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KZN XCO Champs attracts top stars
Mountain bikers of all ages will be competing for the championship titles on offer at this weekend’s 2015 KwaZulu-Natal MTB Championships (XCO), taking place at Cascades MTB Park, Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 30 May. Pre-entries for the event close at midnight tonight. Junior Women’s rider Frankie du Toit (Team Time Freight) is feeling confident heading into […]
Top SA mountain bikers do battle at Zuurberg
Some of South Africa’s best-known mountain bikers are preparing to do battle deep in the mountains of the Eastern Cape during the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek, which starts near Addo on Friday. Leading the charge for overall honours in the 200km stage race, and a share of the R100 000 worth of prizes, will […]
First batch of Schwalbe Procore shipping, shortages expected
With the Procore double chamber system mountain bike tires can reach completely new levels of grip, control and puncture protection. In the inner chamber there is high pressure, and with 0.8 bar in the outer chamber the tire almost “sticks” to the ground. Both chambers are filled with air through only one valve. Off road, […]
Sharks flyer to satisfy Sappi Howick trail hunger
A third appearance in four years at the Sappi Howick MTB Classic is one former Sharks centre turned passionate mountain biker Jeremy Thomson is relishing when the 2015 edition of the KZN Midlands clash takes place on Sunday 7 June. Known to most as a raw and unplugged mountain biking experience, Thomson appreciates the simplicity […]
Thule produces Legend for GoPro
Living up to the THULE motto “Active Life, Simplified”, THULE has produced the Legend GoPro® Advanced Case and the THULE Legend GoPro® Case which enhances this bold statement with its simplicity in design to suit those with an active lifestyle. It is not hard to see why the THULE brand has become a global market […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour des Fjords
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will get its 2nd week of racing in Norway underway when the Tour des Fjords begins tomorrow in Bergen. The Tour des Fjords is a 5 day stage race that is categorised with a UCI 2.1 ranking and the race consists of 5 road stage races. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will take to […]
National Champ aims to claim local downhill title
South African National DHI Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be looking to claim the provincial title at the 2015 KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, taking place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6-7 June. South African National DHI Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be looking to claim the provincial title at the […]
Ride where elephants roam
One, three? As many as five…experts cannot agree over how many elephants still roam the Knysna forests, but recent camera trap evidence and specialised genetic testing suggest at least five. Will you ever get to cross paths with these ghosts of the forest. Probably not, and that’s a good thing – as the most southerly […]
Race report: Round 1 of the Junior Eliminator for KZN
Round 1 of the Junior Eliminator for KZN kicked off on Sunday 24 May. The first event was hosted by Northwood Boys High School in Durban North. The junior riders representing 18 schools from around the province were tested by a well balanced course containing a small climb to test the legs, plenty of sprint […]
Near perfect autumn conditions for 7th Amarider 100Miler
Nearly 900 riders lined up on Saturday morning 23 May for the seventh edition of the Amarider 100 & 50Miler races in the Swartland. The 100Miler bunch was led out at sunrise in a neutral procession through the streets of Malmesbury, with load shedding not making much of an impact on the start of 07h30. […]
World Ports Classic #2: Janse van Rensburg and Goss crash heavily
The final stage of the World Ports Classic would literally end with a bang for our African team as Matt Goss and Reinardt Janse van Rensburg came crashing down in the final few kilometers while Kris Boeckmans (Lotto-Soudal) went ahead to ride away with the stage and overall GC victory. In a stage that had […]
Tour of Norway: Edvald Boasson Hagen finishes 2nd on GC
The final Tour of Norway stage would be a wet and tough 175km affair. A hard 12km circuit would be completed 3 times to end of the race and it was the late breakaway rider, Andreas Vangstad (Sparebanken Sor) who would come out on top. As Vangstad was not a threat to the GC riders, […]