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 […]
Nino Shurter and Philip Buys to partner up for Absa Cape Epic
Newly formed Swiss / South African duo Nino Schurter (27) and Philip Buys (24) will participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic, which takes place from 23 to 30 March, for the first time as team Scott-Odlo Racing. The dramatic new route of the event, now in its eleventh year, will be as challenging as […]
Format changes for PMB UCI MTB World Cup
When mountain bike fans return to the Cascades Mountain Bike Park for the UCI MTB World Cup presented by Shimano from 11 to 13 April, they will notice some bold changes to the programme brought about by the International Cycling Union (UCI). Image credit: Darren Goddard/ Gameplan Media The schedule has been rejigged to host the […]
Platt and Huber on a mission to be kings of the mountains
Four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Karl Platt (36) and former Swiss mountain bike champion Urs Huber (28) of the Bulls will participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic. The demanding race, now in its eleventh year, will kick off with the Prologue at Meerendal Wine Estate on Sunday, 23 March and finish eight days later […]
Hugo, Duffy victorious at Totalsports XTERRA SA Championship
The atmosphere was tense at the start of the 2014 Totalsports XTERRA South African Championship presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Sunday, 23 February 2014. Top XTERRA Warriors Dan Hugo (South Africa) and Flora Duffy (Bermuda) had the crowed on their feet as they crossed the finish line first in the men’s and women’s races respectively […]
Swiss insurgents sweep victories in soaking Sabie
In another sweep victory and with Swiss precision Urs Huber (Team Bulls) and compatriot Ariane Kleinhans (Team RE:CM) stormed to victory in a soaking wet Sabie (Mpumalanga South Africa) for the first round of the UCI World Marathon Series and the second leg of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan. The in form […]
Road Racing on the rise with the Lights By Linea Hero Challange 2014
After a great race day this past weekend, we are pleased to announce the third round of the Lights By Linea HERO CHALLENGE taking place this Saturday, 22 February, at the Stellenbosch Aerodrome. Criterium racing’s style, fitness requirements, and tactics are very different than what’s required in road racing. They’re shorter, faster, more technical and […]
Kargo Pro MTB continue KZN dominance
Kargo Pro MTB team continued their great run of form in their home province KwaZulu-Natal this past weekend when their riders were the first three men across the finish line at second cross country (XCO) leg of the KZN Mountain Bike Provincial Series at Giba Gorge MTB Park, replicating their first leg efforts in Hammarsdale […]
Pietermaritzburg gears up for 2014 season-opening MTB World Cup
The Cascades MTB Park is preparing to host the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg presented by Shimano, its fifth mountain bike international in six years, following last year’s successful UCI MTB and Trials World Championships. The Pietermaritzburg leg of the 2014 UCI World Cup calendar, from 11 to 13 April will form the first […]
Southern African MTB XCO and DHI Cup Series dates
The 2014 South African mountain bike racing scene had an early start when the Western Cape hosted the African Continental Championships for the cross-country (XCO) and downhill (DHI) disciplines in January. Looking ahead, the Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series dates have been finalised for the 2014 season, presenting four series events, plus a once-off […]