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Swiss duo Schurter and Neff back to winning ways in tricky conditions
Jolanda Neff and Nino Schurter reestablished themselves as title-contenders at the second round of the Mercedes-Benz XCO UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt, Germany. Albstadt in the dry is a fast proposition but in the wet, a different animal emerges. In the elite women’s race, most of the pre-race talk surrounded the winner of […]
Marais fights to narrow victory and takes title at Cascades
Stuart Marais powered away from Henry Liebenberg on the final lap of the KZN Mountain Bike Lap Series Challenge at Cascades in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday to claim the race win and snatch the series title overall. The Howick resident was locked in a no-quarters-asked battle with Liebenberg and they matched each other surge for surge […]
Racing Ray and Racing Ralph: The new cross-country brothers
Two new tires are joining forces to meet the challenges of modern cross-country tracks: With the Racing Ray on the front wheel and the new version of the Racing Ralph on the rear wheel, SCHWALBE is setting the new standard combination for cross-country cycling. A powerful XC Team: Racing Ray (left) for the front wheel […]
Cannondale reveal the all-new Lefty Ocho and F-Si hardtail
Cannondale Factory Racing are revealing Cannondale’s latest F-Si hardtail racer equipped with an all-new Lefty Ocho fork at the Albstadt World Cup this weekend. Lefty Highlights: Cannondale has announced the new Lefty Ocho today. Ocho is Spanish for eight and some sources claim its also slang for cool or a person carrying a gun. Although […]
Pivot Cycles introduce new Trail 429
There’s a saying that you can’t be all things to all people. Fair enough. The clown you hire to entertain-slash-terrorize children at birthday parties, for instance, makes a stunning balloon giraffe, but probably isn’t the professional you’d rely on to remove your brain tumour or prepare your federal income taxes. So, we understand if you […]
Gear up for adventure with Trek Bikes
They say that life is a journey, and that you should enjoy the ride. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as knowing your ride will take you exactly where you want to go, in such a way that you wish the journey would never end. Trek’s Checkpoint SL 6 gravel bike. As a world leader in […]
Fun mountain bike team relay in mid-June relay adds a trail run option near Stellenbosch
The Nine-to-Five Team Relay event will take place from Dirtopia’s home base at Delvera farm on Sunday 17 June 2018. The event was first held in 2006 and is based on the 24hour concept which creates a fun atmosphere at the start/finish. Mountain bikers can ride a 10km lap for the full 8 hours (or […]
Rude and Ravenel conquer the French rocks
Richie Rude and Cecile Ravanel finished day two of the third round of the Enduro World Series just as they started it, at the top of the results sheet. Ravanel (Commencal Vallnord Enduro Team) put on a typically dominant performance, winning seven of the eight stages. Isabeau Courdurier (Intense-Mavic Collective) shook off a bad crash […]
cSixx to launch road and CX products: What parts do you want them to build?
cSixx is branching out from MTB components to include products for the cyclocross and road scenes. They need your help to choose what they should make next! Within the next few weeks, we will see some top-end road wheelsets being launched along with a range of larger 1x chainrings for cyclocross, gravel, and single ring […]
The perfect show from NAD 1 and dormakaba at KAP sani2c
A majestic trio of stage wins for Team NAD 1’s Matt Beers and Nico Bell as well as dormakaba’s Sam Sanders and Amy McDougall, saw the two teams take home the men’s and women’s KAP sani2c titles respectively in Scottburgh on Saturday. https://www.facebook.com/sani2c/videos/1938099559534505/ Heading into Saturday’s final 82 fast kilometres to the coast, the men’s […]
Overnight leaders consolidate advantage on sani2c day two
The Queen Stage of the 2018 KAP sani2c was a race defining outing with both the men’s and women’s overnight leaders, Team NAD 1’s Matt Beers and Nico Bell as well as dormakaba’s Samantha Sanders and Amy McDougall, maintaining their respective advantages over the 96km second stage on Friday. Team NAD 1’s Nico Bell (front) […]
Chasing Trail: Cape Town with Andrew Neethling and Scotty Laughland
Watch Andrew Neethling and Scotty Laughland enjoy the dry, dusty trails around Cape Town. Video: Thomas Sandell. Cover Photo: Eric Palmer