Cape Town Bicycle Map Launches Mobile and Smart Phone Editions
The Cape Town Bicycle Map, in print since 2011, is now available online – in both website and smart phone editions (Android, IOS and Windows mobile). The first version of the online map includes all the information presented on the print map as well as additional functionality, such as pan and zoom, bookmarks, search, and […]
Cound looks to future son in law Chris Froome for Masters World Champs inspiration
The current UWCT women’s 50-55 year old Road cycling World Champion Pauline Cound will be looking to her future son-in-law and Tour de France champion Chris Froome for inspiration as she squares up to the huge challenge ahead of her at the UCI Masters Mountain Bike World Championships that get under way at the Cascades […]
Clover Tour Race Report from MTN Qhubeka Feeder Team
The World Cycling Centre Africa p/b MTN Qhubeka Team gained valueble confidence from their performances in last week’s Clover Tour, ahead of their participation in the Tour of Rio in Brazil. The race did however not start off as planned.Whilst in the final stage winning break, Getachew Yohannis experienced a hunger knock or what cyclists […]
Murray in medal hunt at ITU World Triathlon Series
One more podium place in the ITU World Triathlon Series will make the season a successful one says Richard Murray. Murray’s next race in the World Series is in on 24 August in Stockholm, Sweden. It will be a first for Murray. “Stockholm is a course that has many turns and twists. My training is […]
Thumbs up for MTB World Champs venue and infrastructure
With a week to go to the start of the UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships, which precedes the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships, organisers and visiting riders have given an unqualified thumbs up to the tracks and the infrastructure that has spring up at the Cascades MTB park course. Organisers of the UCI […]
Hill, Potts retain ROAG Series leads after muddy Tour de Krantz
Despite showers the night before the annual aQuelle Tour de Krantz race in Harburg on Saturday, scores of riders still showed up for the sixth race in the Quattro ROAG Series to fight for their positions. Photo: Jenna Bird Winning overall and holding on tightly to his number one overall male position in the Series, […]
Entries for Msunduzi Road Challenge open Thursday, 15 August
Entries open today, Thursday 15 August, for the 2013 edition of the Msunduzi Road Challenge), which takes place in Pietermaritzburg and surrounds from 26 to 27 October 2013 and is one of the events on the 2014 UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) calendar. The forests and sugarcane plantations around Wartburg will host the 2013 Msunduzi […]
MTB World Champs courses close for final subtle tweaks
With just over a week to go until the start of the UCI MTB Masters World Championships, which precede the highly anticipated UCI MTB & Trials World Championships, at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, cross country course designer Nick Floros and his downhill counterpart Nigel Hicks have asked for the full cooperation of both the […]
Hannah in fitness race against World Champs clock
It has been a rocky road to recovery for Australian downhiller Tracey Hannah who broke her collar bone during a practice run in the Alps just over a month before the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships in Pietermaritzburg. Last year she was celebrating in Pietermaritzburg after winning the Women’s downhill World Cup title, but […]
Douglas Ryder on the significance of Team MTN-Qhubeka’s success in Portugal
Sergio Pardilla leading the Tour of Portugal is significant in two ways. We’ve taken a rider who’s been on WorldTour teams before, but this result is the first yellow jersey and first race he’s won since 2010. It shows our nurturing and supporting environment from a coaching and management support point of view and how […]
Historic first as Kaka is appointed Team Bonitas captain
Top South African-based professional road cycling team, Team Bonitas, has made an historic appointment by announcing Luthando Kaka as the new team captain. Kaka becomes the first black cyclist to captain any South African professional cycling team. Luthando Kaka has been promoted to captain of Team Bonitas, the first black rider to captain a South […]
Specialized Bicycles team up with FNB Wines2Whales
The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are ecstatic to announce that leading bicycle brand Specialized is now the official bicycle partner of these much loved MTB Events. Bobby Behan (Director, Specialized Bicycles, Africa) with Michael Meyer (Director FNB Wines2Whales ). Photo Credit ~ Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA According to […]