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Report: The 2018 Kingdom Enduro
The first ever Kingdom Enduro took place last weekend in the Kingdom of Lesotho, breaking open a brand new Enduro World Series journey in Africa. Forty rather apprehensive riders rocked up on a tremendously wet Thursday afternoon. The stage was set at a lodge in Roma that was once one of Lesotho’s original trading posts. […]
Stefan de Bod wins GP Palio del Recioto
The Team Dimension Data Continental outfit took on the UCI u23 GP Palio del Recioto in Italy and our young South African, Stefan de Bod, took an emphatic solo victory after attacking on the final climb of the race. The GP Palio del Recioto took place in Negrar, Italy and was raced over a distance […]
SA DH Champs Preview: Pottie rides the Hartbeespoort track
The South African National Downhill Championships take place at Hartbeespoort on Sunday 8 April. The venue is unique in South Africa as it has lift access via the Hartbeespoort Cableway, making it a breeze for the riders to reach the start line. Defending South African champion Johann Potgieter has been riding the course ahead of […]
Hill and Ravanel conquer the Colombian jungle
Round two of the Enduro World Series may have been a completely new venue, but it offered up some familiar terrain; mud, rain and Sam Hill and Cecile Ravanel on the top steps of the podium. Colombia will go down in the history books as the most unique EWS race to date, with an opening […]
Moolman-Pasio rides to fourth place in Flanders
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio achieved her best result yet in Ronde van Vlaanderen, placing fourth on Sunday. The South African animated the race in the final, attacking from the chasing group in pursuit of solo leader Anna van der Breggen (Boels-Dolmans). She eventually contested the sprint for second from a group of 9 after van der Breggen […]
joBerg2c announces World Mixed Team Championships
In a world first for mountain biking, the Old Mutual joBerg2c has announced that the mixed category at the 2018 event will become the World Mixed Team Championships. The first mixed team home after the nine-days of mountain biking will therefore be the World Champion mixed team. The winning mixed team will also pocket R100 […]
Meet Greg Minnaar and the Santa Cruz Blur at Den Anker tonight!
Come and join Greg Minnaar, Andre Van Aarde, and Oliver Munnik and get up close and personal with the 2019 Santa Cruz Bicycles Blur tonight. Join the Santa Cruz team on 28 March 2018 (tonight) from 19:30 onwards at Den Anker in Cape Town. Head over to Facebook here to RSVP and find out more […]
Cape Epic early bird entries sell out instantaneously
Quick fingers won the day as 100 Early Bird entries for the 2019 Absa Cape Epic sold out instantly on Monday, 26 March – a day after the highly successful 15th edition. Of the thousands of hopefuls who logged on to the Absa Cape Epic website at 3pm today, only 100 were lucky enough to […]
songo.info to auction Kulhavý and Langvad’s Epic winning Epics
Specialized Bicycles have been supporting songo.info since the charity’s inception ten years ago. Since 2012 Specialized have produced two exceptionally distinctive bikes for the riders representing songo.info at the Absa Cape Epic. Upon the completion of the race the bikes are donated to the charity and auctioned off to raise funds for the education and […]
Ten years later, another win for Massimo Debertolis in Masters
Hincapie and Vande Velde won the final battle, but Debertolis and Fojtik won the war to claim the Dimension Data Masters category title. Massimo Debertolis and Ondrej Fojtik of team Wilier Force 7C 2 during the final stage (stage 7) of the 2018 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from Huguenot High in Wellington […]
Courtney helps Langvad to fourth Epic title
Much has been made of the Kulhavy Express hauling the Investec Songo Specialized men to victory at the Absa Cape Epic, but their corresponding women’s team has also been on rails from day one, with the Annika Express leading them to a massive overall win at Val de Vie Estate. Overall ladies winners, Annika Langvad […]
In-form Butler sprints to first Emperors Palace Classic title
Reynard Butler’s purple patch continued when he sprinted to his third victory in a month in a major one-day classic at the Bestmed Emperors Classic road race in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, today. The 29-year-old ProTouch rider from Roodepoort, who took his maiden title in the 98km race after previously finishing second, praised his team for […]