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Abu Dhabi Tour #4: Racing season comes to a close on Yas Marina motor circuit
The final stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour came down to sprint finish on the Yas Marina Motor Circuit with Elia Viviani (Team Sky) powering to the stage win. World Champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Andrea Gaurdini (Astana) took 3rd. It would be 20 laps of the famous Formula 1 track for the […]
220 World Bicycle Relief bikes for students in Eritrea
World Bicycle Relief is pleased to announce the distribution of 220 bicycles to students in Eritrea on 13 October. The distribution is a collaboration between Team Africa Rising, The National Eritrean Cycling Federation, the Eritrean Ministry of Culture and Sport, the Ministry of Education and the UNDP. Funded by the ninth annual 50 Mile Ride […]
Giro dell’ Emillia: Merhawi Kudus climbs to a top 10 finish
The Giro dell Emillia, our penultimate Italian race of the season saw Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) take the win ahead of his late breakaway mates, Andrea Fedi (Southeast) and Angel Madrazo (Caja-Rural). Our Merhawi Kudus would finish in 10th place. Today the riders would get the racing underway in the pouring rain and it […]
Abu Dhabi Tour #3: Songezo Jim impresses once again
The 3rd and Queen stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour saw Esteban Chaves (Orica-Greenedge) take the stage win as well as the leaders jersey. Fabio Aru (Astana) was 2nd and Wout Poels (Team Sky) finished in 3rd place. Although today was only 140km in length, it would be one of the more difficult races to […]
Abu Dhabi Tour #2: Theo Bos abandons after heavy fall
The 2nd stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour came down to another expected bunch sprint with Elia Viviani (Team Sky) taking the spoils. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Fabio Sabatini (Etixx-Quickstep) was 3rd. For MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung it wouldn’t be the best of days as our ace sprint card, Theo Bos crashed out of […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: #1 Dedacciai Skyline 3.Zero
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 […]
Video: Empire – Riding in Mongolia
It’s Genghis Khan and the thoughts of him founding the largest empire in the worlds history that enter your mind when you think of Mongolia. A huge empty land, rarely visited, an exotic unknown that conjures up images of ancient times and fearsome conquests. A land that will make you feel small, tiny in the […]
Coppa Sabatini: Sbaragli & Pauwels 11th and 12th respectively
The Coppa Sabatini would be won by Eduard Prades (Caja-Rural) today ahead of Maurits Lammertink (Team Roompot) and Mauro Finetto (Southeast). MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Kristian Sbaragli finish in 11th position as our highest placed rider of the day. For the most part, the Coppa Sabatini would be a slightly more relaxed Italian one day […]
The fastest human powered crossing of Africa – a world record attempt
On the 9th of October, 5 athletes from Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt and the UK will depart from Cairo in the shadow of the Giza Pyramids, heading towards Cape Town. They are aiming to set a new world record – the fastest human powered crossing of the African continent. To break up the 10600km […]
Songezo Jim takes white jersey in soaring heat at Abu Dhabi Tour
The opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour will be remembered as much for the excessive heat as it will be for who the day’s victor was, Andrea Guardini (Astana). Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quickstep) placed 2nd in the mass bunch sprint with Daniele Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) in 3rd. While the route was pretty much much pan flat, […]
Entries for Stellenbosch’s largest Cycle Tour open soon
Entries to the Western Cape’s second-largest road cycling event, the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour, presented by Liberty – Own your life Rewards, will open on Tuesday 13 October at 1pm. Starting and finishing once again at Stellenbosch High School in Jannasch Street (just off Merriman Street) the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour takes place on Sunday 29 November […]
Heaven on earth at Nissan TrailSeeker Hemel & Aarde
The third leg in the new Western Cape Nissan TrailSeeker Series will take place this weekend in the picturesque Hemel and Aarde valley near Hermanus. Directly translated as “heaven on earth” the Hemel & Aarde valley is not only a gem when it comes to the picturesque landscapes and fantastic wines in the region, the […]