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Moolman-Pasio off to a great start in Auensteiner Radsporttage
South African time trial champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio got her first ever race in Germany off to a great start in Auensteiner Radsporttage when she finished second during the opening individual time trial. The course was laid out over 6.3 kilometres and was won by Ann-Sopie Duyck (Topsport Vlaanderen) in 7min42. Moolman-Pasio finished 11 seconds behind […]
Pyga Industries launches the Stage: a new carbon marathon bike with a twist
In late April PYGA INDUSTRIES announced the launch of their first carbon fibre, full suspension marathon bike at the opening of their new Cape Town offices. Dubbed the Stage, the 29″ bike is designed as an out and out race machine, with Pyga’s signature twist on geometry. Says founding partner Pat Morewood: “Longer travel bikes […]
All tracks lead to Van Gaalen for SA Marathon Champs
With the online pre-entry list at the 2200 rider mark, all the top names in mountain biking in South Africa will make the North West Province their home this weekend as they gear up for the 2015 Ashburton Investments National MTB Series Van Gaalen, which doubles up as the South African Mountain Bike Marathon Championships […]
WP Gravity Enduro announce SRAM as new sponsor
WP Gravity Enduro are delighted to announce SRAM as the main sponsors of the series this year. The new sponsorship agreement with SRAM will see South Africa’s favourite bicycle components once again leading the way in the involvement of growing the sport in South Africa. SRAM become synonymous with their advancements of bicycle components, reliability […]
Video: Chasing Summer in South Africa
Ever been tempted to give up everything you have to start a new life some place new? That’s what Rob J did in 2002 at the start of a journey that would see him become a professional mountain biker. Here he goes back to his roots to rediscover the country that launched his career: South […]
Howick MTB part of Swiss World Cup build up for Hatherly
First year Under-23 competitor Alan Hatherly snuck in an eleventh hour entry in for Sunday’s Sappi Howick MTB Classic that the rapidly emerging cross country star will look to use as part of his build up towards the third leg of the UCI MTB World Cup that takes place in Lenzerheide, Switzerland in a month’s […]
Berg and Bush celebrates decade of dirt
The Berg and Bush mountain bike event marks a “decade of dirt” with major celebrations and extensive route changes planned for the 10th edition of the Central Drakensberg stage race later this year. Race founder Gary Green said one of the new additions would be the “Race up Spioenkop” – a 1.5km hill climb on […]
Introducing the new GoPro HERO+ LCD
GoPro, enabler of some of today’s most immersive and engaging content, has announced the availability of its new HERO+ LCD camera. Capturing life-like high definition 1080p60 video and 8MP photos, the HERO+ LCD features a convenient touch display for easy shot framing, settings control and access to an all-new in-camera video trimming feature. Like the […]
Mountain bikers enrich Knysna kids’ lives
Mountain bikers in this year’s RECM Knysna 200 stage race will have a chance to enrich themselves and the lives of underprivileged local children when they roll through the Garden Route town from June 13. Organisers of the three-day race are raffling off a R50 000 unit trust prize courtesy of the title sponsor RECM, […]
African team debut at Criterium du Dauphine
The Criterium du Dauphine has always been seen as the precursor to the Tour de France. With Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung all set to start the Grande Boucle in July, the Criterium du Dauphine will form part of our African team’s final build up to the Tour. The Criterium du Dauphine is an 8 stage […]
JBay MTB open signs new headline sponsor
The JBay MTB Open which forms part of the JBay Winterfest carries the unique distinction of being the only MTB event in Africa to run through a wind farm. This association has now been taken a step further with the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm coming on board as title sponsor of the event. “Jeffreys Bay […]
Tour de Luxembourg #1: Jaco Venter our highest placed against the clock
The opening prologue of the Tour de Luxembourg saw riders take on a technical 2.6km city course. The victory would go to Adrien Petit (Cofidis) after just 3’58” minutes of effort. Bryan Coquard (Europcar) was 2nd and Arnaud Geraud (Bretagne-Seche) rounded out the podium. There was a brief moment of excitement in the MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]