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2015 MTN-Qhubeka WCCA Feeder Team Announced
The South African domestic racing scene reached its conclusion yesterday with the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge, the 2nd biggest mass participation cycling event in both South Africa and the world. The MTN-Qhubeka World Cycling Centre Africa Feeder Team would end off a great season with an emphatic victory at yesterday’s race as Till Drobisch held […]
Dylan Girdlestone recruited by Drapac Professional Cycling
South African cycling got a major boost Monday when up-and-coming professional Dylan Girdlestone was recruited by elite Australian team Drapac Professional Cycling. Girdlestone, 25, had been earmarked for greater things after winning the Tour of Rwanda last year. He raced with American professional team Garmin-Sharp as a stagiaire – effectively an intern – earlier this […]
Stenerhag and Sim snag inaugural Paarl MTB Classic
Swedish marathon champion Jennie Stenerhag and cross-country specialist Robert Sim took the honours in the inaugural Bestmed Paarl MTB Classic, presented by the City of Drakenstein, in the Cape Winelands on Sunday. Swedish marathon champion Jennie Stenerhag (right), pictured here with Robyn de Groot at this year’s sani2c, was the women’s race winner at the […]
Women’s Cycling Commission to launch at Momentum 947 Twitter ride
Cycling South Africa’s Women’s Commission will officially launch at the Momentum 947 twitter ride, which starts at the Coca-Cola dome in Northgate at 07:00 on Saturday 15 November. Women’s Commission Director, Lise Olivier, appeals to all women to wear something purple (ribbon, hairband, socks, etc.) in support of women’s cycling. Wristbands will be handed out […]
Hill eyes Sharks Trail Adventure triple
Andrew Hill is looking forward to challenging for a third consecutive triumph in the STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure’s 40km half marathon mountain bike race when the 2014 edition of the popular family day out takes place at Summerveld Estate in Shongweni on Sunday 7 December. TIB Insurance’s Andrew Hill (front) is relishing the opportunity to […]
Last chance to enter first Paarl MTB Classic
Riders who missed their opportunity to enter the Bestmed Paarl MTB Classic will have one last chance to sign up for Sunday’s inaugural edition. A mountain biker at play on the Rhebokskloof Wines Estate, which forms part of ASG’s inaugural Bestmed Paarl MTB Classic route. // Photo: Louis Ferreira Wynand de Villiers of ASG Events […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka begin 2015 preparations at Spier Wine Farm
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be hosting its first training camp in preparation for the 2015 cycling season from 23-30 November at the beautiful Spier Wine Farm, in the Western Cape of South Africa. This will be the first time that all the new riders and staff will get together ahead of the team’s biggest […]
National road team announced for Tour du Rwanda
Cycling South Africa announces the road cycling team that will be participating in the 2014 Tour du Rwanda, starting and finishing in Kigali from 16 to 23 November. Twenty-five years ago saw the first Tour of Rwanda begin, and only five years ago was it recognised by the UCI and registered as part of the […]
East Rand 2 East Coast Cycle Tour 2014: colourful Carnival City to sensational St. Lucia
What do The Society for Animals in Distress, Care for Wild, Thembalami Home for the Aged and St. Lukes Children’s Home have in common? The 4th East Rand to East Coast Charity Cycle Tour of course. This year’s charity cycle tour, which was started in 2010 by avid cyclist Julian Bryant, and his wife Pascale, […]
Sharks Trail Adventure the perfect holiday season starter
Some much anticipated end of year downtime looms large for most and many of KwaZulu-Natal’s mountain biking and trail running fraternity are looking to Sunday 7 December’s STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure as the perfect way to kick start the festive season. Participants of the 2014 STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure can once again look forward to […]
Froome, Impey and Moolman Pasio Unite for Mandela on 22 November
No other name has ever brought people together like Nelson Mandela. And it was his visionary thinking to unite South Africa through sport that’s helped unite South Africans over the past two decades. It’s in the spirit of remembrance that cyclists and runners will unite and take to the streets of Pretoria 22 November. The […]
New name for Stellenbosch’s largest Cycle Tour
The Western Cape’s second-largest road cycling event, previously known as Die Burger Cycle Tour, has officially been renamed the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour, to honour its iconic location and rich history. The 2014 event is presented by Liberty – Own your life Rewards. David Bellairs, a director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust which organises […]