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Momentous transformation move by Cycling SA
Cycling South Africa through KZN Cycling demonstrated its commitment to transforming the sport during a historic act of handing over 50 bicycles to young people from the local community along the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. This will not only assist in the development programme of the sport but also help in getting children from the rural […]
Tour de Yorkshire #2: 8th position for Andy Stauff
The 2nd Tour de Yorkshire stage would eventually come down to the expected bunch sprint with Moreno Hofland (Lotto-Jumbo) taking the victory. Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) was 2nd with Ramon Sinkledam (Giant-Alpecin) 3rd. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had both Andy Stauff and Reinardt Janse van Rensburg in the mix, crossing the line in 8th and 11th […]
Combrinck and Rabie successfully defend joBerg2c title
Defending champions Gawie Combrinck and Johann Rabie swept to their second straight victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c at Scottburgh on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on Saturday. The EAI Cycling duo took half a dozen stage wins, including the final stage, en route to overall honours in the sixth edition of the 900km mountain […]
Tour of Turkey #7: Stage podium for Kristian Sbaragli
It was a terrific team performance that allowed Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung sprinter, Kristian Sbaragli to take 3rd place on the 7th Tour of Turkey stage. Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) was first across the line with Andre Piechele (Bardiani) in 2nd. An early break of three riders had no chance of surviving today when MTN-Qhubeka p/b […]
Merhawi Kudus overcomes Visa issues to perform well at Tour of Yorkshire
Merhawi Kudus was MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s main man at todays opening stage of the Tour of Yorkshire. The 21 year old Eritrean only received his Visa in time to make the trip to Great Britain. He arrived just minutes before the flag dropped in Bridlington, but would move on to finish 13th, being the team’s […]
Tour of Turkey: Songezo Jim just 5 points down on KOM lead
Stage 6 of the Tour of Turkey was one of the decisive stages for the overall. Kristian Durasek (Lampre-Merida) took over the race lead after 184 km from Denizli to Selçuk. The stage was one by Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s Belgian climber Serge Pauwels made good work of his Cervélo S5 […]
Kruger, Dlamini joint title winners after tough grind on Worker’s Day
Team Abantu’s HB Kruger and MTN-Qhubeka Feeder Team’s Nicholas Dlamini were judged joint winners after tackling the arduous 182km route from Camperdown to Margate in the inaugural KZN Autumn Series Mayday Classic on the national Worker’s Day public holiday today. Nicholas Dlamini (MTN-Qhubeka Feeder Team) and HB Kruger (Team Abantu) crossing the finish line at […]
Combrinck, Rabie primed for second joBerg2c victory
Gawie Combrinck and Johann Rabie look set for a second straight victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c after consolidating their more than 19-minute lead on the penultimate stage through southern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. The defending champions plunged into the Umkomaas River Valley and powered their way out the other side to claim their fifth […]
New SRAM RAIL 40 mountain bike wheels announced
You don’t win by being the lightest. Or the stiffest. Or the toughest. You win by being the fastest. And that takes a wheel designed specifically for the modern mountain biker. At SRAM, we start with the demands of the terrain and work forward from there—carefully balancing each wheel’s design around five key attributes: weight, […]
Fouche confident about Margate racing
The inaugural KZN Autumn Series is well underway across the province of KwaZulu-Natal. With one race down, the three- race series is giving great South African riders the chance to compete for important UCI points at international level races. Team Bonitas rider, Herman Fouche, talks about team dynamics, training and preparation for the next two […]
Kachelhoffer, Seyffert shake up joBerg2c
It was a battle of the former roadies as Hanco Kachelhoffer and Pieter Seyffert outsprinted their rivals to take the stage win on day seven of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on Thursday. Pieter Seyffert (left) and Hanco Kachelhoffer of Altech Autopage Karan Beef celebrate their first stage win on day seven of […]
Tour of Turkey #5: Songezo Jim closer to KOM competition lead
The 5th stage of the Tour of Turkey came down to a short uphill bunch sprint which had Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) reign supreme. Carlos Barbero (Caja-Rural) was 2nd and Jay McCarthy (Tinkoff-Saxo) got up for 3rd. There was an early break of 3 riders that went clear and they were allowed 7 minutes before Team […]