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Team Giant Durbanville A wins fourth consecutive Coronation Double Century
Team Giant Durbanville A clinched their fourth consecutive victory at the 22nd installment of the annual Coronation Double Century on Saturday, 22 November 2014 – in a record-breaking time of 05:02:28. Temperatures reached a high of 33 degrees celsius in Swellendam today, with around eight knots of wind – providing perfect cycling conditions for the […]
Emphatic wins for Janse van Rensburg and Moolman Pasio at Unite4Mandela
The unprecedented R250 000 first place, the biggest in the history of South African cycling, was won by Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg (Giant Shimano) and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (Momentum) at the Unite4Mandela cycling event this morning. The event took place in the heart of the city in remembrance of Nelson Mandela and included some of […]
Buffelsjag kids ‘learn the ropes’ at Coronation Double Century MTB Skills Clinic
A group of 18 young, aspiring cyclists from the Buffeljagsrivier community gathered at the Bontebok National Park and Marloth Nature Reserve in the Overberg to take part in a MTB Skills Clinic ahead of the annual Coronation Double Century team cycling event taking place tomorrow. The clinic formed part of the Coronation Double Century community […]
Sharks get behind day of trail adventure
Sunday 7 December is set to be the perfect festive season starter as hundreds of families are expected to descend on Summerveld Estate in Shongweni for the 2015 edition of STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure and the Cell C Sharks have thrown their weight behind the popular mountain biking and trail running event. Cell C Sharks’ […]
International cycling stars flock to SA’s richest cycling race
On Saturday some of the biggest names in international and local cycling will take to the streets of Pretoria to show unity for Mandela. None other than South African president Jacob Zuma will be firing the start gun to signal the start of what is to be an iconic example of what can be achieved […]
Mountain Splendour rounds out riveting ROAG Series
With the title all but wrapped up going into the final showdown of the ever popular Quattro ROAG Series at the Mountain Splendour Mania, Andrew Hill stamped his authority on the men’s series title race with victory in the 40km half marathon while Jeannie Dreyer claimed the women’s series spoils despite Natalie Bergstrom clinching the […]
Recognition of cycling grows as SA Sports Awards looms
The recognition of cycling in South Africa continues to gain momentum with the 2014 South African Sports Awards event fast approaching. The ceremony takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 30 November 2014. Cycling South Africa expressed pride in the athletes’ achievements within their cycling codes, with six nominations from five cyclists this year. […]
SA MTB Cup Series and Championship dates for 2015
Cycling South Africa confirms the calendar dates and venues for the South African MTB Cup Series, the once-off SA MTB National Championship event for the cross-country and downhill disciplines and the SA MTB Marathon National Championships that will take place in 2015. The XCO races feature a UCI category 1 rating for the Elite Men […]
Top teams to battle it out at the 2014 Coronation Double Century
Defending Coronation Double Century winners Team Giant Durbanville A have thrown down the gauntlet to rivals threatening to derail their bid for a fourth successive victory. “We are definitely planning on defending our title again this year,” said team captain, Hannes van der Walt. “We’ve been putting in the hours and have done a few […]
joBerg2c rolls out new race villages
The Old Mutual joBerg2c will roll out two new race villages for the 2015 edition of the nine-day mountain bike race, which starts just south of Johannesburg on April 24. Participants in the 2015 edition of the Old Mutual joBerg2c can look forward to two brand-new race villages when the nine-day stage race starts on […]
Rocky Mountain Bicycles to sponsor the inaugural Snow Epic
The Canadian company was one of the first to recognise the Snow Epic’s potential and shipped out a prototype of its new fatbike – the Rocky Mountain Blizzard – to Engelberg, Switzerland, for the trial ride of the Snow Epic in April this year. Now it will sponsor the Rocky Dual, a floodlit dual slalom […]
Stoltz ready for round two at Pennypinchers Origin of Trails
XTERRA legend, Conrad Stoltz obliterated the field at the inaugural Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails 2-Day Mountain Bike (MTB) Stage Race in Stellenbosch in 2013. Stoltz, who claimed victory in an impressive combined time of 06 hours 27 minutes 36 seconds, will be hoping for a successful title defense when he toes the line at the […]