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Top stars set to light up Joburg at SA Track Champs
Ace sprinter Jean Smith and women’s powerhouse Maroesjka Matthee will be making the journey from the Western Cape to Johannesburg for the national track champs that take place at the Hector Norris Park Cycling Track in Turffontein starting from 7-11 April. The nation’s top track sprinter Jean Smith will be riding at the upcoming South […]
Meintjes & Janse van Rensburg happy to be in France
The Circuit Cycliste Sarthe is a UCI 2.1 4 day, 5 stage cycle race in France. The race starts on Tuesday 7 April and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to be starting this French stage race, our first tour on French soil this year. Riders will take on 4 road stages and 1 time […]
Paris-Camembert: Kristian Sbaragli in the mix once again
While most attention was placed on today’s Ronde van Vlaanderen, MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were also racing the Paris-Camembert. The race victor would be Julien Loubet (Marseille 13 KTM), the Frenchman just out sprinted countryman Pierrick Fedrigo (Bretagne Seche). Samuel Dumoulin (AG2R La Mondiale) was 3rd. The race was animated by a 3 man early escape, […]
Haimy and Degn master PMB XCO in tricky conditions
After overnight rain, tricky conditions tested the elite men and women in the cross country races at the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival on Saturday, with Israel’s Shlomi Haimy claiming the men’s victory and Denmark’s Malene Degn racing to a dominating win in the women’s race. The 30-plus age categories and women’s elite race helped settle the […]
Bull claims maiden national title to wrap up PMB MTB Festival
Sam Bull rocketed to his first ever Nationals downhill MTB cup victory and Danish stars Sebastian Fini and Simon Andreassen captured the 20km and 50km marathon titles respectively as the successful inaugural Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival at the Cascades MTB Park drew to an end on Sunday. For Fini, who finished fourth in a superb field […]
Development stars bask in the spotlight at PMB MTB Festival
The success of KZN Cycling’s and Cycling South Africa’s development programme was on full display as development racing kicked off the three-day long Pietermaritzburg Mountain Bike Festival at the Cascades Mountain Bike Park on Friday. All districts of KwaZulu-Natal were represented, with 10 riders from each district showing off their skills. Since the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio finishes 10th at Ronde van Vlaanderen
The Bigla Pro Cycling Team lined up in the third World Cup of the season in Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday. The race was won by Italian Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle-Honda) after a solo attack while her teammate Jolien D’Hoore and Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv) was second and third respectively. Annemiek van Vleuten finished […]
Matt Brammeier spends first Ronde in breakaway
It was an epic battle for the 99th Ronde van Vlaanderen which Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) would eventually ride away with. Niki Terpstra (Etixx-Quickstep) was 2nd across the line with Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) rounding out the minor placings. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were again involved in the early racing as race debutant Matt Brammeier […]
Future stars get PMB MTB Festival under way in style
The opening day of the inaugural three-day long Pietermaritzburg Mountain Bike Festival cast a spotlight on the youth, with some very successful development racing followed by the phenomenally successful Spur School Series, which drew entries from across the country, as did the Enduro, which saw some of South Africa’s leading downhill riders and cross country […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: Tour of Flanders
It’s that time of the season that cycling fanatics have been waiting for. The Ronde van Vlaanderen takes place this Sunday, 5th April. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are excited and eager to be participating in this 2nd Monument of the year, Belgium’s most prized sporting event. The 265km course will again include 19 Hellingens, including […]
3 Days of De Panne #3: Jay Thomson drives the break
The 3 Days of De Panne concluded today with the 2 half stages. The mornings 111km road stage saw a bunch kick which Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) won, it was his 3rd stage in a row. The afternoon time trial would be the Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) show as the Brit won the final stage with […]
SRAM announces GX range of 1×11, 2×11 and 2×10 drivetrains
For every bike, there’s a rider. A rider who builds it. A rider who knows it. A rider who’s always ready to take the bike somewhere new. Introducing GX, the drivetrain for people who love to ride without restraint. From beginner to expert, GX delivers personalized gear choices that take you as far and wide […]