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Para team race-ready for European World Cups
Cycling South Africa’s national Para-cycling team departs for Europe on Sunday 2 June to participate in two UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup events that will be hosted in Merano, Italy (7-9 June), and Segovia, Spain (14-16 June). The team, which includes H4 hand-cycle World Champion and Paralympic silver medallist Ernst van Dyk and three of […]
Olympic gold rower nearly causes upset at Nissan TrailSeeker opener
Nico Bell (Westvaal/Bell Cycles) continued his winning streak on Saturday (25 May) by winning the Nissan TrailSeeker’s Curro Hazeldean marathon in the east of Pretoria. This was the second consecutive weekend that Bell was victorious. Last weekend he and Max Knox won the Sani2C stage race. Bell’s winning time for the 70 km race was […]
McLean adds his name to MTB Masters World Champs entry list
Best known for his world class road cycling abilities, Andrew McLean has temporarily shifted his focus somewhat and set his sights on the upcoming UCI Masters MTB World Championships, which take place in KwaZulu-Natal’s capital from 21-25 August, with the hope of winning a world title in his age group after seeing the road racing […]
Strauss continues World Cup momentum with career-best sixth
The second round of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series took place in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic at the weekend. Continuing her momentum from the previous weekend in Albstadt, Germany where she finished in 8th place, Mariske Strauss put on another solid performance to claim sixth place in the under-23 women’s race in […]
Murray gears up for ITU World Series race in Madrid
Since leaving South Africa just over two months ago for his international campaign Richard Murray has been stacking up some strong performances and shown that he is more than ready and capable of competing with the big men of international triathlon. Photo credit: Nils Nilsen “I am really proud that I showed in San Diego […]
Moolman-Pasio claims first UCI victory in The Netherlands
South African Time Trial and Road Cycling Champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio had the race of her life when she won the UCI 1.2 Boels Rental Hills Classic in Valkenburg, The Netherlands on Friday. The Lotto Belisol Ladies team rider comes off what she terms a “hard race block” having just completed the gruelling Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon. […]
MTN-Qhubeka’s Ciolek takes tenth overall in Bayern Rundfahrt
Gerald Ciolek’s sixth place stage finish on Sunday ended Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s successful appearance at the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC). Ciolek was beaten in the sprint finale at the famous Nürnberger Burg by Heinrich Haussler. The Team IAM rider won an exciting finale after 169.9 kilometers between Kelheim and Nürnberg […]
Uys, Coetzer conquer the Pronutro Magalies Monster
Buffelspoort was a hub of excitement on Saturday, 25 May 2013 when just over 1500 mountain biking enthusiasts swarmed to the ATKV to test their skill at the challenging ProNutro Magalies Monster MTB Classic presented by ISUZU. Defending Champion, Henry Uys (riding for bryton/USN ) proved to be the strongest competitor in the men’s race, […]
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Ciolek takes stage and yellow jersey for Qhubeka
Gerald Ciolek won not only the stage but also took over the lead at the International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC), giving Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung its first yellow jersey of this cycling season. The Milan-San Remo winner took his third win of the season in an exciting sprint finale at the only […]
Mariske Strauss heads to the Orange Monkey international mountain bike team
Mariske Strauss who has been racing for Team Contego-Giant for the past three years, has joined up with international mountain bike team, Orange Monkey. Strauss will race for Orange Monkey during the international season. This is the same team her fellow South African Rourke Croeser rides for. She is however not lost for Team Contego-Giant […]
Mountain bike action aplenty over next two weekends
There is an abundance of mountain bike action taking place over the next 2 weekends, both locally and abroad, with a national cross-country cup race in Gauteng, UCI World Cup event in the Czech Republic, and the national marathon champs next Saturday. This weekend sees the third round of the Cycling SA-MTB National Cup Series […]
Top field set for RE:CM Knysna 200 stage race
Some of the country’s top mountain bikers will head a capacity field when the third edition of the RE:CM Knysna 200 stage race rolls out on June 7. The title sponsor’s Waylon Woolcock and Lourens Luus, who finished second at the recent Old Mutual joBerg2c, will be looking for a rematch with champion Brandon Stewart, […]