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Inter School Eliminator Series – Western Cape
After the great response of 2014, the Inter School Eliminator Series is back for its second year and promises to be better and even more exciting! The courses more technical – testing the racing ability and teaching new skills! The prizes – our sponsors have gone all out to support mountain biking amongst the youth! […]
Strong field for Ashburton Investments National MTB Series opener
A strong international field will contest the first round of the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series in South Africa, which takes place at Meerendal Wines in the Western Cape on Saturday in what promises to be a world-class display of quality racing. Photo credit: ZoonCronje.com The season opening UCI Category 3 status event has attracted […]
Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw to race Cape Town Cycle Tour
This year, Mark Cavendish, one of Etixx – Quick-Step’s biggest, and his lead-out man, Mark Renshaw, will participate in the Cycle Tour for the first time. The Cycle Tour attracts 35 000 cyclists to Cape Town every year and, over the past 36 years, has emerged as one of the greatest cycling events on the […]
2015 MTN-Qhubeka Cervélo Team Bikes
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to unveil its 2015 range of Cervélo bikes it will be using this season. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be making use of all 3 of Cervélo’s top end road frames, the R5, S5 and P5. All the bikes will be equipped with ROTOR rings, cranks and power meters, KMC […]
Esther Suss aims for the top at Epic
The formidable women’s field for the 2015 Absa Cape Epic includes several of the biggest names in mountain biking, and few have graced the sport quite like Esther Suss. The Swiss legend and former Marathon World Champion is 40 now but still at the top of her game. She has twice notched up wins at […]
Mountain Bike Commissaire’s Course a success
South African Schools Cycling (SASC) President, Deon Steyn, presented a mountain bike commissaire’s course in Bloemfontein on Saturday 24 January. Steyn, a qualified UCI MTB commissaire, has recognised that there is a shortage of MTB commissaires in some of the provinces, with the Free State and North West provinces not having any. The course, which […]
75 riders to take on 2015 Trans Hajar mountain bike challenge
Seventy-five pro and amateur riders across 18 nationalities will line up at the start of the newly UCI classified 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race on Friday 30 January. Leading the international charge is South Africa with 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful James Reid making his Trans Hajar debut and last year’s female winner […]
PPA launches Stay Wider Of The Rider safe cycling campaign
The number of cyclists and motorists on our roads are increasing each year. As of 2013, accidents involving motor vehicles and cyclists have increased by over 80% and statistics show that 40% of all road fatalities are vulnerable road users, including cyclists. “The PPA’s primary role is to protect and empower cyclists. The PPA’s new […]
Will more cyclists make the sport safer in 2015?
Everybody is saying it: we need to get more people on bicycles on our roads. The environmental, health and economic benefits are obvious. But the headlines are shouting back: “Cyclist killed” or “Mountain biker hijacked”. Internationally, the safety of cyclists has improved as the number of cyclists increases: for example, more cyclists on the streets […]
Preview: MTN-Qhubeka take on Challenge Mallorca
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will begin its racing season at the Challenge Mallorca starting on the 29th of January. The Challenge Mallorca is comprised of 4 separate one day races (UCI 1.1) taking place over 4 days on the island of Mallorca. Teams are allowed to select new rosters for each race, alternating riders to […]
A Glimpse Into The Future: Rourke Croeser and Travis Walker
Absa Cape Epic fans will get a glimpse of the future when two of South Africa’s rising stars take on the rugged eight-day stage race in 2015. Rourke Croeser and Travis Walker are both 23-years-old – an age when mountain bikers tend to be better at the shorter disciplines. They have though shown good form […]
Pennypinchers Origin of Trails entries now open
Entries are now open for the mountain bike party of the year, the 3rd annual Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails, two day mountain bike (MTB) stage race. Returning to the picturesque Stellenbosch region and surrounds on Friday, 27 and Saturday, 28 November 2015, the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails combines a vast network of world class trails […]