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Cycling SA clarifies ruling regarding U23 and Elite Road Championship Jerseys
The 2014 Time Freight SA Road Cycling Championships delivered a spectacle of racing hardly seen before in South Africa. Louis Meintjes (Team MTN-Qhubeka) just snuck past Daryl Impey (Orica GreenEdge) after 180km of gruelling racing. It was a massive disappointment to Daryl that his bike developed a mechanical in the sprint finish. Unfortunately, the prize […]
Paul Cluver Amphi Bike Park opens to the public
Finally the moment that all 2013 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) riders have been waiting for, the spectacular Amphi Bike Park at Paul Cluver will officially open its doors to the public on Saturday, 15 February 2014. Image credit: Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA “A key FNB W2W MTB passion is to create and […]
Meerendal Wine Estate to sponsor Songo.info
Durbanville’s Meerendal Wine Estate will be the title sponsor of the songo.info teams participating in this year’s Absa Cape Epic. The songo.info organisation has grown from humble beginnings and is a powerful collaboration between Christoph Sauser, world champion mountain biker and Songo Fipaza, a well-recognised local community leader. Image credit: Karin Schermbrucker/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Says 4-times […]
Entries open for 2014 FNB Wines2Whales MTB event
Mountain Bike enthusiasts can look forward to Valentine’s Day (Friday, 14 February 2014), for another reason, the opening of entries for the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events. Riders that participated at the 2013 events or that were placed on the 2013 waiting list can enter the FNB W2W MTB Adventure, Ride or […]
Kleinhans, Booyens crowned Isuzu Ride the Rock MTB champions
Erik Kleinhans (RECM) and Hanlie Booyens claimed victory at the 2014 ISUZU Ride The Rock Mountain Bike (MTB) Race completing this much talked about 196km three day stage race in the majestic Cederberg Region in a combined time of 08hours21minutes24seconds and 10hours52minutes52seconds respectively. Image credit: Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA “I put in a big […]
SA Road Champs 2014: Full report and results
Under-23 World Champs silver medallist Louis Meintjes (Team MTN-Qhubeka) and defending National Champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Hitec Products) claimed top honours in the Elite men and women’s race categories at the 2014 Time Freight SA Road Cycling Championships, which came to a close in Westville today, Sunday 9 February. As with the African Continental Championships, the […]
Meintjes Wins The South African Elite Road Championships
In what was an exhilarating race around the streets of Westiville, KwaZulu-Natal today. The South African Road Race Championships saw Louis Meintjes come away with the national jersey. Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) took the silver with defending champion, Jay Thomson taking the bronze medal. The days racing was hard and fast from the gun, with numerous […]
De Groot takes dominant win at Dullstroom
Current South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota), claimed a morale-boosting win at the opening round of the MTN National Marathon Mountain Bike Series in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga on Saturday. Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota) and Lourens Luus (RE:CM) celebrate their respective overall women and men’s category wins at the MTN Dullstroom on Saturday.Photo […]
Exciting Vets racing on penultimate day of National Road Champs
The Veteran classes put on an exciting day of racing in the penultimate day of the 2014 Time Freight SA Road Cycling Championships in Westville today, Saturday 8 February. Chad Short (centre), who claimed the Vet Men 40-44 national championship title, flanked by bronze medallist Jacques Fullard (left) and silver medallist Austin Steyn (right) during […]
Kleinhans, Booyens claim impressive Stage One victories at ISUZU Ride The Rock
Erik Kleinhans of Team RE∙CM set a steady pace during Stage One of the much anticipated ISUZU Ride The Rock MTB Race that started in the majestic Cederberg Region on Friday, 07 February 2014. Erik Kleinhans of Team RE∙CM set a steady pace during Stage One of the much anticipated ISUZU Ride The Rock MTB […]
Impey, Moolman-Pasio claim Elite TT national titles
Defending champions Daryl Impey (Orica GreenEdge) and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Hitec Products) retained their Elite National Time Trial titles on day 3 of the 2014 Time Freight SA Road Cycling Championships in Durban. The Elite men started earlier than normal at 7am and Impey delivered a smooth performance to keep the charging Jay Thomson (Team MTN-Qhubeka) […]
Live rider tracking and monitoring for 2014 Absa Cape Epic
For the first time the 2014 Absa Cape Epic will have live tracking and monitoring of the 600 rider teams over the entire 8-day stage race. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Tracker Business, leading fleet management and vehicle recovery solutions company, will deploy specially-developed lightweight tracking devices that deliver live rider information, such as speed and […]