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Marathon World Champs incentives for SA riders
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has offered a great incentive to all South African mountain bikers who are competing in the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Selva Val Gardena in the Dolomites, Italy, on 27 June. The Marathon discipline allows for riders who did not qualify through the selection process, to […]
Sondela set for Bushveld’s biggest MTB bash
Families looking for a bumper weekend of mountain biking and outdoor activities need look no further than the Bestmed Sondela MTB Classic near Bela-Bela in Limpopo Province on June 27 and 28. The annual festival, which is billed as “the Bushveld’s biggest mountain bike bash”, offers a full line-up of family races on the Saturday […]
Europcar partnership to benefit CSA members
Cycling South Africa is pleased to announce an exciting new membership benefit deal with Europcar South Africa. Cycling SA members will be able to access car rentals at special rates with their unique CSAID. The exciting partnership will yield additional value to Cycling SA’s members by offering preferential rates when hiring a vehicle. A new […]
Mixed category full of spice ahead of dusi2c
As riders converge from all corners of the country for the third edition BSi Steel dusi2c mountain bike stage race from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Blue Lagoon in Durban through the Valley of a Thousand Hills, the popular event is rapidly assuming a character as a premium mixed racing team competition. With three strong […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Ster ZLM Toer
The Ster ZLM Toer gets underway on Wednesday in Goes, Holland and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be taking part in the Dutch UCI 2.1 race. The event opens with a short prologue followed by 4 road stages, ending on Sunday in Boxtel. The Ster ZLM Toer is your typical Dutch tour, no high mountains […]
Davids and Dreyer reign supreme at Baynesfield
Brendon Davids powered to his first win of the 2015 edition of the popular Quattro ROAG Series when he took top honours at the Safire Baynesfield Classic on Sunday, while Jeannie Dreyer added a third win to her Quattro ROAG Series tally to narrow Natalie Bergstrom’s overall lead in the women’s standings. Sunday’s Safire Baynesfield […]
N1NO The Hunt for Glory: Chapter 3 “The First Big Battle”
At World Cup races it’s all about the #huntforglory! These are the moments that motivate me to give my all so that I can achieve my goals. Nove Mesto, with its superb atmosphere and great riding is definitely one of my favorite races- I love to battle there.
Pfitzenmaier and De Groot take solo victories in Knysna
Nico Pfitzenmaier and Robyn de Groot demonstrated their technical skills on the wet and slippery trails through the Harkerville forest on Monday en route to the overall solo titles in the three-day RECM Knysna 200. Solo race winner Nico Pfitzenmaier (left) chases Dylan Rebello on day three of the RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike race […]
Spur Schools League in full MTB swing
The Spur Schools MTB League is in full swing and early indications are that the league will quickly reach its target for 10 000 entries for the 2015 season. Two months into this year’s season, more than 2000 youngsters have already mounted their bikes in an effort to make it to the top of the […]
Dusi Duke’s new dusi2c valley perspective
Having dominated the Dusi Canoe Marathon for close on a decade during the late 90’s and early 2000’s “Dusi Duke” Martin Dreyer will make a return to the Valley of a Thousand Hills, on a mountain bike this time, when he and wife Jeannie Dreyer take on the Mixed Category at the upcoming BSi Steel […]
Mokgopo first in Gauteng XCO Champs
William Mokgopo claimed the coveted title of Gauteng XCO Champ in what the commentator aptly referred to as a “commanding performance” at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria on Saturday, 13 June 2015. Mokgopo fought back from last place at the start due to a puncture to take top honours in the Elite Men’s race. William […]
Daniel Teklehaimanot wins first ever World Tour jersey
The completion of the final Criterium du Dauphine stage brought with it a tremendous amount of joy for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as Daniel Teklehaimanot would win the King of the Mountians polka dot jersey, our African team’s first ever World Tour leaders jersey. Starting the day with an unsurpassable lead, Daniel only needed to […]