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MTN-Qhubeka preview: Milan-Sanremo
The first monument of the year, Milan-Sanremo, takes place this Saturday and MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be lining up at La Primavera with high hopes once again. With two past champions as part of our roster, Gerald Ciolek and Matt Goss, the top step of the podium is our teams ultimate goal come Sunday. The […]
PMB MTB Festival’s marathons clear early season cobwebs
The Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival’s brand new 50km Classic, 20km Ride and 10km Fun Ride events at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 5 April are set to kick start the world famous KwaZulu-Natal mountain biking winter season, giving riders a chance to test themselves on the course that hosted the UCI MTB Marathon World Champs last […]
‘Race for red’ hots up in Absa Cape Epic
By their own admission Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (Scott Factory Racing) took a “long shot” gamble by breaking away early in Wednesday’s 111km Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic. But it was a gamble that paid off handsomely and saw them winning the stage and donning the red Absa African special jersey. “We […]
Help us and Qhubeka to fund 295 bicycles at Milan-San Remo!
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung has always been about more than just winning races. We measure our performance in helping to put 5,000 children on bikes. We are about changing lives with bicycles, which is why we are appealing to the public to help us win at Milan-San Remo this weekend. This Sunday as a team […]
The tough get going as going gets tough
Stage 4 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic, a 111km loop of the Worcester countryside, finished much like the previous stage – with riders covered in sand, cursing the heat and rocky conditions of the route. And, of course, with Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of Team RECM Specialized crossing the line first, well ahead […]
Easter mountain bike adrenalin in Wellington
Have you heard about Enduro mountain bike events? What is it and can anyone take part? It is geared for real mountain bikers that enjoy single track and are fit enough to ride uphills, but more importantly like riding downhills fast! Therefor more adrenalin junkies like downhillers enjoy this discipline of the sport, but the […]
Eighth Emperors Palace Classic ready for lift-off
Gauteng cyclists have until March 30 to get their entries in for the eighth edition of the Emperors Palace Classic, which takes place from Kempton Park on April 11 and 12. Billed as “the race of dreams”, the event’s offering has been expanded in recent years to include both road riders and mountain bikers. South […]
Buys, Beukes fly the South African flag
South Africans Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes notched up the first South African win in the 2015 Absa Cape Epic after an audacious early break on Wednesday’s rugged 111km Stage 4. The looped route – starting and finishing in Worcester – included some back-breaking climbs and rocky surfaces, giving rise to many tyre problems throughout […]
2016 Cape Town Cycle Tour to take place one week earlier on 6 March
The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT) has announced that next year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour will take place on Sunday, 06 March 2016 – a week earlier than usual. Traditionally the race is held on the second Sunday in March, but in its 39th year, the world’s largest timed cycling event will move to […]
Spotlight: Dirt Apparel
Two and a half years ago, my brother introduced me to cycling. Since then the sport has changed my life for the better in so many ways. One day, while riding the awesome Tygerberg Trails in the Hills of Durbanville, I decided to establish a clothing brand that all my friends and fellow riders could […]
Triumph and tears at Absa Cape Epic women’s race
Immediately after Team RECM Specialized’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad crossed the line of Stage 3 at HTS Drostdy in Worcester, they collapsed to the ground in exhaustion and elation. The 128km ride – blitz in their case – from Elgin to Worcester had been an emotional rollercoaster. Moments later, Kleinhans was in tears as […]
Sun, sand and rough conditions for Absa Cape Epic riders
A transition stage on the Absa Cape Epic – from one race village host town to another – is sometimes regarded as being easier, but Wednesday’s 128km Stage 3 from Elgin Valley to Worcester was “very rough and really sandy”, according to race leader Christoph Sauser. Christoph Sauser of Investec Songo Specialized during stage 3. […]