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Ariane Lüthi claims third Swiss marathon championship title
On Sunday morning, 30 September, Team Spur’s Ariane Lüthi lined up in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, close to the southern shores of Lake Zurich for the start of the Swiss Marathon Championships. One hundred kilometers – and over 3,700m of climbing – later the Swiss powerhouse came home ahead of compatriot Esther Süss to reclaim her national […]
Sam Hill and Cecile Ravanel crowned 2018 Enduro World Champions
The 2018 Enduro World Series (EWS) finished much as it started, with Cecile Ravanel and Sam Hill as its World Champions. The Bluegrass FinalEnduro powered by SRAM concluded the season in a suitably dramatic fashion in it’s traditional home in Finale Ligure, Italy. Isabeau Courdurier (Intense-Mavic Collective) won the first two stages of the day, […]
The 2019 Absa Cape Epic route announced
From the iconic slopes of Table Mountain’s National Park – to the craggy shoreline of the Southern Coast. And on; traversing the famous Winelands and beyond into the high mountains of the Western Cape. The 2019 Absa Cape Epic route – proudly brought to you by Land Rover, our Official Vehicle and Route Partner – […]
CycloPlus supports the Vaal Triangle
CycloPlus Dealer Tour SERIES 2: Episode 4 #WeVisit Metro Cycle Works, Vanderbijlpark Metro Cycle Works opened its doors 68 years ago, in 1950, in its current location on Shakespeare Street, Vanderbijlpark. It was started by a German by the name of Mr Beher who, in addition to bikes, stocked various day-to-day odds and ends. In […]
Boyes and Tunstead victorious at the 2018 BUCO Karoo to Coast
The 2018 BUCO Karoo to Coast was won by Craig Boyes and Pauline Tunstead in remarkably different fashions, on Sunday the 23rd of September. Boyes held off his breakaway companions in a sprint for the line, while Tunstead slowly ground down the women’s field on the route’s long climbs of the Prince Alfred’s Pass, between […]
GoPro announces HERO7 with enhanced video stabilization
GoPro today announced its new product lineup including its $399 flagship, HERO7 Black, which sets a new bar for video stabilization with its standout feature, HyperSmooth. HyperSmooth is the best in-camera video stabilization ever featured in a camera. It makes it easy to capture professional-looking, gimbal-like stabilized video without the expense or hassle of a […]
Review: Giro Prolight Techlace
The Giro Prolight Techlace is a phenomenally light shoe perfect for those looking to gain every ounce of weight savings. But with such a focus on reducing the weight, how well does the rest of the shoe perform? Technology and design Giro claim that a good portion of the Prolight’s weight savings is achieved by […]
CycleOps reveals the next generation of smart trainers
Before the Hammer and Magnus smart trainers even arrived on the scene, CycleOps was already hard at work on ways to improve the indoor smart training experience. Today they announced the next generation of their popular smart trainers, featuring exciting upgrades and new names: the H2 and M2. The H2. Long-known as a company of […]
A South African Perspective on the Perskindol Swiss Epic
Matt Eagar was one of the thirty-eight South Africans to start the 2018 Perskindol Swiss Epic. He and his riding partner, Dane Coppin, were fortunate to have received an invite through Absa Pride; after Coppin and his father rode the 2018 Absa Cape Epic as part of the ‘Pride’. Among the excitement of a trip […]
Stage set for spectacular Karoo to Coast
The BUCO Karoo to Coast, 100 kilometre MTB Challenge, is the largest single day mountain bike event in South Africa; attracting 4 500 riders to the sleepy Karoo town of Uniondale annually. This year the event is set to take place on Sunday the 23rd of September and though the focus is on ensuring each […]
Celebrations for Canada, Switzerland at 2018 Swiss Epic
It was a classic scene at the start of the Grand Finale in Zermatt, to anyone who’s ridden a mountain bike stage race before. There was a familiar air of excitement among riders, fans and crew in the race village – the week of racing was coming to a close. However, experienced campaigners are well […]
Kruger, McDougall crowned Fedhealth MTB Challenge champions
HB Kruger and Amy McDougall took no prisoners in the Fedhealth MTB Challenge +- 60km/Marathon at Boschendal Farm Estate (The Retreat) on Sunday, 16 September 2018. With three events to choose from (a +-60km/Marathon; a +- 30km/Half Marathon and a 15km Fun Ride), the 4th annual Fedhealth MTB challenge catered for all levels of mountain […]