Madibaz triumph at student cycling champs
A spirited Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz cycling team had their rival universities in a spin as they took a convincing win in the team classification at the national student championships at the University of Pretoria on Friday. Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz captain Gerrit Nel (third from right) and teammate Henno Cronjé (second from left) pedal hard en route to […]
Riders brace for Gauteng’s oldest and coldest race
Entries are streaming in for Gauteng’s oldest – and coldest – off-road race, the Bestmed Walkerville Mountain Bike Classic on July 13. Riders in action during last year’s Bestmed Walkervile MTB Classic. Entries for the 17th edition close on Sunday. Photo: Jetline Action Photo Now in its 17th year, the race promises riders an authentic […]
Trek announces lightest production road bike line
After weeks of speculation, Trek is officially releasing the all-new Émonda, the world’s lightest production road line, which includes the 10.25lb/4.6kg Émonda SLR10, the lightest production road bike ever. Originating from the French verb émonder meaning “to prune or trim away”, the three-year Émonda project began with the most stringent frame tube optimization ever. Carbon […]
Langvad untouchable in Marathon World Champs
Denmark’s Annika Langvad wrapped up a hat-trick of women’s world titles at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday entrenching her status as one of the best female endurance mountain bikers in the world. Annika Langvad of Denmark claimed a comfortable victory in the women’s race of the UCI MTB Marathon […]
Kulhavy snaps up elusive marathon worlds title
2012 Olympic gold medallist and Czech mountain biking star Jaroslav Kulhavy added the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships title to his list of international titles when he powered to an emphatic win at a sun soaked Cascades MTB Park on Sunday. Having achieved close to everything there is to achieve in mountain biking Czech Republic […]
Safety Recall Notice: SR SunTour Forks
We have received a notice from Royalty Sports, distributors of Trek in South Africa about faulty SunTour forks on a number of their models. Take a look to see if you have one of these models or forks and be sure to contact Royalty Sports to find out if your fork is faulty. It is […]
Buys, Vale, and Brown claim fourth and final XCO and DHI Nationals, PE
Philip Buys (Scott Sports SA), Cherie Vale (Paarl Media) and Gregg Brown (Team Jeep) claimed the fourth and final round of the Elite cross-country and downhill races in the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series, which took place at Hayterdale Trails near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, at the weekend. The Elite men had to […]
Powerful field entered for 2014 MTB Marathon Worlds
136 men and women from 31 nations and 6 continents around the world have entered for this weekend’s UCI MTB Marathon World Championships which take place in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, determined to do battle in the search of the coveted UCI rainbow striped world champion jersey. Specialized Racing’s Jaroslav Kulhavy, the former cross-country World Champion […]
Calling all TotalSports XTERRA Kids Warriors
The exciting Totalsports XTERRA Kids Race presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT returns to the majestic Pezula Private Estate, Field of Dreams (Knysna) on Wednesday, 09 July 2014. Featuring an exciting run/bike format, each entrant will receive a goody bag and medals will be awarded to all finishers! EVENT INFORMATION: TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Pezula Kids presented by REHIDRAT® […]
Impala Ranch – gem of a new Eastern Cape bike park unveiled
The 2014 JBay MTB Open will feature virgin trails in a brand new bike park outside Jeffreys Bay. Russell Egan, who was commissioned by owner Johan Marais to develop the trail network on the 1000 hectares of pristine countryside some seven kilometres outside of Jeffreys Bay, explains that riders of the mountain biking event of […]
Absa Cape Epic riding royalty will congregate in Pietermaritzburg on June 29 for the UCI Marathon World Champs
Seven overall winners of the Absa Cape Epic – including 2014 winners Robert Mennen of Germany and Kristian Hynek of the Czech Republic – will compete for the men’s title. Favourite after a compelling win in the Marathon World Championships in Ballyhoura, Ireland, on June 15 will be Absa Cape Epic legend and four-times winner […]
Costa wins Tour de Suisse, MTN-Qhubeka happy with overall performance
The final stage of the Tour de Suisse saw a shake up in the General Classification as Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quickstep) finally lost his grip on the yellow leaders jersey. World Road Race Champion, Rui Costa (Lampre Merida), would walk away as overall victor of the Tour de Suisse for the 3rd year in […]