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SA Track Champs showdown attracts track cycling cream
The Hector Norris Park Cycling Track in Turffontein will play host to the 2015 South African National Track Championships from 7-11 April and the top names in track cycling are expected to be lining up on the Highveld with an eye on a national championship crown and the South African striped jersey at the end […]
Cycliq Fly6 now available in South Africa
Cycle Factory Shop is excited to announce the launch of the new and improved Fly6 tail-light / HD camera combo. Fly6 is the first HD camera and tail-light combo designed specifically for cyclists. The innovative safety device replaces your existing tail-light and records what happens behind you in real-time. The name Fly6 blends two phrases: […]
Louis Meintjes wins solo and overall at Coppi e Bartali
Louis Meintjes took his first European win today after a brave solo that also earned him the overall victory at the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. It’s the second GC win for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung of the season, after the success at the Tour de Langkawi. Before the start of today’s final stage the […]
New venue in Malmesbury for Amarider 100miler & 50miler
The one-day ultra mountain bike marathon in the Swartland, the Amarider 100Miler, will start & finish at the Malmesbury Festival grounds on Saturday 23rd of May this year. However, the route will be more or less the same and the 50Miler option will still start at Delico, Riebeeck Kasteel as it did previous years and […]
Cycling SA condemns attack on MTB Team
Cycling South Africa regrets to announce that there was an attack on the visiting Danish MTB Team at Voortrekker Monument in Gauteng yesterday, while preparing for this weekend’s STIHL XCO Cup Series race. Albeit the area in which the event is taking place has perimeter game fence with security guards that do patrol the area, […]
Para-cycling goals for Rio 2016 on track at World Champs
The 2015 UCI Para-cycling competition season has just begun with the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships currently underway on 26 March in the small town of Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands. Multiple objectives were considered in selecting the South African team to compete in these championships. Most important, was the focus on the development of the […]
MTN-Qhubeka preview: E3 Harelbeke
The E3 Harelbeke gets underway today and serves as the first World Tour cobbled classic of the year. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be lining-up with intentions of being a prominent fixture throughout the race. At 218km long, and a route that includes most of the famed Helingens and cobbles sectors in the West Flanders […]
MTN-Qhubeka place third in the TTT at Coppi e Bartali
The Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali stage 1b marked the first team time trial for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung of the season and the team just narrowly missed out on the win. After Adrien Niyonshuti’s brave ride in the morning stage the riders were keen to show their stripes once again! The riders had to cover […]
Cycle racing for all amidst KZN Autumn Series
The KwaZulu-Natal south coast will come alive with cycling festivities in early May as the coastal tourist region plays host to the Hibiscus Coast Municipality Cycling Festival from 1-3 May 2015. Lucrative prize money and full road closure for the cycle race events is certain to attract cycling enthusiasts to Margate for the weekend of […]
Knox & Evans back for Nedbank sani2c title defence
With little over six weeks to go until the starter’s gun fires and sends participants of the 2015 Nedbank sani2c on their way, defending champions Kevin Evans and Max Knox have confirmed they will be back again in an attempt to retain their title. The eleventh edition of the hugely popular three day mountain biking […]
Coppi e Bartali #1a: Adrien Niyonshuti in the break
The opening half stage of the Coppi e Bartali would end in a mass sprint with Manuel Belleti (Southeast) sprinting to victory. Grega Bole (CCC Polsat) was a close 2nd with Patrick Clausen (Trefor-Blue Water) in 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung started the stage off on the front foot with Adrien Niyonshuti making it into […]
Cyclocross offers variety at Tour Durban
While ‘roadies’ get their share of aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune action on Sunday 26 April via the 105km Road Race and 45km Fun Ride, off-road cycling junkies can look forward to their fix as well at the exciting 55km Cyclocross event that incorporates the smooth newly-tarred M4 with some thrilling mountain biking […]