Lesotho Sky launches NEW 3-DAY MTB Challenge
Welcome to the Lesotho Sky Event, your gateway to Africa’s Mountain Kingdom and an annual must-attend for adventurers seeking mountain biking thrills off the beaten track. Since its inception in 2011 as a 6-day UCI stage race, this event has evolved significantly. Celebrating over a decade of adventure, we’ve shifted to a more intimate 3-day, […]
Some ‘sani spice’ in store at the KAP sani2c Race Prologue
The KAP sani2c Race kicks off on Thursday 24 April, where, for the first time in the 20-year history of the event, there will be a Prologue for the UCI registered riders. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race and points are allocated per rider – which means […]
Specialized and Wild Bike partner to support conservation in KwaZulu-Natal
It’s June up in northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It’s winter, the grass is dry, the bushveld scant. The mornings are cold, but the days warm up beautifully, and the dust of dirt roads pillow in clouds as Sihle Hlabissa pedals his white e-bike on the way to Qomukuphila School. Patch-skinned Nguni cows turn their […]
Highlights: Batten And Andreassen Take XCO Honours In Araxá, Hatherly third
Two adrenaline-pumping elite UCI Cross-country Olympic World Cup (XCO) events rounded out the 2024 WHOOP UCI Mountain Bike World Series double header in Brazil in style this Sunday, as the USA’s Haley Batten (Specialized Factory Racing) and Simon Andreassen (Cannondale Factory Racing) recorded wins in Araxá, in Western Minas Geras State. Following tight battles in […]
Say hello to the new TIME pedal range
TIME pedals have a new look and select new features, providing you with lightweight and ergonomic pedal systems for you to achieve your cycling goals. We’ve reorganised and simplified our road and MTB pedal lineup, making it easier to compare models and select your perfect pedal. We’ve also added features to some of our most […]
No reason for an Offseason with these savings from Trek
With Winter fast approaching, Trek wants you to keep riding this “offseason” with great savings on their Top Fuel, Fuel EXe and Fuel EX models. Over a period of two months, these Trek models will be available at incredible prices. The No reason for an Offseason Sale will start on Monday 1 April 2024 and […]
Cannondale Takes Positive Step To Get More Bikes On The Trails & Road
After months of planning and negotiating, Cannondale South Africa and its dealer network have taken the bold step of adjusting the pricing structure on Cannondale bicycles. “South Africa has a unique economic environment. This coupled with the after-effects of Covid and erratic currency fluctuations have seen bicycle prices skyrocket over the last few years. Our […]
Cannondale debut new Scalpel
The Cannondale Scalpel has been a staple on cross country and marathon podiums since 2002. Today Cannondale launch an all-new design. Featuring improved suspension kinematics and more aggressive and capable geometry, which has already been race proven by Candice Lill & Mona Mitterwallner at Cape Epic, we expect to see plenty on the trails. Check […]
Farmer Glen on KAP sani2c: “Adventure is at its core”
Glen Haw will always be a farmer, it’s not only what he does, but it’s who he is. But since 2005 when he suggested a mountain bike race as a fundraiser for his children’s school, he has also become a trail builder, an event organiser, and a connector of communities, and the rest of the […]
Cape Epic: Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne and GHOST Factory Racing claim overall victories
Simon Schneller and Urs Huber (BULLS Mavericks) won Stage 7 – the Grand Finale – of the Absa Cape Epic men’s race, but it was Matt Beers and Howard Grotts of Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne who claimed the overall title at the 2024 event. In the Aramex Women’s Category, Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) won […]
Cape Epic: Leaders extend advantage on Stage 6
It appears that only major disasters can prevent Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne (Matt Beers and Howard Grotts) and GHOST Factory Racing (Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller) from winning the Men’s and Aramex Women’s Category respectively at the 2024 Absa Cape Epic. On the 87km Stage 6 in Stellenbosch, the event’s penultimate day of racing, Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne and GHOST Factory […]
Cape Epic: Beers and Grotts power to Stage 5 win; Terpstra and Koller unstoppable
Matt Beers and Howard Grotts (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) romped to their first stage win of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic when they pulled away from Andreas Seewald and Marc Stutzmann (Canyon SIDI) in the closing kilometres of the 70km Stage 5 in Wellington. The Aramex Women’s Category was business as usual with Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller […]