Satellite Classic holds sting in the tail
Cyclists looking to test their climbing legs have until midnight on Wednesday to enter the Bestmed Satellite Classic, which takes place on the roads around Hartbeespoort on October 18. Cyclists looking to test their climbing legs have just a few days left to enter the Bestmed Satellite Classic, which takes place on the roads around […]
Prize purse announced for FNB Wines2Whales MTB race
Riders preparing to take on the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race the weekend of 07 – 09 November 2014 will be pleased to hear that the prize purse for the 2014 event has increased to R350 000.00. “We are privileged to once again be in a position to implement a substantial prize purse […]
Top female mountain bikers excited to take on Pennypinchers Origin of Trails
The 2014 Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails, Stellenbosch’s only 2-Day Mountain Bike Stage Race, has attracted the interest of a number of top female riders including the likes of Ariane Kleinhans, Jennie Stenerhag and Robyn de Groot. Celebrating its second anniversary, the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails will take place on Friday, 28 November and Saturday, 29 […]
Prize money, quality confirmed for 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
The significant prize money purse as well as the high quality race environment at the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek will be unaffected despite the recent decision by Bridge, the event’s title sponsor, to apply for business rescue, according to Race Director, Henco Rademeyer of Dryland Event Management, the company that owns and organises the […]
Specialized Bicycles up for grabs at FNB Wines2Whales
The Organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events together with Specialized Bicycles are excited to introduce the #MySpecializedDraw at each of the three MTB events: Adventure, Ride and Race. Men’s Specialized Camber Comp Carbon “When we first welcomed Specialized as the official bike partner of the FNB W2W MTB Events we mentioned […]
Manser takes on Absa Cape Epic
He is celebrated around the world for his adventures. She joined him on a 6 000km journey by rowing boat from the African continent to New York. Now Riaan Manser and Vasti Geldenhuys have set their sights on a new challenge – doing the 2015 Absa Cape Epic together. Manser had decided he would “love […]
Coveted Lesotho Sky 2015 entries are open
There has been much talk about the rather ominous yet extremely well reviewed Lesotho Sky recently. After its 4th successful event just a few weeks ago, entries to the event are now open. Event director Darol Howes says “We are excited about opening entries again, it is exciting to see who comes back and which […]
Pretoria city streets taken over by cyclists for the day
The iconic Union Buildings set the stage for the first Engen Cycle in the City festival-style criterium held in Pretoria on Saturday. Hundreds of colourful cyclists took to the streets in an array of race categories that drew participants from all walks of life; ranging from the competitive street kings and queens to the “just […]
Historic performance at the 2014 Lesotho Sky
The 4th edition of the Lesotho Sky Race saw 12 different nationalities at the race and Basotho team win a stage for the first time. The Lesotho Sky 2014 ended on Friday 26th September with the final stage from Roma to Ramabanta. Capping off their overall victory the Contego pairing of Louis-Bresler Knipe and Gert […]
Breedekloof Wine Valley to host brand new mountain bike stage race
The inaugural Gravel and Grape, a three-day mountain bike stage race is taking place from 25 to 27 April 2015. This brand new event on the calendar will take participants through 232km of undiscovered routes in the Breedekloof Wine Valley, which is just one hour from Cape Town, along the N1, and includes Rawsonville, Slanghoek, […]
Natnael Berhane joins Team MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are very happy to announce the signing of Natnael Berhane for the 2015 season. Berhane is a former African and Eritrean road race champion as well as the current national time trial champion of Eritrea. During last year’s Tour of Turkey, Berhane made history by becoming the first black African to […]
Spur School MTB League finals promises great cycling action
The cream of high school mountain bike riders representing more than 40 schools from across South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe will take to the track at Bekker School in Magaliesburg for the finals of the 2014 Spur High School Mountain Bike League this weekend (4-5 October). Following an exciting 2014 season, fierce competition is expected […]