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SA National Omnium Champs and Interprov for November
The 2015 SA National Omnium Track Championships will now take place at the Bellville Velodrome, Western Cape, from Wednesday 4 to Thursday 5 November 2015. It will be followed by the second part of the Interprovincial and Grand Prix Series at the same venue on Friday 6 November and Sunday 8 November respectively. Being a […]
Nathan Haas and Omar Fraile join Team Dimension Data
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, which is set to race as Team Dimension Data next season, is happy to announce the addition of two new riders; Nathan Haas and Omar Fraile. Moreover, the team will keep its core line-up. Norwegian national road race champion Edvald Boasson Hagen will remain with the South African team, as will […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tre Valle Varesine
Tomorrow Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will take to the start of the Tre Valle Varesine. The Italian UCI 1.HC event will run over a 198km route that will have the punchy riders chomping at the bit. The Tre Valle Varesine is the first of another block of upcoming Italian single day events and numerous riders […]
Lindarets & Wolf Tooth refine Shimano wide-range shifting with GoatLink 11
Introducing the Lindarets x Wolf Tooth GoatLink 11: Optimizing Shimano 11-speed derailleurs for use with SRAM XD and aftermarket extended-range cassettes. From the moment we realized that Shimano and SRAM’s 11-speed mountain cassettes shared the spacing, we knew that we wanted to it all. We wanted Shimano’s ergonomics, pricing, and reliability combined with SRAM’s wide-range […]
GoPro Rounds out 2015 Lineup with new HERO+ Camera
New lower-cost GoPro makes capturing and sharing engaging life-content more accessible. GoPro, Inc., enabler of some of today’s most engaging content, is making capturing and sharing immersive, on-the-go content more accessible than ever with the release of its new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® enabled HERO+ camera. At R3,900.00 manufactured sales retail price (MSRP), the HERO+ is […]
Mark Cavendish signs with Africa’s Team
Ryder Cycling, the owner of MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, the team soon to be known as Team Dimension Data, today announced it has signed Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw and Bernhard Eisel. The addition of the three new members further strengthens and add depth to the team – the first African team to ride in the Tour […]
Seyffert seeks double crown at Satellite Classic
West Rand cyclist Pieter Seyffert will be seeking the double crown in the Bestmed Satellite Classic when he lines up for both the road and mountain bike feature races on October 17 and 18. Seyffert, who lives in Helderkruin, said the race routes, which start from Saloon Route 66 on the Hartbeeshoek road, played to […]
Wines2Whales entrants stand a chance to win a Specialized Bicycle
Mountain bike enthusiasts taking part in the 2015 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events (Adventure, Ride and Race) in November will stand an equal chance to take home either a stunning Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 6 Fattie for men or a Specialized Rhyme FSR Comp 6 Fattie for women. Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 6 Fattie. […]
Danny MacAskill’s Drop and Roll Show live at Engen Cycle in the City
Fans of trial biking and extreme sport will be delighted to know that Engen are set to welcome Danny MacAskill’s Drop and Roll Tour to the Cape Town leg of Engen Cycle in the City. Global superstar street trial biker, MacAskill, will bring his Drop and Roll Tour to Engen Cycle in the City at […]
Pennypinchers Origin of Trails supports the Aitsa Aftercare Centre
Mountain bike enthusiasts taking part in the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails at the end of November can look forward to being part of the mountain bike party of the year while supporting a good cause, the Aitsa Aftercare Centre. Learners and guardians of the Aitsa Aftercare Centre. Photo Credit: Aitsa Aftercare Centre According to Aitsa […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour de Eurometropol
The Tour de Eurometropol will be the penultimate stage race our African team take part in this year with the tour getting underway on Wednesday. The UCI 2.1 Belgian tour will conclude on Sunday after 5 stages of exciting racing. The Eurometropol is a tour that really suits the fast men as 3 of the […]
Specialized Bicycles launch three stores in September
In September Specialized Bicycles Africa welcomed three more stores – Cycletec Adventure Centre (Windhoek), Centurion Cyclery (Centurion) and Tailwind Cycles (Klerksdorp) – to their growing roster of bicycle shops. Each store is independently owned and managed, but benefits from Specialized Bicycles South Africa’s tremendous support for shop fitment and training to ensure that each customer […]