Masters World Champs entries close 1 August
The greatest mountain biking spectacle for masters and elite cyclists will be taking place in Pietermaritzburg in less than a month, and entries for the 2013 UCI MTB Masters World Championships close on Thursday 1 August. The world’s best cross-country (XCO) and downhill (DHI) specialists in age categories from 30-years-old and above will have the […]
A festive vibe awaits at the Western Cape’s biggest multisport festival
The annual Freshpak Fitness Festival is just around the corner and takes place on Saturday, 5 October 2013 in Clanwilliam. This year, the festival celebrates 27 years of testing the abilities of both rookies and pro’s and will see more than 1000 passionate fitness enthusiasts descending on Rooibos country to take part in the various […]
Bigger field for 30th anniversary of Jock
Organisers have allocated an additional 500 slots as the deadline for the 30th Bestmed Jock Cycle Classique looms at midnight on Tuesday, July 9. Eritrean Meron Russom of Team MTN-Qhubeka leads the charge up a climb during last year’s Bestmed Jock Cycle Classique, presented by ASG. Entries for the 30th edition close at midnight on […]
2013 Para-cycling World Champs SA Team Announced
Cycling South Africa’s Para-cycling Commission has great pleasure in announcing the squad that has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2013 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, taking place in Baie-Comeau, Canada from 29 August to 1 September. The selected squad will also take part in the final round of the UCI Road World […]
Moolman Pasio continues to rise up the world rankings
While Daryl Impey has been making Tour de France history, South African women’s road race champion, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio has been continuing her rise up the International Cycling Union (UCI) rankings with an eighth place overall at the Giro Donne, the most prestigious women’s road stage race in the world. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio continued her […]
Absa Cape Epic announces new cycling apparel sponsorship with ASSOS
The Untamed African Mountain Bike Race, the Absa Cape Epic, has announced its new premium cycling apparel sponsor, ASSOS of Switzerland. Race founder Kevin Vermaak recently travelled to Switzerland to finalise the sponsorship and participated in a ride with the ASSOS Werksmannschaft (the in-house product development team), including ASSOS Chief Engineer/CEO Roche Maier. Alain Prost […]
2013 Mountain Bike XCO and DHI World Champs SA Team Announced
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, taking place in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa from 26 August to 1 September. With the World Champs taking place at home, in South Africa this year, […]
Race report: BC Bike Race – Day 4
Day Four Presented by Ryders Eyewear of the BC Bike Race has rounded it’s corner while continuing to soften the hard edges of the riders. The BC Bike Race woke early for breakfast and a transition to the Saltery Bay BC Ferries Terminal where most riders jumped on a ferry to Earl’s Cove. There are […]
The Red Island Ride moves to 2014
The inaugural Red Island Ride, Madagascar’s first ever stage race, will now take place from the 31st May to 7th June 2014 and will be limited to 50 adventurous riders from all over the world. Entries re-open on August 1, 2013. Originally scheduled over the 10th – 17th August 2013, the event was postponed to […]
Marais and Van Huyssteen shake up Totalsports XTERRA PEZULA
PEZULA Private Estate’s Field of Dreams resembled a battle field on Thursday, 04 July 2013 when just over 728 excited XTERRA Warriors gathered to be part of the action at the annual TOTALSPORTS XTERRA PEZULA presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT. Stuart Marais and Carla Van Huyssteen were the warriors to beat crossing the finish line in […]
MTB Masters World Champs a return to roots for downhiller Kelsey
South African masters downhiller Myles Kelsey is hoping to gun for the men’s 40-44 downhill world title when he returns to his Pietermaritzburg cycling roots at the Cascades MTB Park during the UCI MTB Masters World Championships from 21-25 August. SA’s Myles Kelsey is eyeing out the rainbow striped jersey of the men’s 40-44 downhill […]
Continental launches Cape Pioneer Trek tyre
Continental, the German tyre manufacturer, has launched a Cape Pioneer Trek edition tyre in recognition of the international mountain bike stage race’s fifth anniversary edition this year. The Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek has some of the most challenging terrain for riders and equipment, a key motivation for Continental to launch a Cape Pioneer Trek edition […]