Sauser to lead all-star team at Tour de Boland
Multiple mountain bike world champion and four-time Absa Cape Epic winner Christoph Sauser will lead a powerhouse invitational team at the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by ASG, early next month. Image credit: Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS The four-day road tour, which starts in Franschhoek on March 4, will pit Sauser’s stellar line-up of mountain bikers […]
Sauser to ride with Czech roadie Frantisek Rabon
Four-times winner of the Absa Cape Epic, Christoph Sauser (37) of Switzerland, will team up with Frantisek Rabon (30) for the first time as Team Meerendal-Songo-Specialized. Sauser won the race in 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2006. This year’s race, which takes place from 23 to 30 March 2014, will once again take 1 200 riders […]
Totalsports XTERRA Grabouw attracts stellar field
The best of the best will be seen in action on Sunday, 23 February 2014 at the Totalsports XTERRA South African Championship presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT in Grabouw. According to reigning Totalsports XTERRA South Africa Champion, Carla Van Huyssteen, it’s the local vibe, the competition and the amazing route that attracts her to the Totalsports […]
Barrow bolts to victory in EL cycle tour
Former South African U23 road champion Clinton Barrow bolted to his third win in the Daily Dispatch SPAR Cycle Tour in East London on Sunday. Barrow (Giant-Ride Life) held his nerve in a tight three-man sprint to take the title in 2:34:36, just milliseconds ahead of former Border 1000 champion Donovan O’Reilly and in-form Port […]
Dramatic final stage saw Reid, Davids secure overall Tankwa Trek win
South African Erik Kleinhans and his Czech teammate, Frantisek Rabon (RE:CM Specialized) won the final stage of the three-day DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race on Sunday, but it was the young South African pair of James Reid and Brendon Davids (Trek Racing) that claimed an impressive overall victory on a dramatic final day. […]
Cycle Talk SA: Tyler Hamilton Apologises to Chris Froome, SA Road Champs and more
Cycling has a very checkered past. Even years after the Lance Armstrong era everytime a dominant performance gets put in on the world stage the cynics are the first to comment about doping and drugs. On this week’s Cycle Talk SA, Brad Brown caught up with Chris Froome about how his life has changed following […]
Absa Cape Epic wins at Sport Industry Awards
The prestigious Absa Cape Epic walked away with top honours in the category Sport Participation Event at the Discovery Sport Industry Awards 2014, held at the Sandton Convention Centre last night (Thursday, 13 February 2014). The Sports Industry Awards celebrate the most creative, innovative and commendable work from South Africa’s finest sporting sector. Kevin Vermaak, […]
ATU African Sprint Cup to kick off Murray’s triathlon season
On Sunday Richard Murray will get the opportunity to see just how much his swimming has improved when he lines up for the ATU African Sprint Cup at Blouberg. Action at this sprint triathlon – 750m swimming, 20km road biking and 5km road running – starts at 06:45. Murray has been working hard on his […]
Enter now for the 2014 Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic
The third edition of the Garden Route’s most spectacular stage race, the Dr Evil Classic, will take place from 18-20 September 2014. Entries open on 14 February and master route designer Leon Evans has guaranteed that his signature event will once again be one to remember. “My reputation as Dr Evil only stretches only as […]
Bestmed boosts sponsorship in SA cycling
Bestmed continues to expand its footprint in South African cycling through its sponsorship of eight races on the national calendar and the Bestmed-ASG women’s team. Image credit: Capcha Photography This year the medical scheme has added the new Bestmed Powerade Sun City road cycle challenge to its existing line-up, which includes both road and mountain […]
All systems go for Rainbow Challenge
Cycling South Africa has finalised details of the ground-breaking Rainbow Challenge Series that will afford veteran and masters age group mountain bikers the chance to compete for the Rainbow Challenge jersey on the day before the 2014 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships at the Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. The series organisers have finalised all […]
Lights By Linea: Hero Challenge #2 taking place at PRIME CIRCUIT
The news is out and we are thrilled to announce that the Lights By Linea Hero Challenge #2 will be held in Stellenbosch Central on Plein and Bird Streets this Saturday, 15 February. This will be the first time that we see category 2 take to the streets in the middle of Stellies. The circuit […]