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Serge Pauwels ends Australia’s oldest stage race in 12th overall
The final stage of the Herald Sun Tour culminated today after 122 tough kilometers on Arthurs Seat. Having Serge Pauwels in contention for the overall, team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung was keen to infiltrate todays break. Just a couple of kilometers into the race a group of 13 rider went clear, with Matt Goss and Nic […]
Moolman-Pasio does the double at SA Road Champs
Following her dominant display in the Time Trial earlier in the week South African women’s cycling star Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio produced another quality performance as she pulled away from the rest of the field in the last five kilometres to claim the National Road Race title at the 2015 Pennypinchers South African Road, Time Trial and […]
Great mix in line for African Road Champs
With riders from 30 different African nations set to take part in the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Road Championships next week, Pietermaritzburg and the small town of Wartburg are bracing themselves to host the biggest road cycling event ever in the country with some high class racing expected over the six days of action. […]
Cytech training scheme: it’s here
On Wednesday evening the 4 February 2015, Torq Zone celebrated a major milestone for the Cycling Industry in South Africa. Their brand new, and first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art Bicycle Technical Training Centre of Excellence was officially opened with a lot of fanfair and excitement. The Torq Zone Academy’s Bicycle Technical Training Centre of Excellence, officially opened this […]
Multiple world champ Stoltz to debut at Dual-Cross Series
The increasingly popular trail synergy race that blends mountain biking and trail running, the 2015 Momentum Health OatWell Dual-Cross Series powered by PeptoPro, will commence this weekend at Hakahana Trails, near Hartebeespoortdam, west of Pretoria. Brand du Plessis and Lise Olivier won the men and women’s series titles respectively in 2014 and will be back […]
Herald Sun Tour #3: Tyler Farrar spends day in breakaway
The 123km 2nd road stage of the Herald Sun Tour saw a bunch sprint decide the victor with Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) being first across the line. Steele van Hoff (Australia) and Samuel Witmitz (Budget Forklifts) would claim 2nd and 3rd respectively. Cameron Meyer (Orica-Greenedge) held on to the yellow jersey. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had […]
Preview: Tour of Qatar
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will feature in the Tour of Qatar for the first time, this year. The desert race has become a mainstay fixture on the international cycling calendar and is an important event for all riders hoping to have a successful classics campaign. The UCI 2.HC event takes place from the 8-13 February […]
Usual suspects rise to the surface at SA Champs Time Trial
As the programme at the 2015 Pennypinchers South African Road, Time Trial and Para-cycling Championships heats up the elite men’s and women’s Time Trials took centre stage on Thursday with defending champions Daryl Impey and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio both proving too strong for their respective fields as they took home the national time trial championship […]
Cape Town to host second annual World Triathlon Series
Cape Town is due to host its second World Triathlon Series (WTS) event on 25 and 26 April this year – one of ten cities in which the global series takes place – when locals can either watch elite athletes from 80 countries compete with Table Mountain as the backdrop or participate themselves. Says Bruce […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio wins National Time Trial Championships
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio powered her way to victory in the South African National Time Trial Championships earlier today. The race was held in Nelspruit at the Mbombela stadium, one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Photo credit: www.craigdutton.com. The South African successfully defended her title with a time of 46’30” over 34 kilometres […]
Namibian champ targets continental title
Team Bestmed-Multihull-ASG’s newly crowned Namibian champion, Vera Adrian, will be striving for continental glory at next week’s African road cycling championships. Team Bestmed-Multihull-ASG’s newly crowned Nambian champion Vera Adrian will turn her attentions to the African continental road cycling championships in South Africa next week. Adrian, who won both the road and time-trial titles in […]
Kleinhans: “The toughest competition ever …”
Ariane Kleinhans is under no illusions about the challenge that will confront her and partner Annika Langvad when they defend their Absa Cape Epic title next month: “We will definitely face the toughest competition ever at this year’s Cape Epic,” she said. The Swiss/Danish duo won in compelling fashion from Esther Süss of Switzerland and […]