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Zulus dominate opening stage of joBerg2c
Development riders Mboneni Ngcobo and Sthembiso Masango showed the pro field a thing or two as they drove the pace on the 116km neutral opening stage of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on Friday. The muddied but unbeaten RMB Change a Life Academy duo set a solid tempo as the field of […]
Hibiscus Coast cycling festival to attract locals and holidaymakers alike
The inaugural Hibiscus Coast Cycling Festival will witness an array of cycle racing for cyclists of all ages when the south coast town of Margate plays host to the Hibiscus Coast Classic on Saturday 2 May. A change to the route will now see cyclists tackle a scenic 15.5km loop through the Hibiscus Coast Municipality […]
Giro del Trentino: Louis Meintjes wins best young rider competition
The Giro del Trentino reached its conclusion today after the final stage saw the victory being decided by the breakaway. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) was the rider coming out on top with David Arroyo (Caja Rural) in 2nd and Fabio Duarte (Colombia) in 3rd. It was always thought that the break could survive on today’s final […]
Domino Foundation back anti-xenophobia efforts
With a scourge of xenophobia sweeping across parts of KwaZulu-Natal and further a field in recent weeks the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune’s owners, the Domino Foundation, have become inspirational in helping foreigners displaced by the violence and are using the Tour Durban to gather funds through the purchasing of arm bands in […]
Specialized upgrade Command Post and Öhlins Enduro Coil Shock
Nothing beats a smokin’ hot new upgrade to your mountain bike, right? Specialized is excited to introduce two exciting new upgrades in the new Command Post IRcc and the Öhlins Enduro Coil Shock at the Sea Otter Classic this April 16th-19th. The All-New Command Post IRcc Our internally routed Command Post has been touted as […]
Massive field gears up for Tour Durban
With superb weather forecast for the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune, thousands of social road riders will share the freeways around Durban on Sunday morning with the cream of the elite road racing crop for the 22nd edition of the popular Durban classic. The race for the 2015 titles in the 105km classic, […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will head to the final of the spring classics this weekend as they take on the Liege-Bastogne-Liege. The 253km monument will be a stern test for our team but one in which we hope our young African stars will shine in. While last year may have seen a 4 rider sprint […]
UCI category events on home soil is a “win-win for Africa and SA”
South Africa’s Elite cyclists are gearing up for the start of the KZN Autumn Series – a series of three UCI Category 1.2 road cycling races – taking place in KwaZulu-Natal on 27 April (in Pietermaritzburg), 1 May (Pietermaritzburg to Margate) and 3 May (Margate). World Cycling Centre Satellite-Africa Director, Jean-Pierre van Zyl will have […]
Giro del Trentino #3: Louis Meintjes 9th again and keeps white jersey
The 3rd stage of the Giro del Trentino would see Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung put in another strong performance on the day. Natnael Berhane animated the stage in the days breakaway and Louis Meintjes went toe-to-toe with favourites on the final climb. 15 riders would go clear in the early break of the day but […]
Strong bond continues between schools and sani2c
When the thousands of avid MTB riders take part in the popular three stage Nedbank sani2c, ten local schools get involved in providing essential services to the trio of races, and in the process ploughing funds back into their school coffers in line with the race business model of empowering and benefiting as many community […]
New twists to famous Karkloof trails
For 21 years the Sappi Karkloof MTB Festival has provided riders with exhilarating mountain bike track with varying elements that appeal to all riders and whilst previous years have been successful, course designer and builder Hylton Turvey continues to revamp, reshape and reinvent the courses at the Karkloof MTB Club and the 2015 three-day, 8-10 […]
Lill and Woolcock spice of Tour Durban cyclocross race
Cape MTB stars Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock have added their names to the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune cyclocross entry, dramatically reshaping the race for the 55km title. With the last two defending champions Andrew Hill and Rourke Croeser missing from the line-up through commitments abroad or to the Old Mutual Joberg2c, […]