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Epic enough to win an entry?
The world’s biggest and toughest mountain bike race route was announced yesterday. And if you’ve been eyeing a highly-prized entry into the 2018 Absa Cape Epic, Virgin Active is giving you the chance to get it – that’s if you’re willing to battle your burning quads, lungs and waning mental fortitude. As a headline sponsor […]
UCT hit back to take Varsity MTB Challenge crown
University of Cape Town produced an impressive showing on the final stage to turn a small deficit into overall victory over arch-rivals Stellenbosch in the men’s race of the Varsity MTB Challenge at Nederburg near Paarl today. UCT’s Luke Evans leads the way on the second day of the FNB-sponsored Varsity MTB Challenge en route […]
Garrett & De Villiers Storm to 7Weekspoort MTB Challenge Victory
The 2017 Ladismith Cheese 7Weekspoort MTB Challenge was won by Durbanville’s David Garrett and Oudtshoorn’s Yolande de Villiers; in a race which saw the women’s champion finish just one minute and thirty five seconds down on the men’s winner. The fifteenth edition of the event, was held under cloudless skies and cooled by a steady […]
GoPro announced the Hero 6 and Fusion spherical camera
GoPro today unveiled HERO6 Black, the most powerful and convenient GoPro, yet. Powered by GoPro’s custom-designed GP1 processor, HERO6 achieves an entirely new level of performance including stunning 4K60 and 1080p240 video and the most advanced video stabilization ever achieved in a GoPro. GoPro also launched Fusion, its bar-setting waterproof, mountable 5.2K spherical camera. Additionally, […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour entry closing date extended
The entry closing date for South Africans wishing to participate in the iconic 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been extended until Tuesday, 3 October at 4pm. David Bellairs, a Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, said, “We had a technical issue with our direct email system. Because of this, and to give […]
Strong end to the season for Cherie Redecker
The last of the MTB Bundesliga XCO series in Freudenstadt, southern Germany was an exciting end to the season, with a drama filled race. With double the points on offer and five contenders racing for the overall, the tension was high. Hanna Klein, Anne Terpstra, Sabine Spitz and South African Cherie Redecker all had a […]
Imagine Main Road full of bicycles for a day
Transport Month kicks off in Cape Town with Open Streets Main Road, a reminder that there are many ways to move around a city. On 1 October 2017, between 10am and 3pm, Open Streets grows into a 5km car-free route along the M4, creating a space for people to move, play and interact freely and […]
Willie Smit first African rider to join Team Katusha Alpecin
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN is happy to announce that it has reached an agreement for the 2018 season with South African rider Willem Jakobus Smit. In last Sunday’s elite World Championships road race in Bergen, Norway, the 24-year-old rider was the last rider to be caught after a break of more than 180 kilometers. Willie Smit […]
Debutant Robert Hobson claims Karoo 2 Coast title
Robert Hobson (Flandria Cycles) won the 18th Buco Lions Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge in emphatic style after making a solo break with about 40kms to go It was the 19-year-old from Stellensbosch’s first attempt at the 95.95km event and he was ecstatic with the result. “Yes, very happy indeed!” He commented at the […]
Blazing victory for Bell and Sanders at Trailseeker Hazeldean
It was a flat and fast showdown in Pretoria this weekend. The fourth round of the Gauteng based marathon mountain bike series, the Nissan TrailSeeker, took place in Hazeldean on 23 September. The event was nothing short of a spring festivity. Close to 3000 riders gathered at the Cowhouse Market, a local hotspot, for a […]
Mountain bike funride near Stellenbosch is a classic
The Spur Mountain Bike Classic is one of the longest running mountain bike events in the country and has always been a great family outdoor event. The event started many years ago in Vergelegen, then Lourensford, Post House Wines and now for the last few years at Nooitgedacht estate near Stellenbosch. This popular funride will […]
Absa Cape Epic raises the profile of women’s cycling once again
The Absa Cape Epic will pay homage to a South African mountain biking legend in 2018 when the first all-African team home in the Women’s category will be presented with the Hannele Steyn Trophy at the Grand Finale at Val de Vie. The trophy is the latest initiative to raise the profile of women’s cycling […]