Team Decca Ghost bids Farewell to Knox
Max Knox, one of South Africa’s top mountain bike marathon racers, will no longer be a member of Team Decca Ghost after opting not to renew his contract with Ballistic Bike Trading, the company that owns the South African-based racing team. Ballistic Bike Trading threw Knox a lifeline early last year when the professional team […]
Boelts and Landtwing join forces for the 2012 Absa Cape Epic
The Absa Cape Epic, now in its ninth year, has become one of the most important events on the global mountain biking calendar. As the world premier team stage mountain bike race on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) calendar, the race annually hosts the world’s most accomplished and legendary mountain bike riders. Udo Boelts (45, […]
Bentley Battles Flu Ahead of MTB World Cup
Hilton based downhill mountain bike rider Tim Bentley is locked in a race against time to shake off a stubborn ’flu virus that is hampering his training and final preparations for the 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup in Pietermaritzburg from 16th to 18th March. Bentley is a team rider with the Hitchinson United Ride […]
British star back for Knysna title defence
Team bizhub-FCF’s British import Catherine Williamson has returned to South African shores just in time to defend her title in the Garden Route Rocky Mountain 300 mountain bike race, which starts in Knysna on Friday. Williamson, who won the inaugural three-day event with Nicci Grobler, will go head to head with Grobler and new partner […]
Finalists in the MTB World Cup Supporters t-shirt competition
Hi Hubbers! We received a lot of great entries for the MTB World Cup Supporters t-shirt competition. It was tough to narrow down to the final 10, there were some very sharp entries! The final 10 were chosen based on a few things, but the key was to be supporting a rider. We had some […]
Wilson reverts to Plan B in Knysna
After the shock withdrawal of Andrew Mclean, multiple South African marathon champion Shan Wilson is reverting to Plan B as he bids to win the three-day Garden Route Rocky Mountain 300 mountain bike race that starts in Knysna on Friday. The Team Cycle Lab rider’s ambitions suffered a serious setback on Wednesday morning when his […]
Cascades Cross-Country Course World Cup Revamp
The cross-country course for the 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg is undergoing a major facelift ahead of the international season-opener from 15 to 18 March, slashing the circuit in half to make life easier for the teams, and offering double the opportunity for the spectators. Course designer Nick Floros’ layout proved popular at […]
Interview: Burry Stander shares his thoughts on the upcoming Absa Cape Epic
Matchworld recently interviewed Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander of Team 36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED on their thoughts about the route for the upcoming Absa Cape Epic. The interview with Burry is featured below: Matchworld – Tell us about your general preparation for the upcoming Absa Cape Epic – Are there specific training programs or dietary regimes that you […]
SWD Cycling Cross-Country series kicks off in George
The Knysna Pennypinchers/Coaches Corner Cycling cross-country series (XCO) kicked off at the NMMU Saasveld Campus outside George and was hosted by the George Hillbillies MTB Club. This was the first of five races in the South Western Districts Provincial Series presented by MyTracX. With a number of local riders away to attend races in other […]
Team Contego ready to take on the 2012 Absa Cape Epic
Married couple, Erik (29) and Ariane Kleinhans (28), of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, will participate in the Mixed category of this year’s Absa Cape Epic as Team Contego. The Absa Cape Epic will once again take 1 200 riders through some of the Western Cape’s most unspoilt territory. The race, which takes place from […]
Stander shows his versatility with Tulbagh Victory
One week after crushing his rivals at the opening round of the South African National Cross-Country Series, Burry Stander (Specialized USN), outsprinted compatriot and long-time rival, Kevin Evans, to win the second round of the South African National Marathon Series, the MTN Tulbagh, in the Western Cape province on Saturday. In a year that Stander […]
Speedy gets winning start in international XCO series
Yolande Speedy, winner of the first round of the 2012 South African National Cross-country Series last weekend, showed on Saturday that she’s able to win in all conditions when she claimed first place in the Elite & Under-23 women’s race at the first round of the 2012 Momentum Health UCI XCO Series at Giba Gorge, […]