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Highlights: Roglic wins last mountain stage, moves into third
Primoz Roglic’s continued attacks paid off opening a gap on the final descent to finish 19 seconds ahead of his closest general classification rivals in the chasing pack. Highlights On-board camera Results: Stage 19 Stage 1 Primoz Roglic (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo 5:28:172 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:193 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4 Daniel Martin […]
Highlights: Groupama-FDJ lead Demare to sprint victory
Groupama-FDJ performed a perfect lead-out for their man Arnaud Demare ahead of Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) and Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) on stage 18. Watch the highlights from the day below. Highlights Results: Stage 18 Stage 1 Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:46:502 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates4 Edvald […]
Carmen Buchacher found guilty of anti-doping rule violation
Cycling South Africa reports that Carmen Buchacher has been found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation of Article 2.1 and Article 2.2 of the SAIDS Anti-Doping Rules after an out-of-competition test conducted on 3 March 2018 confirmed the presence of ESAs, including Recombinant EPOs and Analogues. SAIDS has imposed a period of ineligibility of 2 […]
Highlights: Quintana attacks on final climb to win short stage
Nairo Quintana attacked the final climb on the short 65 km stage taking his first Tour de France stage win in five years. Watch the highlights from stage 17 below. Highlights Results: Stage 17 Stage 1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 2:21:272 Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:283 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:474 […]
Highlights: Alaphilippe continues good form to win stage 16
Julian Alaphilippe won his second stage at this year’s Tour de France from the breakaway reinforcing his king of the mountain position along the way. Highlights Gilbert’s Crash Results: Stage 16 Stage 1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors 5:13:222 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 0:00:153 Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott4 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo5 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) […]
HB Kruger and Kylie Hanekom take the wins at the Around the Pot 100-Miler
The second edition of the Chas Everitt Around the Pot, Overberg 100-Miler, on the 21st of July, saw HB Kruger and Kylie Hanekom race to victory. The race, which also featured team categories as well as 25- and 60-Mile distances, saw a significant turn out of gravel bikes – with Hanekom winning the women’s race […]
Stellenbosch MTB Challenge and farm run this weekend
This weekend trail runners and mountain bikers get the chance to enjoy the outdoors in the beautiful winelands from Spier, as the Stellenbosch Farm Run takes place on Saturday 28 July and the STB MTB Challenge on Sunday 29 July. The winter sun is predicted and the green colours of nature this time of year, […]
Alan Hatherly defends Elite SA XCO jersey in Bloemfontein
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly secured his second South African Elite Cross-country jersey in Bloemfontein on Saturday afternoon, in his final year as a U23 rider. Electing to compete in the Elite XCO category, despite being U23, Hatherly can now proudly wear the national jersey colours when he progresses to the Elite category from the start […]
BMC partners with Team Dimension Data
BMC Switzerland is excited to announce a new partnership with Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, as of the 1st of January 2019, for three years. This is a significant move bringing innovative BMC bike technologies and BMC’s pedigree in World Tour cycling together with Team Dimension Data’s ambitions to forge a new age and truly […]
Tour de Bogan
You’ll never ride them we were told … you’ll be gagging for suspension on the dirt and will have your legs ripped to pieces on the road. Three years on, since these ill-fated words were uttered, Gravel Bikes have risen second only to brown bottle beer in the incredibly competitive hierarchy of any Bogan’s life. […]
Defending champs dominate in Scottburgh
Defending champions Andrew Hill and Bianca Haw retained their men’s and women’s mountain bike titles at the tenth-anniversary edition of the Sappi Scottburgh MTB and Trail Run Weekend on Sunday, but in vastly differing races. Heading for his hat-trick of wins in the Sappi Scottburgh MTB race, Andrew Hill continued to put pressure on second […]
Nielsen claims Astana’s second straight stage win
Magnus Cort Nielsen led Astana to their second stage win outsprinting Ion Izagirre and Bauke Mollema after fracturing from an early large breakaway group on Stage 15. Watch the highlights from the day below. Highlights Results Stage 1 Magnus Cort (Den) Astana Pro Team 4:25:52 2 Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 3 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo […]