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Entries stream in for revamped Silverstar race
Entries are streaming in for the Pennypinchers Silverstar MTB Challenge, which follows a revamped route along the Krugersdorp Ridge on September 5. According to organiser Wynand de Villiers of ASG Events, there has been a dramatic increase in interest from mountain bikers, with a field of 800 riders already entered. A capacity field of riders […]
Quattro ROAG Series title race wide open with three to go
Brendon Davids’ shift in focus to marathon and stage racing for the remainder of the season has thrown a fresh flavour into the 2015 Quattro ROAG Series men’s title mix and with just three races to go, Saturday’s aQuellé Tour de Krantz in Harburg now harbours heightened importance. Last year’s winner of the aQuellé Tour […]
Expression of interest – Road World Champs Soigneur and Mechanic
Cycling South Africa requires the services of a Soigneur and Mechanic for the 2015 Road World Champs in Richmond, USA, which takes place from 17-28 September. All interested soigneurs and mechanics who meet the following criteria are requested to submit their expression of interest and proof of qualifications for attention to Cycling SA Road Commission […]
Nature reserves, whales, proteas, vultures and extraordinary MTB
The third annual Potberg and De Hoop MTB event took place in the Overberg region from 7-9 August and proved to be a feast for mountain bikers and nature lovers alike Participants enjoyed three glorious days of traversing two nature reserves, Potberg and De Hoop, on their mountain bikes. While last year’s event sizzled in […]
Jeep Team’s Smith and Redelinghuys win Trans Baviaans Challenge
Jeep Team’s MTB superstars, Pierre Smith and Thinus Redelinghuys, were crowned champions of the world’s toughest single stage MTB race, the 24-hour, 230km Trans Baviaans Challenge on Saturday, 15 August, which started in Willow more, Eastern Cape, and ended in Jeffreys Bay. Taking on the extreme race for the first time, the Jeep Team riders […]
Video: Brandon Semenuk’s 2015 Red Bull Joyride run
Brandon Semenuk’s winning run at the 2015 Red Bull Joyride. Sunday morning brought blue skies and a fresh perspective. As riders started to take their first warm-up runs, the anticipation and excitement grew as the village started to re-fill with excited spectators. Returning Joyride champion Brandon Semenuk opened the year with a disappointing crash at […]
Trans Baviaans Event 1 race report
The Trans Baviaans has grown in popularity over the last 12 years, so much so that the entries for the event sold out within 8 hours. This caused quite a stir (or is that excitement) in the EcoBound camp (Organisers of this event), who made the decision to host a second race on the following […]
Pedal around the Peninsula
The Pedal Power Association is organising a funride around the Peninsula on Sunday 6 September 2015. This will be the first road funride of the season and, although the route is only 55 km, it is quite a tough one with three major climbs included. From the school in Fish Hoek, cyclists will head out […]
Video: N1NO The Hunt for Glory – In Search of the Beginning
N1NO`s 5th chapter of his #huntforglory webisode is all about a journey to the roots of Mountain biking. The 3x MTB World Champion meets one of the Godfathers of Mountain biking, Tom Ritchey, at his home place in Skyline, Northern California. Tom Ritchey is the guy who was already racing bicycles, which we call “Mountain […]
Arctic Heat to keep MTN-Qhubeka cool ahead of La Vuelta
La Vuelta is just a couple of days away. Given the predicted heat in Southern Spain the team is happy to be able to count on Arctic Heat Body Cooling Vests. The company is well known for its lightweight athletic body cooling vest. At La Vuelta Arctic Heat ice vests will pre-cool the riders in […]
Absa Cape Epic gets a new boss
One of South Africa’s most accomplished and experienced sports professionals, Lynn Naudé, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Absa Cape Epic. Naudé has extensive experience with world class sporting events, ranging from managing heavyweight sponsorship portfolios to working on rugby and cricket world cups, the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Fifa World Cup. […]
FNB W2W proudly supports the Thandi Community Crèche
FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) is proud to continue its support of the Thandi Community Crèche. Founded in March 2011 by Friends of Thandi, a British based charity organization that donated a prefab building, with furniture, books and all amenities including a copier and a telephone, the goal of the Thandi Community Crèche is to care for […]