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Will big guns Sauser & Kulhavy fire in 2015 Epic?
On paper, Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec-Songo-Specialized) will start the 2015 Absa Cape Epic as firm favourites. Switzerland’s Sauser has won the race four times already, while his Czech partner has raced it once before, with Sauser in 2013, when they won convincingly. Sauser won the marathon mountain biking world championship in 2013 while […]
SuperSport goes international to support MTN-Qhubeka
Ahead of arguably the most important season in the history of South African cycling, SuperSport has secured the rights to a number of international tours and classics, many of which will feature our very own Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. The team will be using a number of these events to fine-tune its preparation for its […]
Entries close tonight for first DHI Cup Series of 2015, Contermanskloof
Online pre-entries for the Stihl 2015 SA Mountain Bike Downhill (DHI) Cup Series, taking place in Contermanskloof, Western Cape, close at midnight tonight (17 February). Photo credit: Terence Vrugtman/ AdventureLife.co.za. The popular Contermanskloof track in Durbanville, Western Cape, plays host to the opening round of the Downhill national series in partnership with Western Province MTB […]
Tour of Oman #1: Johann van Zyl impresses yet again
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung got the Tour of Oman off to a good start with Johann van Zyl being the main protagonist of the first stage. The win however went to Andrea Gaurdini (Astana) with Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quickstep) and Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) in 2nd and 3rd respectively. It was inside the first kilometre of […]
Totalsports XTERRA South African Champs attracts a stellar field
The Grabouw Country Club will be a hub of excitement this coming weekend when multi-sport athletes young and slightly more senior gather to partake in the largest XTERRA triathlon in the word, the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Grabouw presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT. Reigning Totalsports XTERRA SA Women’s Champion and XTERRA World Champion Flora Duffy of Bermuda will […]
Platt bids for Epic win number five
“There is only one gas and that’s full gas,” laughs Karl Platt about the way he will be approaching the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. “I want to win it if possible.” His Team Bulls partner Urs Huber is also making no bones about their objective: “After a lot of bad luck last year we are […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka preview: Ruta del Sol
While part of Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be racing in Oman this week, another part of the team will head to the Spanish Ruta del Sol as well. The Ruta del Sol runs from 18-22 February and incorporates 6 stages over the 5 days, the opening day consists of a morning road stage and […]
Inter School Eliminator Series: third and final round
Sunday 15 February saw Bloemendal Wine Estate host the third and final round of the Inter School Eliminator Series for the Western Cape. There was plenty of hype leading up to this event as the riders tried to figure out which sections of the trails we would be using. To riders and spectators amazement, we […]
Knox, Evans to settle unfinished Cape Epic business
Former South African marathon champions Max Knox and Kevin Evans will renew their stage racing partnership at next month’s ABSA Cape Epic as Team Biogen-Volcan. But they’re not going to the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race to make up the numbers; they’re aiming for podium places. Evans is no stranger to the Cape […]
Reid & Kleinhans win Tankwa Trek
Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (Red-E Blend) won the final stage of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race on Sunday, but the day’s runners-up, Erik Kleinhans and James Reid (RECM), secured the overall title after three days of fiercely competitive racing in the Kouebokkeveld region of South Africa’s Western Cape province. Red-E Blend’s […]
Clasica Almeria: Crash wrecks MTN-Qhubeka’s chances
Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) became the first British rider to win the Clasica Almeria today as he out sprinted Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar) and teammate, Mark Renshaw to take the win. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had an unfortunate day with a late crash ruining our chances of a result. The early break of the day consisted of […]
No love lost during Stage 2 of Tankwa Trek
It may have been Valentine’s Day, but there was no love lost among the podium contenders on Stage 2 of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Saturday. Stefan Sahm of Team Bulls, leads the front pack during the first half of Stage 2 of the DUTOIT […]