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Youcef Reguigui wins Tour de Langkawi overall
Youcef Reguigui has won the 20th edition of the Tour de Langkawi. The Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung rider was able to hold on to the yellow leaders jersey he donned after his emphatic stage victory yesterday. Today’s final stage was all that stood in the way of MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung claiming its first general classification […]
Cape Epic Bikes: Investec Songo.info Specialized
On Sunday morning, against the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town South Africa, Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy start a prologue at 12:06 local time. They are racing against the clock onboard two custom painted S-Works Epic’s at the start of the Absa Cape Epic, an 8-day test of body, mind and equipment. Over […]
Video: Kargo Pro MTB take 4th in the Cape Epic Prologue
Kicking off the 2015 Absa Cape Epic on the slopes of Table Mountain the boys from Kargo Pro MTB team (Emil Lindgren and Brendon Davids) rode to a solid fourth place. Get a little taste of their prologue experience below. Follow team Kargo Pro MTB – Momsen during the 2015 edition. Twitter – @kargopromtb Look […]
Aramex Songo.info Champions Race wrap up
The cream of world mountain biking raced through the dusty streets of a little-known Western Cape township this week. Former world champion and reigning Olympic gold medallist Jaroslav Kulhavy (Czech Republic) was there. So was four times Absa Cape Epic winner and himself a multiple world champion, Switzerland’s Christoph Sauser. And reigning Absa Cape Epic […]
Steve Cummings moves up to third overall at Tirreno-Adriatico
218 kilometers from Indicatore (Arezzo) to Castelraimondo were on the agenda of the day. The course had some difficult offerings in the shape of the Poggio San Romualdo, 10.8 kilometers long with an average gradient of 6.4 %, and a difficult final circuit course. Wout Poels (Sky) made the most out of it and took […]
Youcef Reguigui wins stage 7 of Le Tour de Langkawi
The Tour de Langkawi reached its peak today with the tackling hill top finish at Fraser’s Hill. The climb was a late addition to the race course, after the removal of Genting Highlands. Nonetheless, its final steep 8 kilometers proved to be the perfect playground for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. After a few kilometers into today’s […]
Video: Lindgren and Davids all set for the Cape Epic Prologue
With just one day to go before the start of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic, Momsen riders Emil Lindgren and Brendon Davids take care of that last bit of admin. Follow team Kargo Pro MTB – Momsen during the 2015 edition. Twitter – @kargopromtb Look out for the daily video updates here as they take […]
Fierce racing in Masters, Grandmasters and Mixed Categories at Cape Epic
In 2014 the top Masters category team of former Olympic gold medallist Bart Brentjens and Abraao Azevedo finished an incredible 14th overall. Both partners in this category have to be over 40 and the Dutch/Brazilian pairing saw off many top riders nearly half their ages. Perhaps even more astonishing was the performance of the top […]
Cummings and Boasson Hagen move up in the overall at Tirreno-Adriatico
Today’s third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico lead the peloton over 203 km from Cascina to Arezzo. The short but steep uphill finish suited Greg van Avermaet (BMC) best. The Belgian took the win from Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-QuickStep) and also moved into the Blue Leader Jersey. A breakaway of five got away early […]
Kargo ‘underdogs’ eye Cape Epic prologue triumph
Viewed by many as 2015 ABSA Cape Epic ‘underdogs’, Kargo Pro MTB’s Swedish/ South African duo of Emil Lindgren and Brendon Davids are confident their recent good run of form in the local cross country scene will stand them in good stead to spring a few surprises at Sunday’s prologue in Cape Town. Lindgren and […]
Evans seeks the perfect 10 with Knox at Cape Epic
The 2015 ABSA Cape Epic will be the 11th one that Kevin Evans starts. He’s hoping it’s going to be the 10th one he finishes. He’s also hoping he finishes it with a few podium visits and a smile because it could be his final edition as a professional racer. Kevin Evans is aiming for […]
Legends of the Pedal unite at gala dinner
The Legends of the Pedal organisation assembled together at a glitzy black-tie gala dinner held at Ongegund Lodge, a magnificent wine estate set on the outskirts of Somerset West in the Western Cape, on 4 December 2014. (From left to right) Johnny Koen, Freddie Joubert and William Newman at the Legends of the Pedal gala […]