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2015 sani2c race village upgrades
2015 is set to be the year of the race village experience for participants of the 11th Nedbank sani2c mountain bike stage race while organisers’ more than decade long dream of the race commencing at the foot of the iconic Sani Pass is also set to be realized. Developing a world class route has always […]
3 Days of De Panne #1: Teamwork secures 10th place for Kristian Sbaragli
Alexander Kristoff won the 1st stage of the 3 Days of De Panne, out-sprinting Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Soudal) and Stijn Devolder (Trek Factory Racing) from a 6 rider breakaway. Kristian Sbaragli put in a good sprint to secure 10th on the stage for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. The stage got off to hesitant start with the opening […]
Bull ready to give it horns at Downhill Cup #2
The second round of 2015 Stihl SA MTB DHI Cup Series takes places at Cascades MTB Park, Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 5 April 2015. This event forms part of the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival from 3-5 April. Competing in round 2 of the DHI Cup this coming weekend is Sportsnut DH Team and Men’s Elite rider, Sam […]
National Para Track athletes advance towards goals at Worlds
South Africa’s national team maintained their focus on their specific objectives during the remaining competition days of the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in front of a partisan Dutch crowd cheering on their compatriots. As for the time trial, Roxy Burns was the first of the South African riders to tackle the pursuit event. […]
Pat Smyly (68) to take on Discovery World Triathlon Cape Tow
Pat Smyly (68, Hout Bay) will be one of the oldest participants in the Discovery World Triathlon Cape Town, which takes place on 25 and 26 April. The ITU World Triathlon Series, which finishes in Chicago later this year, will be hosted at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town, making it the second […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: 3 days of De Panne
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are back at the races today as they start the 3 days of De Panne. After disappointingly losing Edvald Boasson Hagen to a broken collarbone sustained at the weekend’s Gent-Wevelgem, the African team will be looking to take its revenge on the Belgian roads over the coming 3 days. The 3 […]
Beukes and Strauss claim XCO spoils in round 2
The second round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup XCO took place at Voortrekker Monument, Gauteng, on Saturday 28 March. With 50 Elite Men and 11 Elite Women competing, this event had one of the largest Elite fields in a long time. The winner of the Elite Men’s race was Matthys Beukes (Scott Factory […]
Video: The Night Harvest 2015 MTB Highlights
Check in with all the action from the 4th The Night Harvest hosted by Matt Macduff. On the 6th of March 2015, 2000 spectators lined Potato trails in Hout Bay to watch a field of international and local riders throw down. Following a week of blazing fires, the local scene pulled together to make another […]
Jerome Clementz and Anne Caroline Chausson win the Giant Toa Enduro in New Zealand
It was an explosive start to the 2015 Enduro World Season as Jerome Clementz (Cannondale OverMountain) and Anne Caroline Chausson (Ibis Cycles Enduro Team) were crowned the first winners of 2015 in the Giant Toa Enduro in New Zealand. The season started in style as the riders rolled off the stage at Te Puia under […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen fractures clavicle in Gent-Wevelgem crash
Sad news for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s classics captain Edvald Boasson Hagen. The Norwegian sustained a distal fracture of his right clavicle in a crash at the Moeren part of today’s Gent-Wevelgem. He will miss out on the upcoming monuments such as the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. “In a weather affected and dangerous race Edvald […]
Tough day for MTN-Qhubeka at Gent-Wevelgem
Strong winds, cool temperatures and rain were the main sights at todays Gent-Wevelgem that saw a strong MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung line-up. The team was well positioned and stayed in contention until a big crash in the peloton disrupted the team’s plans. After a few early attempts a group of six managed to go clear. They […]
Three-time National Champion ready for 2015 Stihl SA DHI Cup #2
The second round of the 2015 SA Stihl MTB DHI Cup takes place at Cascades MTB Park, in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 5 April. With the right race attitude, and a phenomenal support base, the three-time National Champion and National Cup Series winner, Tiaan Odendaal, is all systems go for this event, and ready to do […]