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Pre-entries only for Simonsberg Contour MTB Stage Race

With only a couple of weeks to go before the third annual Fairtree Simonsberg Contour Stage Race, slots are filling up fast for this popular mountain bike festival of trails in the Simonsberg Conservancy on 3 and 4 February. Entries will be limited to 350 riders on each of the 40km and 60km distance options […]

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Dylan Rebello and Marco Joubert to ride for Team Imbuko Momsen Bikes

Momsen Bikes and Imbuko Wines are proud to announce the sponsorship of two of South Africa’s rising MTB stars – Dylan Rebello and Marco Joubert. The new team will compete under the Team Imbuko Momsen Bikes umbrella and represents a 100% South African team. Focusing on all the premium multi-day stage races on the South […]

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Dlamini extends King of the Mountains lead

Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton-Scott) won the 2nd stage of the Tour Down Under with his teammate, Daryl Impey coming across the line in 2nd. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) secured the final podium spot, Ewan moving into the overall race lead. The 2nd stage of the Tour Down Under took on a more undulating parcours then yesterday, with […]

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José Antonio Hermida and Joaquim Rodríguez return to the 2018 ABSA Cape Epic

After embarking on the Cape Epic adventure for their first time in 2017, former Mountain Bike World Champion José Antonio Hermida and retired road racing super star Joaquim ‘Purito’ Rodríguez will put on their ‘MERIDA FACTORY RACING’ kit once again and head to the start line of the 2018 ABSA Cape Epic. Photo: Sam Clark. […]

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SRAM tackle bottom bracket standards with DUB

Forward thinking and backwards compatible SRAM DUB BB/Crank technology is the workhorse without restraint. Designed for the most discerning pros. And riders who set it and neglect it. DUB is compatible with all major bottom bracket standards. Offering better sealing than ever before, without having to make compromises to fit all frames. Yet it opens […]

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Cape Town Cycle Tour will take place as organisers plan to reduce water footprint to zero

Rumours that the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been postponed or cancelled as a result of the severe water shortages in the Western Cape, are unfounded and not true, says Cape Town Cycle Tour Director David Bellairs. The Cape Town Cycle Tour Management Team has been working tirelessly over the last year, looking at […]

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Dlamini shines on debut

The 2018 UCI World Tour kicked off today from Port Adelaide, and made its way to Lyndoch where a big bunch sprint decided stage 1 of the Tour Down Under. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka and Nicholas Dlamini, the race got off to a great start as our 22-year-old South African pulled on the […]

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SA Gravity Calendar for 2018

For the first time in almost a decade, 2018 sees the emergence of a Gravity MTB working group across the three major provinces, Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The exponential global growth of disciplines such as Enduro in the last 5 years has seen a large influx of riders into Gravity-orientated disciplines which were once […]

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Why the double-chainring won’t die

You can fly an Eagle 1×12. Yet some remain committed to 2×11. Why? When you look at kids riding their first proper bike, you probably remember your own. And the one distinguishing feature is that we all start with a single blade mounted to that drive side crankarm. The desire for gears are real and […]

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The DarkFEST jumps take shape in Stellenbosch

The boys have started 2018 off with a bang! Breaking ground at a new location for DarkFEST in South Africa and in true Fest style going bigger than ever before! The first diggers teeth sunk into the beautiful mountains in Stellenbosch on Monday morning, since then if you blinked you’d miss a feature being created. […]

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Largest ever field to take on 2018 Attakwas Extreme

The 2018 Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, boasts the event’s largest ever start list – with 1 400 intrepid riders signed up to take on the Hell of the South on the 20th of January. 11 of those riders have completed 10 or more traverses of the Attakwaskloof, while 511 individuals are signed […]

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South Africans have a Maxxis tyre for every occasion

Whatever You Ride: South Africa Has A Tyre For You At Rush Sports, we pride ourselves on supporting not only mainstream road and marathon MTB riders but also core groups of smaller subcultures such as enduro, downhill and gravel grinding … that’s why we stock and supply your local bike shop with the biggest and […]