish. Second place went to South African rider Darren Lill, while Urs Huber, another rider from the six-strong […]
Australia vs. The World FebFifteen Strava Challenge – A call to arms
Our friends at Privateer have put out a call to arms in the #FebFifteen Strava Challenge to represent SA and the rest of the world in a battle against the Aussies. “From Monday, February 25th to Sunday, March 3rd, CyclingTips and Strava are challenging you to lay down a 15 hour week (or more) on […]