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Video: Behind the scenes with Pyga at joBerg2c
Pyga provided bike backup support at this year’s joBerg2c. This meant that if a rider suffered a race ending mechanical, Pyga would pop them onto one of their bikes and send them off to finish the race. Pyga understand that joBerg2c is a massive commitment in terms of time and money, and they take great […]
Para Road World Cup routes taking shape (RSA)
2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup Pietermaritzburg event organiser, Alec Lenferna, welcomed UCI Para-cycling Technical Delegate Roberto Rancilio to Pietermaritzburg last week in order to inspect the proposed routes for the Time Trial and Road Races for the prestigious event, which will take place from 11-13 September. UCI Para-cycling Technical Delegate Roberto Rancilio, is welcomed […]
N1NO – The Hunt for Glory – Chapter 2 “On the go”
Being on a professional MTB team, there is a lot of travelling involved- before and during race time. Nino Schurter and SCOTT-Odlo MTB Racing spent a decent amount of time in South Africa and California preparing for the upcoming World Cup season, which is just around the corner. South Africa is where the team heads […]
Tour of California #8: Tyler Farrar 4th on final stage
The Amgen Tour of California kept the best for last as a thrilling final stage saw Peter Sagan win the necessary bonus seconds to win the race overall. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) won the final stage with Wouter Wippert (Drapac) 2nd and Sagan in the all-important 3rd place. It was our very own Tyler Farrar who […]
Bayern Rundfahrt #5: Reinardt Janse van Rensburg 6th after Louis Meintjes break
The final stage of the Bayern Rundfahrt saw John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) sprint to victory ahead of Rudiger Selig (Katusha) and Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon). Alex Dowsett (Movistar) held on to his 2″ lead to win the race overall. Louis Meintjes would get into the 6 rider break of the day for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung and initially […]
Okubamariam leads national series after Capital Classic win
Former African road race champion Tesfom Okubamariam held his nerve and his line to sprint to victory in the inaugural 100km Bestmed Capital Classic, presented by ASG, in Pretoria on Sunday. The Eritrean’s win in the first road race of the new Bestmed National Cycling Series puts him at the top of the standings. Okubamariam, […]
Tour of California #7: Johann van Zyl the instigator
The Queen stage of the Amgen Tour of California would prove to be the perfect spectacle as the action seemed to be never ending. The day’s victor would be Julien Alaphilippe (Etixx-Quickstep) with the Team Sky duo of Sergio Henao and Ian Bowell in 2nd and 3rd to cross the line at the top of […]
Bayern Rundfahrt #4: Reinardt Janse van Rensburg our top finisher in TT
Alex Dowsett (Movistar) would take out the victory at today’s Bayern Rundfahrt 4th stage TT. Tiago Machado (Katusha) would stop the clock in 2nd and Jan Barta (Bora-Argon) was 3rd. After our team captain Steve Cummings had to abandon the race on stage 1, MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were left without a specialist for today’s time […]
Tour of California #6: Johann van Zyl fastest against the clock for MTN-Qhubeka
The 6th stage of the Amgen Tour of California saw the riders take on a 10km race against the clock. Originally the time trial course was supposed to be hosted around Big Bear lake but organisers decided to move the stage to Santa Clarita because of the forecast snowfall in Big Bear. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung […]
Lill and Woolcock seal the Nedbank sani2c deal
Blend’s Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock triumphed at the end of a final stage laced with drama to claim the 2015 Nedbank sani2c title over EAI Wheeler’s Johan Rabie and Swiss speedster Konny Looser whilst the dominant RECM pair of Cherise Stander and Ariane Kleinhans dominated once again to claim an emphatic overall women’s victory […]
Bayern Rundfahrt #3: Another top 10 for Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
For the third stage in succession a sprint finish would decide the victor of the 3rd Bayern Rundfahrt stage. Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon) would ride away with all the spoils today as he bested Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and Ramunas Navardauskus (Cannondale-Garmin). An early break of 5 riders would go clear today but much like the opening […]
Race on at Nedbank sani2c after thrilling second stage
The 2015 Nedbank sani2c men’s race is on a knife’s edge going into Saturday’s third and final stage after EAI Wheeler’s Johann Rabie and Konny Looser slashed overnight leader’s Waylon Woolcock and Darren Lill’s advantage to just twenty-eight seconds while the RECM Women’s pair of Ariane Kleinhans and Cherise Stander strengthened their stranglehold on the […]