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First Look: Industry Nine’s Trail S

Industry Nine, an innovative cycling components manufacturer in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is pleased to announce the Torch Trail S mountain bike wheelset. The Trail S offers outstanding performance, and quality Industry Nine craftsmanship at a class leading value. This wheelset was designed from the ground up to provide the features Industry […]

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Photo Epic: Dirtopia Enduro Helderberg

Riders compete in the Dirtopia All Mountain Enduro held at Helderberg Farm, Somerset West. Photos by Chris Hitchcock. Results available here. The full gallery is available on Facebook here. For more photos by Chris Hitchcock, check out his website here.

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Fischbach and Widmann succeed in Spicak iXS European Downhill Cup

After more than one month of absence, the iXS European Downhill Cup finally returned with another race. The second but last race of the season invited 300 riders from 25 different countries to Spicak (Czech Republic). Johannes Fischbach and Veronika Widmann are the winners of an exciting weekend. Long time no see… the last round […]

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Arctic Race of Norway #4: Edvald Boasson Hagen finishes 4th on GC

The final stage of the Arctic Race of Norway was a thrilling encounter that saw Silvan Dillier (BMC Racing) win the stage from Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) and Rein Taaramae (Astana). It was Taaramae though that won the tour overall. The final stage was a tough and fast race from the gun with numerous attacks. 7 […]

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Seyffert finds solo success at Lost City MTB race

Roadie turned mountain biker Pieter Seyffert showed his all-round racing abilities when he soloed to victory at the Bestmed Lost City mountain bike race in the Pilanesberg region of the North-West Province on Sunday. Seyffert got away on the first climb of the 55km route and stayed away over the two-lap circuit to claim an […]

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Gibbons comes of age at Lost City classic

Rising star Ryan Gibbons received a memorable coming of age gift when he claimed victory in the Powerade Lost City Cycle Classic, presented by Bestmed, in the Pilanesberg on Saturday. CAPTION: Ryan Gibbons (right) edges out runner-up Meron Teshome (left) and third-placed Nolan Hoffman (obscured) to take the win in the Powerade Lost City Cycle […]

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Arctic Race of Norway #2: Big bunch sprint decides 2nd stage

The 2nd stage of the Arctic Race of Norway saw a mass bunch sprint decide the stage with Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) getting through to take the win. Federico Zurlo (United Healthcare) was 2nd and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) took 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were dealt a bit of a blow today as Reinardt Janse […]

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Injury-Update: Matt Brammeier back home after crash at Tour of Utah

Matt Brammeier has returned home following his accident at the Tour of Utah. The Irishman sustained severe injuries in a collision with a race vehicle when descending from Guardsman Pass in Big Cottonwood Canyon. He was immediately transported to hospital by ambulance where he underwent several check-ups. The injuries Matt sustained are significant, as he […]

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Team announcement for UCI Road World Champs (USA)

Cycling South Africa’s Road Cycling Commission is proud to announce the squad from which the National Team will be selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships taking place in Virginia, USA, from 19-27 September. The UCI allocates starting slots for each country, and the final team will be determined by […]

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O’Keeffe shifts mindset ahead of BMX World Cup

South African BMX superstar, Teagan O’Keeffe, is placing a strong focus on the upcoming UCI BMX Supercross World Cup No.3, which takes place at the Sibirien BMX Arena in Engelholm, Sweden, from 15-16 August 2015. This will be the first time in history that Sweden hosts a BMX World Cup event. South Africa’s Teagan O […]

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Dirtopia Enduro series continues at Helderberg this weekend

The Enduro events are geared for mountain bikers that enjoy single track and are fit enough to ride uphills, but more importantly like riding downhills fast! The third event in the series is at Steilte trails Sunday 16 August and you can still enter on the morning from 08h30. Therefore more adrenalin junkies like downhillers […]

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Third Spur Schools MTB race hosted at Norm Hudlin trails

This weekend keen mountain bike riders in the Eastern Cape will get a chance to conger up points in an effort to qualify for the Eastern Cape team that will be competing in the national finals of the 2015 Spur Schools MTB League at Bekker School later this year. Daniel Pienaar Schools Team Tigers The […]