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Grey College top of Spur Schools MTB log
Grey College has once again shown their supremacy in the Spur Schools MTB League by staying undefeated at the top of the Free State log since the inception of the league in 2009. The team from Grey College that scored an impressive 1649 points will be joined by two Bethlehem based schools – runner up, […]
The Pioneer MTB stage race in the Southern Alps of New Zealand
For the very first time, the excitement and challenge of International MTB stage racing comes to the amazing terrain of New Zealand. The Pioneer is an awe inspiring seven day mountain bike stage race through New Zealand’s pristine Southern Alps. The first race of its kind to link together over 500kms of farm tracks, NZ […]
Deloitte to become a Gold Sponsor of Africa’s Cycling Team
Cycling is about passion, commitment, and teamwork. It’s about having the confidence to take on challenges. And it is about knowing that there are people around to rely on. Put all that together and it’s easy to see why Deloitte Consulting LLP has become a key sponsor of Ryder Cycling. Ryder Cycling owns and manages […]
Close call for Girdlestone at World Champs
South African Keagan Girdlestone narrowly missed a podium position in the Junior Men’s Individual Time Trial after he sat in the bronze medal hot seat until the last four competitors were out on the route at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships yesterday in Richmond, Virginia, to tackle the U23 Individual Time Trial. Keagan Girdlestone […]
William Mokgopo nominated for Gauteng Sport Awards
Professional mountain biker William Mokgopo has been nominated for Sport Personality of the Year in the 2015 Gauteng Sport Awards. William Mokgopo at 2015 UCI MTB World Championships in Vallnord. The awards are part of Gauteng Provincial Government’s drive to create an environment that is conducive to the development of sporting excellence, recognition of talent […]
More riders at liberty to ride Cape Winelands race
Mountain bikers who thought they had missed their chance to ride South Africa’s most beautiful race, the Liberty Cape Winelands MTB Encounter, have another chance to enter thanks to an added investment from the title sponsor. Co-organiser Wynand de Villiers of ASG Events confirmed that Liberty had increased its commitment for the second edition of […]
Videos: 2015 Road World Championships Highlights
The video highlights from the 2015 UCI Road World Championships at Richmond. Elite Road Race Elite Individual Time Trial
Mpumalanga Spur Schools teams ready for nationals
A total of 61 schools participated in the Mpumalanga leg of the Spur Schools MTB League this year in an attempt to qualify for the national finals at Bekker School in Magaliesberg from 3-4 October to compete for the coveted Spur Schools MTB League trophy and top spot on the provincial log. Junior men finls […]
Matt Beers talks about his win at the Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge
“It’s really special to me,” commented an ecstatic Matt Beers after winning the Pennypinchers Lions Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday 20th September. “I’ve always known about the race living in Knysna – so winning it is pretty crazy,” he said. Beers who recently signed with the RED-E Cannondale team crossed the line […]
MTN-Qhubeka Report: UCI World Road Race Championships
The UCI World Road Race Championships drew to a close with a thrilling Elite men’s road race on Sunday. Peter Sagan (Slovakia) was crowned the new world champion as he arrived at the finish 3 seconds before Michael Matthews (Australia) and Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania). Initially our MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung team had 8 riders scheduled to […]
Epic weather, crowds and racing at EWS Round 7 in Spain
Round Seven of the Enduro World Series, The Specialized Opel Enduro Festival Zona Zero in Spain, was always destined to enter the history books. When you base a race village within the walls of a twelfth century castle and race through ancient cobbled streets it’s bound to leave an impression – but that’s not the […]
Video: Aurelien Fontenoy: Bonjour! – Episode 3
In his latest video, trials champ Aurelien Fontenoy destroys a picnic, gaps an ancient roof and goes for a swim in the south of France.