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Sizzling action at KZN Autumn Series Freedom Day Classic
The freedom to cycle was celebrated during the inaugural Freedom Day Classic, which is part of the KZN Autumn Series. Team Abantu’s Reynard Butler claimed the men’s victory in a time of 4:02:56.381 and CSA Women’s Development team rider Cherise Stander secured the women’s title in a time of 3:23:19.131 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. The […]
Tour of Turkey #2: No way through for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in mass sprint
The 2nd stage of the Tour of Turkey would be another sprint royal. Unfortunately Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would find themselves out of position with 1km to go and no way through as Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) sprinted ahead to a 2nd win in as many days. The day got off to a positive start for […]
Combrinck, Rabie take second stage win at joBerg2c
Overnight leaders Gawie Combrinck and Johann Rabie celebrated Freedom Day by claiming their second stage win on day four of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on Monday. Combrinck and Rabie set the tempo on the 121km course from Sterkfontein Dam in the Free State to lead the plunge off the escarpment into […]
Alistair Brownlee takes 18th World Triathlon Series title
Not even a stumble on the run could stop Alistair Brownlee‘s return to the top of the World Triathlon Series podium in Cape Town on Sunday, as the most successful athlete in series history took his total number of titles to 18. While he tripped early on in the run, Brownlee made his way up […]
Close finish for Odendaal and Potgieter at DHI #3
The third round of the 2015 Stihl MTB DHI Cup Series took place at Mankele MTB Park in Mpumalanga on Sunday 26th April. Three-time SA champ, Tiaan Odendaal took top honours in the Men’s Elite Category, followed by Johann Potgieter and Samuel Bull (third). Odendaal was thrilled with his round three success, narrowly beating Potgieter […]
Liege-Bastogne-Liege: Louis Meintjes dazzles with 11th place
The final spring classic of the year would be one to remember for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung with Louis Meintjes delighting us all with a magnificent performance, finishing 11th on the day. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) took the race win. The 253km La Doyenne, the oldest classic of them all saw a thrilling race unfold with […]
Tour of Turkey #1: Theo Bos sprints to 5th
The opening stage of the Tour of Turkey would see the expected mass sprint finish. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung fast man, Theo Bos, would duel it out with the other sprinters to take 5th on the stage for our African team. The early break of 5 riders honestly never stood much of a chance on […]
Unmistakeable team excitement over KZN UCI 1.2 races
The east coast province of KwaZulu-Natal will host the 2015 KZN Autumn Series, which takes place in Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg to Margate, and in Margate on Monday 27th April, Friday 1st May and Sunday 3rd May respectively. The UCI Category 1.2 races will see some of the country’s and Africa’s top cyclists battle it out for […]
Two new champions enthroned at Tour Durban
Europcar’s Ryan Gibbons brought the five-year Team Abantu reign at the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune to an end with a thrilling victory in the men’s 105km race, while Cherise Stander (RECM) came out on top of a see-saw end-sprint that saw nine riders challenge for the women’s race laurels. Racing in balmy […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Presidential Tour of Turkey
The 51st Presidential Tour of Turkey gets underway on Sunday and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will once again take to the start of the 8 stage UCI 2.HC cycling event. It will be the 3rd time our African team take on Turkey’s premier cycling race. The Tour of Turkey is a race that generally suits […]
Strauss and Hatherly claim XCO victories at Mankele Cup
With one of the largest fields of the series so far (over 150 online pre entries) the third round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup Series took place at Mankele MTB Park in Mpumalanga on Saturday 25 April, and proved once again how unpredictable the cross-country discipline can be. The Men and Women’s Elite […]
Hill, White kick into gear on day two of joBerg2c
Avis Van Rental mountain bikers Andrew Hill and Tyronne White kicked into high gear as they out-sprinted a small lead bunch to claim the second stage of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c through the eastern Free State on Saturday. Hill and White took the 93km stage from Frankfort to Reitz in a time of 3:26:48, […]