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SA team announced for MTB Marathon World Champs in Italy
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Selva Val Gardena in the Dolomites, Italy, on 27 June. Men: Max Knox Women: Robyn de Groot Those riders who qualified through the […]
New Para category for KZN Crit Series
The successful first instalment of the 2015 ChainworX KZN Crit Series saw 111 riders compete in a safe road cycling environment at the Dezzi Raceway in Port Shepstone. Round two takes place on Sunday 21 June and entries are now open. Riders of all ages are encouraged to be a part of all the cycling […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: GP du Canton
The GP du Canton is a UCI 1.HC category race that will take place in Switzerland tomorrow. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be competing in the Swiss one day race for the 3rd time when our African team line-up at the start in Gippingen. The event takes place over a 12km circuit that will be […]
SA champ back to best for Knysna race
South African marathon champion Robyn de Groot will line up for the RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike stage race on Saturday in her first outing since securing her third consecutive national title last weekend. Three-time South African marathon champion Robyn de Groot will line up for the RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike stage race on […]
Criterium du Dauphine #3: MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung realise TTT potential
The 3rd stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be a tough 24.5km team trial trial test to Montagny. The current world champions in TTT discipline, BMC Racing, would ride away with the victory while Astana finished in 2nd and Movistar in 3rd place. Team BMC Racing was the 3rd team off today and everybody […]
FNB Wines2Whales celebrates the opening of A-2-Z trail in Grabouw
On Saturday, 13 June 2015 the organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) MTB Events together with Cape Pine and Cape Trails, will open to the public the latest addition to the 2015 FNB W2W MTB route, the A-2-Z Trail in Grabouw. “The A-2-Z Trail includes 26 sections of single track in the Grabouw Forest and […]
To single speed or not to single speed at 2015 dusi2c
Decision time has crept up on the Johannesburg single speed brotherly duo of Wesley and Sheldon Booth who are preparing to tackle their second BSi Steel dusi2c but are undecided about whether to once again take on the two-day adventure from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg and Blue Lagoon in Durban from 20-21 June on their […]
Service excellence gives Rush Sports the edge
The South African cycling industry, recently estimated to be worth in excess R1 billion, has had to grow up fast, especially in the past five years with the significant increase in popularity of mountain biking. Since 2009, once the Rand had recovered from the repercussions of the hard-hitting 2008 financial crisis, demand for bicycles, spares, […]
Family friendly mountain bike and run trail opens close to Stellenbosch
Do you live in the Welgevonden or Nooitgedacht residential areas and love the outdoors? You’ll be elated to know that you can now run and cycle on marked trails from your doorstep. The team from Dirtopia has developed a new trail on L’Avenir and Nooitgedacht Estates that even beginner mountain bikers can enjoy and is […]
SA cycling on top of the world
South African cycling is on top of the world as fans and supporters celebrated major successes from their cycling heroes in the various disciplines of cycling at the weekend. Saturday’s qualifying run at the second round of the UCI MTB World Cup (DHI #2) in Fort William was cancelled due to poor weather conditions, with […]
Medal tally opens for SA Para team in Italy
South African Para-cyclists Justine Asher and Goldy Fuchs put on stellar performances at the opening round of the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup to claim two gold medals and a bronze medal in Maniago, Italy, at the weekend. The Italian Dolomites, characterised by their rugged grey scree slopes, starkly contrast the verdant landscape above […]
Teklehaimanot extends lead in Mountains Classification
After pulling on the King of the Mountains leaders’ jersey at the end of yesterday’s opening Criterium du Dauphine stage, Daniel Teklehaimanot would find the break of the day again on today’s 2nd stage and he would extend his lead in the polka dot jersey competition. With the stage starting immediately on a category 2 […]