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Absa Cape Epic launches the 2018 race route
From the majestic slopes of Table Mountain to the magnificence of the Grand Finale at Val de Vie Estate with a manic time trial in between – the 2018 Absa Cape Epic route has been created to be balanced and bold. The total distance of 658km with 13 530m of climbing will include four consecutive […]
Davids achieves career first with Jock Tour title
The in-form Brendon Davids achieved a career first when he raced to victory in the three-day Bestmed Jock Tour, which culminated at the Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga today. The RoadCover pro finished the 138km final stage, which included 3 100m of ascent, in third to cement his overall lead in what is, on paper, South […]
Kruger and Lennard claim Fedhealth MTB Challenge
Mountain bikers were treated to amazing weather, superb mountain bike trails and magnificent views at the 3rd annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge at Boschendal Wine Estate on Sunday, 17 September 2017. With three events to choose from (a +-60km/Marathon; a +- 28km/Half Marathon and a 15km Fun Race), plenty of mountain biking challenges, heaps of family […]
Ironman acquires Swiss Epic to become second qualifier for Cape Epic
IRONMAN, a Wanda Sports Holdings Company, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC mountain-bike stage race. Staged annually since 2014 in Valais in the picturesque Swiss Alps, the PERSKINDOL SWISS EPIC has quickly gained a cult following as Europe’s premier mountain bike event, drawing more than 500 professional […]
National Team announcement for Road World Championships
Cycling South Africa announces the National Road Cycling Team that has been selected to participate in the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway, from 17 to 24 September. The blue-ribbon event will kick off with the Team Time Trial, whereby competitors compete as part of their trade team. Thereafter, for the Individual Time […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour general entries open next week on first come, first serve basis
Expect all the cyclists you know to be a bit twitchy for the next month: it’s officially entry season for the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour. David Bellairs, the Marketing, Media and Sponsorship Director for the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, outlined the phased entry programme and confirmed that riders who registered for the 2017 […]
Video: Bike Life – Wild Coast
Nothing like an escape down the Wild Coast to reset the soul! Video by Visual Outdoor.
Moolman-Pasio defends Giro della Toscana title
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio won the final stage and overall of Giro della Toscana on Sunday. The move was a repeat of 2016 where the South African achieved the same feat. In a perfectly executed tactic, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig was second on the stage and overall classification. Lisa Klein escaped 12 kilometres into the stage and was […]
Carstens clinches victory at first road race of the PPA Spring League: West Coast Express
With little wind and few hills, the 2017 West Coast Express was bound to come down to a bunch sprint, and that’s exactly what unfolded, with Evan Carstens (Team Giant) outsprinting the field to claim the victory in a time of 1:51:31. Teammate Bradley Gouveris finished second, with Shameeg Salie (Alfa Bodyworks) coming in third. […]
Boasson Hagen solos to victory on Tour of Britain final day
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka finished off this year’s Tour of Britain in style as Edvald Boasson Hagen powered to victory after a late attack. If anybody had thought that today’s final stage would be a sprint parade into Cardiff, they were quickly proven wrong. Countless attacks occurred in the opening kilometers and the peloton […]
World firsts at Suzuki Nine Knights MTB 2017
Current Freeride Mountain Bike world champion Emil Johansson (SWE) put down six never before landed tricks during the Suzuki Nine Knights MTB Contest, at Reschenpass in South Tyrol, Italy, to win the Slopestyle Bike category. In the last 25 minutes of a 99-minute jam format contest, Johansson landed an array of new flip combinations to […]
Emphatic Silver for Alan Hatherly at UCI MTB World Champs
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly capped off his best ever XCO season by finishing in second place in the U23 Men’s race at the UCI MTB World Champs in Australia, on Friday 8 September. Hatherly completed the six laps of the 4.3km course in 1:17:57, some 11 seconds behind New Zealand’s, Sam Gaze who won his […]