Acknowledging our women cyclists this August: Erica Green
Erica Green lived in Switzerland and worked with horses in the Equestrian sport of dressage and it was there, in Europe, where she discovered mountain biking in 1991. Upon her return to Somerset West, Erica slotted in with her local cycling club and started road and track cycling with her club mates. Erica Green Vital […]
It’s never too late for a World Champs
Having the UCI MTB Masters World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa is an opportunity of a lifetime for many of the local cycling fraternity and was something that the two oldest competitors, Michael Smith and Frances Marsburg, were not prepared to miss. 59 year old Kloof local Frances Marsburg is the […]
South Africa represented at inaugural UCI Women’s Coaching Course
Ambitious South African women coaches Annerine Wenhold and Erica Green are in Aigle, Switzerland for the inaugural four-week women’s coaching course at the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC), taking place from 5-30 August 2013. The Cycling South Africa Coaching Commission, SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) and Olympic Solidarity afforded them the opportunity.The […]
Linus Gerdemann adds depth to Team MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samung is proud to welcome Linus Gerdemann for the 2014-2015 seasons. The German rose to fame in 2007 when he won a stage of the Tour de France and earned himself the yellow and white jerseys. Since then he went on to enjoy more successful years at the highest level of the […]
Pennypinchers Proud Title Sponsor of Origin Of Trails
The Steinbuild Group, through its Pennypinchers brand, is proud to be the Title Sponsor of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails a two day mountain bike stage race that will take place in Stellenbosch on Friday, 29 and Saturday, 30 November 2013. Pennypinchers is a leading customer focused supplier of building materials and home improvement products. […]
Good news for African Cycling ahead of Tour de l’Avenir
The development of African cycling received another boost today when the line up of the World Cycling Centre’s team for the Tour de l’Avenir was revealed. The race takes place from 24 – 31 August and is known as the Tour of the Future as most riders who excel in the race go on to […]
School Children kick off Mountain Bike Show Case
Nearly 200 school kids had the opportunity to test their mountain bike skills on sections of the upcoming UCI Worlds MTB Champs courses when the 6th leg of the Spur KZN MTB Series, presented by Mongoose took to the world class Cascades forest tracks this last Saturday. Thomas More College rider Keegan Brand in action […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka Ends A Successful Week in Portugal
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung left the Volta a Portugal on the last day making its presence felt. Gerald Ciolek sprinted to fourth on the stage after Ferekalsi Debesay spent a considerable amount of time off the front attacking the race. Sergio Pardilla wins stage four (Photo: Volta a Portugal) Debesay recovered from illness earlier in […]
Esterhuizen nails Fastest Man on Wheels contest (USA)
South African Track cycling Olympian Bernard Esterhuizen won the men’s title in the Keirin at the Deer Park Nature Spring Water UCI Fastest Man (and Woman) on Wheels at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center on Friday night, 16 August. By claiming the victory, Esterhuizen adds valuable UCI points to his tally, which is needed in […]
Momentum Toyota reaps youth investment rewards
The future of South African women’s road cycling looks bright following the success of young Momentum Toyota riders that are making an impact on the domestic racing scene. Momentum Toyota team members from left: Leandri du Toit, David Pieterse (manager), Heidi Dalton, Lynette Burger Pieterse and Andri Coetzee.Photo: Supplied Heidi Dalton (18) and Leandri du […]
Sullwald climbs rankings after impressive Triathlon World Cup in Hungary
Impressive. This seems to be the best way to describe the performance by Wian Sullwald, the current junior world triathlon champion, during the past weekend (10-11 August) in the Tiszaujvaros ITU Triathlon World Cup in Hungary. Sullwald finished 2nd in his semi-final and 8th in the final. The time gap between the first eight athletes […]
Mountain bikers set for whale of a time at Potberg & De Hoop MTB Challenge
Some 400 Western Cape mountain bikers will be able to enjoy a unique weekend of wine tasting, whale watching and single track riding through twin nature reserves in the Overberg region later this month. The De Hoop Nature Reserve will play host to weekend of wine tasting, whale watching and mountain biking when the Potberg […]