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Nel aims to make history in inaugural Jock Tour
Defending Bestmed Jock Cycle Classique champion JC Nel will be aiming to write his name in the history books when the new three-day Bestmed Jock Tour rolls out of Nelspruit (Mbombela) in Mpumalanga on Friday. Nel, who races in the colours of Bonitas, will head a powerful elite field that features all of South Africa’s […]
Fantasy Tour Preview Stage 10: Bell Star Pro
Stage 10 takes place on Bastille Day and the French are going to be out in force. The 167 km route from Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint-Martin finishes atop the col de Soudet an out of category climb. What awaits your team on Stage 10: Route profile Route map TV Broadcast times: Stage 10 will be […]
Gauteng Junior Eliminator Series about to kick off
It’s one week to go till the start of the final leg of the Junior Eliminator Series kicks off in Gauteng. We have three great courses planned which promises to offer fast paced and exciting racing whilst testing the riders power and technical skills. The series will be revisiting Sutherland High School in Centurion before […]
De Groot, Kruger claim top spots at Trailseeker Lionman
HB Kruger and Robyn de Groot claimed the men and women’s marathon titles respectively at the Lionman edition of the Gauteng Nissan TrailSeeker Mountain Bike Series at Mabalingwe at the weekend. Warm, sunny mid-winter weather greeted the 3200 participants in the event, which offered four different race distances, the 70km marathon, 40km half-marathon, a 20km […]
Crankbrothers Partners with Top Athletes To Support Bike-Related Causes Worldwide
In partnership with top athletes, crankbrothers has launched the Crankbrothers for Others charitable giveback initiative to support bike-related causes around the world. “Giving back has always been an important part of our business practices,” said Kellen Trachy, Global Marketing Manager, crankbrothers. “We’ve enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Hans Rey and his Wheels 4 Life charity, […]
Video: 2015 Alpe d’Huez Megavalanche
The 20th Alpe d’Huez Megavalanche took place this weekend. Watch the chaos unfold below.
Bruni and Nicole are the Winners of Les 2 Alpes
The third race of the iXS European Dowhill Cup at the Crankworx Europe crowned Myriam Nicole and Loic Bruni as fastest out of 260 riders from 30 nations. We’re looking back at an incredible weekend in Les Deux Alpes! Elite Men podium celebrations. After last year’s success, the iXS European Downhill Cup took us once […]
Marais and Steyn victorious in BIG5 Sport Challenge
Stuart Marais and Andrea Steyn have emerged victorious in the 2015 BIG5 Sport Challenge following today’s Momentum Cape Times Knysna Forest Marathon Half Marathon. Race Director Gary Marescia said that after five gruelling challenges in the last eight days, with just three rest days between events, the BIG5 wrapped up with two very deserving winners. […]
Hat trick for Anriëtte Schoeman at JBay MTB Open presented by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm
Port Elizabeth’s favourite cycling daughter added yet another title to her long list of credentials by winning the women’s event in the 80-kilometre event of the JBay MTB Open presented by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. Not only did Anriëtte convincingly win the women’s, but she also finished third overall, in a time of 04:14. “It […]
Best ever result for Moolman-Pasio in Giro Rosa
The biggest race in women’s cycling ended on Sunday in San Domenica di Varzo. The race which took place over ten days saw team leader Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio finish fourth overall. The result is the best ever for a South African in the only women’s Grand Tour. “Giro Rosa was an incredible experience this year. It’s […]
Tour of Austria #9: Natnael Berhane ends 5th overall in Austria
The final stage of the Tour of Austria ran its course today with Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Garmin) winning the final bunch sprint. David Tanner (IAM Cycling) was 2nd and Clement Venturini (Cofidis) finished in 3rd. The two category 1 climbs on route today created an attacking platform and the riders obliged with constant attacks all stage. […]
MTN-Qhubeka finish team time trial with one eye on the mountains
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would finish in 20th place during today’s stage 9 team time trial at the Tour de France. BMC Racing would be the winning team today as they beat Team Sky and Movistar into 2nd and 3rd respectively. Our African team had hoped to do a strong ride today but were also […]