Fouche foils the fast men at Campus2Campus
The Team Bonitas professional road cycling team continued its good run of form on Sunday when Herman Fouche foiled two of the country’s fastest sprinters to claim victory at the BestMed Campus2Campus 95km road cycling race in Potchefstroom, North West Province. Fouche clocked a winning time of 02 hours 10 minutes 44 seconds to relegate […]
Durban’s Interprovincial Track Cycling to Attract Top Guns
The KwaZulu-Natal track cycling fraternity will be hosting the KwaZulu-Natal Inter-provincial and Grand Prix at the Cyril Geogehan Track in Durban on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th October 2012. South Africa’s top track cyclists can be seen in action for honours in the various track cycling events, beginning with the 1500m, Devil, Scratch, Keirin, Team […]
Celebs add glamour to Kia Val de Vie race
Former Springbok wing Breyten Paulse, Olympic swimmer Ryk Neethling and rally driver Gugu Zulu added a touch of celebrity glamour to the field of almost a thousand riders who took part in the inaugural Kia Val de Vie Estate Mountain Bike Challenge in the Paarl-Franschhoek valley on Sunday. Photo: Paul Nielsen The 60km race, which […]
Wrap-up of the Inaugural Jozi2Kozi Ride
Start: 25th August – Nigel Boeresaal Destination: Kosi Bay Maputaland, Northern KZN Distance: 748 km as per GPS Time frame: 7 days Day 1 – 124km Riders from as far afield as Colorado USA and Cape Town arrived in Nigel, Gauteng, heralded by a Zulu “imbongi” or praise-singer, who cautioned the riders of the challenges […]
TV Schedule for 2012 UWCT Final in Pietermaritzburg
The TV Schedule for the 2012 UCI World Cycling Tour Final that was held in Pietermaritzburg from 23 to 26 August, premiers this week on Supersport 6 on Tuesday evening, 18 September. It was the first time that the UWCT Final had been held outside of Europe, and the cycling mecca of Pietermaritzburg did not […]
Top five finish at MTN Hilton National MTB will secure the overall National MTB Series title for Knox
It rarely occurs that Max Knox (Specialized) has the luxury of going into a cycling race with absolutely no pressure on him to win. When he lines up to start the MTN Hilton Ultra Marathon in KwaZulu-Natal on the 23th September, he will be in that privileged position. With his dominant performance at the MTN […]
Team Bonitas craft 1-2 finish at Race For Victory
Team Bonitas riders Darren Lill and Johann Rabie conquered a strong field and a challenging course to craft a 1-2 finish at the Rand Water Race for Victory 150km road cycling race in the south of Johannesburg on Sunday. Lill won the race in a time of 03 hours 45 minutes 16 seconds, with Rabie […]
Tour de Richelieu Getting Set for Amashova in Durban
Training is in full swing for cyclists in KwaZulu-Natal and around the country who are preparing for the second event in the Tour de Richelieu, the Amashova Durban Classic, which takes place on 14th October 2012. Online pre entries for KwaZulu-Natal’s popular annual cycling challenge close on Monday morning at 08:00 and cyclists who wish […]
Masters and Youngsters to Battle It Out for MTB Marathon Championship Titles
Mountain biking endurance athletes racing outside of the elite category will battle it out for national titles next weekend as hoards of mountain bikers are expected to descend upon Hilton in KwaZulu-Natal for the 2012 SA Mountain Bike Masters Marathon Championships. The race starts at Hilton College on Sunday 23rd September 2012, and is the […]
joBerg2c creates three and six-day rides
Mountain bikers who are unable to ride the full nine days of the Old Mutual joBerg2c can now experience the event with the shorter three and six-day options in April next year. According to spokesman Craig Wapnick, organisers decided to offer the shorter options in order to give more riders the chance to experience the […]
Austin takes up full-time role with Team Bonitas
Barry Austin, one of South Africa’s most experienced professional road cycling team managers, has been appointed to a full time position with Lange Sports to help further grow Team Bonitas on both a domestic and international level. The South African-based professional cycling team registered as an International Cycling Union (UCI) Continental team for the first […]
Subaru drives into Berg & Bush again
Vehicle sponsor Subaru Pietermaritzburg has bolstered its ongoing investment into mountain biking in KwaZulu-Natal by reaffirming its commitment to the FedGroup Berg & Bush, organisers announced this week. The partnership with the off-road event will see various models, such as the Subaru Forester, Outback and new XV, put to the test on challenging terrain that […]