Pedal Project Expands the PedalForGood Leaders’ Jersey Initiative for 2025 Absa Cape Epic
Pedal Project is an official Absa Cape Epic charity and a community-based mental health support programme that utilises mountain biking to empower children from historically disadvantaged communities. Pedal Project is proud to announce the return of the PedalForGood Leaders’ Jersey for the 2025 Absa Cape Epic, further reinforcing its mission to celebrate and support the […]
Trek’s all-new Rail+ boosts travel and battery life for epic, all-day rides
Trek has taken its popular Rail e-MTB to the next level with the launch of the Rail+, a long-travel, full-assist powerhouse. Equipped with Bosch’s latest Performance Line CX motor, a massive 800Wh battery, and 160mm of front and rear travel, the Rail+ should hit a home run with, “more is more” e-bikers. Take a look […]
The Elite Women To Watch At The 2025 Absa Cape Epic
An 18 team deep UCI Women’s field will take on the 2025 Absa Cape Epic route. Among those 36 women there are 8 mountain bike marathon national champions and 2 continental champions. There are also 3 past winners and the victors of European Epic Series race. Yet, all eyes are on the returning, undefeated, queen […]
The Elite Men To Watch At The 2025 Absa Cape Epic
The UCI Men’s field for the 2025 Absa Cape Epic features 8 National Champions and the European National Champion in the marathon discipline as well as 4 past winners, an Olympic Road Race Gold Medallist, and the greatest mountain biker of all time. The 21st edition of the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race is thus […]
Fedgroup Cradle 100: More than 100 km of MTB fun!
The much-anticipated Fedgroup Cradle 100 is set to take place on 12-13 April 2025 at the Avianto Estate Clubhouse, offering mountain biking enthusiasts a chance to push their limits in the historic Cradle of Humankind. This exclusive event features a variety of race options, including a one-day race with distances of 10km, 25km and 45km, […]
Elite Women: Grünewald Stuns with a Successful Long-Range Attack at the Cape Town Cycle Tour
The elite women’s race at the Cape Town Cycle Tour tends to follow a similar pattern, but Pia Grünewald turned the 2025 edition on its head. The LKT Team Woman time triallist put her strengths against the clock to great use as she launched a speculative attack on the foothills of Smitswinkel, just 25 kilometres […]
Elite Men: Lange Follows in his Father’s Footsteps at the Cape Town Cycle Tour
Tyler Lange followed in his father, Malcolm’s, footsteps by winning the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday, 9 March 2025. The young man from the ASAP World Team had to fight hard for the victory. He had been in the second group on the road inside the final kilometre, but the jockeying for position in […]
Will Sunday’s Cape Town Cycle Tour See a Double Champ or a New Winner?
Sunday, 9 March 2025, will see nearly 28 000 cyclists take to the streets of the Mother City for the 47th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Founded in 1978, it remains the world’s largest timed bicycle race and is often called the unofficial Fun Ride World Championship by cycling clubs from across the city. The […]
Matt Beers and Keegan Swenson to take on Cape Epic as Team Outride-Toyota-Songo
For the 2025 edition of the ABSA Cape Epic, Outride has joined Matt Beers and Keegan Swenson as teammates under Team Outride-Toyota-Songo. The ABSA Cape Epic 2025 is a multi-day stage race that puts all contenders and equipment to the ultimate test. It is considered one of the most challenging races in the world, with […]
Unprecedented Racing Action At The 2025 Big 5 MTB Challenge
Saturday, 15th of February, was characterised by high temperatures, towering peaks, and the most competitive international field seen at a one-day marathon in South Africa. All eyes were on the action in the Limietberg Mountains to see who would arise victorious at The Big 5 by Imbuko and Canetsfontein. Leaving the Imbuko Wines Private Cellar, […]
Cannondale Revives the Legendary SuperX
Cannondale has reimagined its gravel race machine, the SuperX, making it lighter, faster, and more capable than ever. Featuring an ultralight, aerodynamic frame design with engineered flex zones, this bike is built to handle everything from tough racecourses to fast group rides. Get all the details in the full press release below: Press Release Today, […]
Celebrating 10 Years of the songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime
On the 12th of March 2025, on the Wednesday between the Cape Town Cycle Tour and the Absa Cape Epic, the streets and fields of Kayamandi will host the 10th edition of the songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime™️. Renowned as a spectacular spectator friendly urban mountain bike event it has seen riders of the […]