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Emotional wins for Hoffman and Stander at the Argus
It took Nolan Hoffman ten years but he finally did it. The sprinter from Paarl won Sunday’s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Momentum Cycle Tour after coming so close so many times. Brad Brown from Cycle Talk SA caught up with Hoffman to talk about his win and what it means to him to win […]
Third Aramex songo.info Champions Race
The Aramex songo.info Champions Race in Kayamandi will be held for the third time on Wednesday 19 March 2014. This invitational only mountain bike race through the streets of the Stellenbosch township is a unique experience and only 50 riders will be on the start line for the official race that follows the Tour d’Kayamandi […]
Dougall climbs to second Tour de Boland win
Defending champion Nic Dougall stayed the course up the winding Franschhoek Pass to finish among the leaders and seal his second straight victory in the four-day Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by ASG, on Friday. Darren Lill (Cannondale-Blend), Nic Dougall (MTN-Qhubeka feeder team) and Nolan Hoffman (Abantu) claimed the king of the mountains, yellow and […]
Tracking technology gives media new angles for covering this weekend’s Cape Argus
With over 35,000 cyclists and large crowds of supporters along the length of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour route, highly efficient and well-coordinated emergency medical services are imperative. For the third consecutive year, Tracker Business, leading tracking and monitoring solutions company, will be supporting the race by assisting with emergency and event […]
Untouchable Schurter seeking fourth PMB win
A blemish-free record awaits current Cross Country Mountain Bike World Champion Nino Schurter (SUI) when he returns to one of his favourite hunting grounds globally, the Cascades MTB Park, where he hopes to claim his fourth win at the venue in all competitions at the South African leg of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup […]
Reid takes aim at USA Pro XC Series
As the South African cycling scene reaches fever pitch and gears up for the two biggest races in the calendar – the annual Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay Momentum Cycle Tour followed by the Absa Cape Epic – Cape Town based cross-country ace JAMES REID (Trek Racing) is leaving it all behind. The young mountain […]
Dougall demolishes field in Tour de Boland
Defending champion Nic Dougall delivered one of South Africa’s fastest ever time-trial performances as he demolished the rest of the field on the opening stage of the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by ASG, on Tuesday. Image credit: Full Stop Communications Dougall, who rides for the MTN-Qhubeka feeder team, covered the 19km course from Berg […]
Absa Cape Epic welcomes previous winners Süss and Bigham
The Absa Cape Epic welcomes back two-times winners of the event Sally Bigham (35) of the United Kingdom and partner Esther Süss (39) of Switzerland. They will be riding as team Meerendal 3 and will take on the challenging 718km from 23 to 30 March later this month. Image credit: Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS The Women’s […]
Kudus second overall in Malaysian race
20 year old Merhawi Kudus climbed to second place on the queen stage of this year’s Le Tour de Langkawi, on Sunday 2 March. The achievement by the Eritrean rider also ensured he moves up to second on the overall standing, trailing stage winner and race leader Mirsamd Pourseyedigolakhour (Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team) by 8 […]
Athletes’ Commission: Make your voice heard
Cycling South Africa’s Co-opted Rider Representative, Lise Olivier, is in the process of establishing an official Athletes’ Commission for the National Federation. In doing so, Olivier is calling for interested cyclists in the various cycling disciplines of Track, Road, BMX, Mountain Bike and Para-cycling, to submit nominations to be part of . Marianne Vos, a […]
Hoffman 5th in 15km Scratch at UCI Track World Champs (COL)
South Africa’s Nolan Hoffman, who races for Team Abantu, finished a credible 5th place in the 15km Scratch Race at the UCI Track World Championships in Cali, Colombia, last night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO9mty0ZsRY The 15km race was won in a time of 16 minutes 37 seconds by Russia’s Ivan Kovalev with an average speed of 54.1km/h. Defending […]
Mountain top grand finale for Boland tour
Emulating the finest European cycling traditions, this year’s Bestmed Tour de Boland is set for a mountain top grand finale four days after it rolls out of Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands on Tuesday. Image credit: Capcha Starting with an individual time-trial up Helshoogte on day one and ending on Franschhoek Pass on the final […]