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Entries to the 2019 Attakwas Extreme Open on 19 February
Entries to next year’s Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, which takes place on Saturday the 19th of January 2019, open at midday on Monday the 19th of February 2018. The event will be the thirteenth edition of the race dubbed the Hell of the South. Entries to the 2019 Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme, […]
Commonwealth Games 2018 cyclists announced for Team SA
SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) has announced the 169-member team that will be competing in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia in April. Team South Africa sees representation across 16 sporting codes, with 18 team members representing cycling. Road: Women — Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (TT)Men — Willie Smit, Nicholas Dlamini, Clint […]
Water-wise and world-class as the World Cup Stellenbosch planning is under way
The UCI World Cup in Stellenbosch has put plans in place to ensure that the event will go ahead on 10 March 2018, with zero impact on the water supply of the drought-stricken town. Events such as the World Cup attract tourism, which is vital to the economy of the region, and while there have […]
2018 FNB Wines2Whales entries are open
Entries for the 10th birthday of the FNB Wines2Whales open on St Valentine’s Day this week, with organisers promising participants the most glorious, beautiful finish to a mountain bike race yet. The end of the three events that make up one of the most popular stage races in South Africa has been moved to the […]
Eroica is back!
It’s time to dust off those old Bianchis and Alpinas. Pump your tyres and set the gears – Eroica South Africa is back on the weekend of 17 March 2018! This will be our third edition, and the best one yet. We’ll have our three beautiful gravel routes for you to take on with your […]
DarkFEST 2018: The greatest line of all time?
DarkFEST 2018 turned it up to the next level this year, with some of the most mind-blowing FMB action ever witnessed! Sam Reynolds once again invited the best Freeriders in the world to join him for a week of limit-pushing riding in the African wilderness. DarkFEST 2018 turned it up to the next level this […]
Canyon Topeak and dormakaba wrap-up Tankwa Trek titles
The third and final stage of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, was won by Nicola Rohrbach and Daniel Geismayr (Centurion Vaude by Goldwurst Power), and Yolande de Villiers and Mariske Strauss (Silverback Volvo OMX); but despite a tense moment for the leading women neither the pink or yellow jerseys changed hands. No […]
SA pair seal TransCape title with sixth stage win
After a dominant week, South Africans HB Kruger and Stuart Marais were crowned overall winners of the Liberty TransCape MTB Encounter in Franschhoek in the Western Cape today. The ASG-Ellsworth pair set the pace in the UCI Men’s category from the start of the 73km final stage between Houwhoek and La Couronne Wine Estate to […]
Impey takes his first South African Road Race title
33-year-old Daryl Impey has claimed his first ever victory in the South African Road Race Championships today to become a double national champion after winning his seventh-time trial title on Wednesday. The in-form Mitchelton-SCOTT rider has had an incredible start to the 2018 season after taking the overall victory at the Tour Down Under and […]
Spur Specialized strike and dormakaba extend on Stage Two of Tankwa Trek
The Queen Stage of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, saw dormakaba extend their general classification lead while Spur Specialized struck on the Mautivator descent – which is named after the stage director Mauritz ‘Mauti’ Walters. The day was drama filled throughout; with crashes, injuries and mechanicals all shaping the stage outcome. The […]
Fighting spirit earns Canyon Topeak and dormakaba Tankwa Trek stage wins
Canyon Topeak Factory Racing and dormakaba fought their way to very different but equally courageous stage victories on the opening stage of the 2018 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Friday the 9th of February. The 83 kilometre long opening stage took in 1 900 metres of climbing and encircled the beautiful Witzenberg […]
DarkFEST – Week 4 Riders Arrive and Testing Begins
DarkFEST has shifted gear this week, most of the riders have arrived this weekend and have been introduced to the monster creations that have grown to maturity the past 3 weeks. More riders mean more excitement and we have already seen some big tricks go down. At first sight, jaws hit the floor, the first […]