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Dakar Rally star trades four wheels for two
Renowned for winning the 2009 Dakar Rally, Stellenbosch based racing and rally driver, Giniel De Villiers has added the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails two- day mountain bike stage race to his Dakar racing fitness regime. Giniel De Villiers in action during the 2014 FNB W2W MTB Race. Photo Credit: Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA According […]
Lead changes as Cape Pioneer Trek hits the Outeniquas
It wasn’t only a change of scenery, but also a change of overall lead in most of the categories when the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race left the beaches of Mossel Bay and headed through the lower slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains into George on Monday. Matthys Beukes (front) and Gert Heyns […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: #8 Yeti SB5c
The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: #7 Merida Ninety-Six Team
The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the […]
FNB W2W routes a mountain biker’s dream
The FNB Wines2Whales Mountain Bike (MTB) Events will kick off at the picturesque Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 30 October 2015 with the FNB W2W MTB Adventure. Currently in its 7th year, entrants can look forward to a mountain bike experience like no other. Catherine Williamson in action during the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales […]
Cape Pioneer Trek launches with urban assault thriller
The quiet South African harbour town of Mossel Bay exploded in a kaleidoscope of colour and frenetic energy as tight racing action got the prologue stage of the 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race underway on Sunday. Milkwood Primary School in Mossel Bay, South Africa is the host venue for the start […]
Teshome takes farewell win at Satellite Classic
Africa Games gold medallist Meron Teshome said farewell to his MTN-Qhubeka teammates in fine style when he raced to victory in the Bestmed Satellite Classic, presented by ASG, near Hartbeespoort Dam on Saturday. The Eritrean, who triumphed in the individual time-trial at last month’s continental tournament, sprinted to the classic win on the Hartbeeshoek road […]
National road team announced for Tour of Rwanda (RWA)
Cycling South Africa’s Road Cycling Commission is proud to announce the national team that has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 Tour of Rwanda taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 15-22 November. The Rwandan Cycling Federation (FERWACY) is hosting the seventh edition of the Tour of Rwanda, made up of seven stages […]
Voxwomen back Strongher women’s cycling initiative
Voxwomen has partnered with new women’s cycling initiative Strongher to help to continue to raise the profile of women’s cycling and to help make it more accessible to cyclists across the globe. Current women’s Olympic road champion and Rabo-Liv rider, Marianne Vos and her management, Zeloo BV, initially set up the new project however it […]
Developing African cycling talent at the TSOGO Sun Amashova Durban Classic
HotChillee today announced that two of its star young development riders will be heading to Durban to take part in the Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic on the 18th October. The two young riders are Nicholas Dlamini and Shameeg Salie, both of whom have competed in Europe as part of the HotChillee development programme. Nicholas […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: #6 Transition Patrol
The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the […]
Giant unveils all-new trinity triathlon bike at Ironman World Champs
Giant, the world leader in cycling technology, introduced its all-new Trinity triathlon bikes this week during a global media launch at the Ironman World Championships. The new range of composite triathlon bikes includes two series: Trinity Advanced Pro and Trinity Advanced. A fully UCI-legal time trial version of the new bike, the Trinity Advanced Pro […]