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[Video] Altitude Sickness – Highs & Lows at EWS #5: Winter Park, Colorado
After a season opener in Chile and several races in Europe, the Enduro World Series traveled to the North American continent. At over 10 000 feet of elevation in Winter Park, Colorado, this race promised to be one of the most physically challenging races of the season. http://vimeo.com/102553494 Having endured nearly 36 hours of travel […]
Last chance to cycle for cancer
Mountain bikers and roadies have one last chance to sign up to cycle for cancer before entries for the Powerade Bestmed Lost City Cycle Festival close at 11pm this evening. The 17th edition of the event takes to the roads and offroad trails around Sun City on August 16 and 17. Mountain bikers and roadies […]
Madibaz cycling star ready for world track champs
Port Elizabeth cyclist Monique Gerber will take on the world’s best at the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Gwang Myeong, Korea, from August 8 to 12. Port Elizabeth cyclist Monique Gerber, who rides locally for Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz, will represent South Africa at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Korea in August. // Photo: […]
Six World Numbers for SA riders at BMX World Champs, Rotterdam
Five of South Africa’s BMX riders triumphed at the recent 2014 UCI BMX World Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, when they returned home with six collective World Numbers in their respective categories. Tyrone Johns celebrates his World #1 in the 20” Challenge Class in the Men 30+ category at the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, […]
Victories for Woolcock and Vale at 9th Die Burger MTB Challenge
Waylon Woolcock (Cannondale Blend) and Cherie Vale (Paarl Media) won the ninth edition of Die Burger MTB Challenge over 75km in Stellenbosch. Men’s Podium. Waylon Woolcock (centre), Darren Lill (left), and Johann Rabie (right). // Photo credit: Eunice Visagie The MTB Challenge was held over six distances – the invitational only 75km, 60km, 50km, 42km, […]
Sweet Illovo Eston title defense for Croeser & Dreyer
The 2014 60km Illovo Marathon, the feature race of the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge, ended in a dramatic three-way sprint finish for the second year running which defending champ Rourke Croeser clinched again while a brave effort by a sick yet determined Jeannie Dreyer saw her retain her women’s title as well. Kargo Pro MTB […]
Moolman-Pasio makes South Africa proud
In an epic display of guts and determination, South Africa’s Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (28) claimed a Commonwealth Games bronze medal by mere millimetres in the women’s road race in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday 3 August. Photo credit: Brett Coates The 98km route was broken down into 7 laps of the 14km loop on an extremely tight […]
Weather gods smile upon 2014 Illovo Eston
A revamped course and a superb weather forecast will see a massive field descend upon Eston Club in KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlands this Sunday for one of the province’s biggest one-day mountain bike races, the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge. Participants of the 2014 Illovo Eston MTB Challenge which takes place at the Eston Club this Sunday are […]
McLean and Zorweg claim impressive Transalp victory
South African Andrew McLean and his Austrian teammate, Heinz Zorweg, claimed a dominant category victory and finished 20th overall at the 17th annual Bike Transalp international mountain bike stage race in Europe at the weekend. McLean, a member of the Cycle Lab Supercycling, powered by Toyota club, teamed up with Zorweg for the seven-day 587km […]
Dreyer aims for back-to-back Illovo Eston titles
KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlandson Sunday for this year’s Illovo Eston MTB Challenge which she hopes will pan out in her favour once more. USN/Hi-TEC’s Jeannie Dreyer will be hoping to clinch her second women’s title in as many years when she tackles the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge at the Eston Club on Sunday 3 August. // imge […]
SA’s Tyrone Johns claims World Number One at BMX Worlds, Rotterdam
South African BMX rider and coach, Tyrone Johns, claimed the Challenge class 30+ category World Championship title in sheer dominance at the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships, currently underway at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, last night. Image credit: Darren Goddard/cycho.co.za The current National Champion in the Cruiser and 20” categories put on […]
Tiaan Odendaal wins National Downhill Championship title at Thaba Trails, Gauteng
Pietermaritzburg’s Tiaan Odendaal (Green Team) took top honours when he posted the fastest time and claimed the 2014 South African Downhill National Championship Elite men’s title in a time of 1 minute 57.588 seconds at a dry and rocky Thaba Trails in Gauteng on Sunday, 20 July. Tiaan Odendaal (Green Team) claimed his third consecutive […]