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Reid wins XCO title at African Continental Champs
Trek SA XC racer James Reid opened his 2014 season with a victory in the U23 men’s African Continental Championships on Saturday afternoon in Durbanville, Western Cape. Coming in a strong second place was new recruit, Brendon Davids, also racing for Trek SA, just over 2 minutes apart. “I’m really happy about my first victory […]
Barberton XCM Ultra Marathon results
Nico Bell’s productive off-season is starting to yield big returns already with an impressive win at the Barberton XCM this past Saturday. Only the second race for Bell in Team RECM colours, he finished the 125km in 5:25’35”, with a lead of over 27 minutes on second and third place. Image credit: Jazz Kuschke Still […]
Pfitzenmaier gunning for first Isuzu Ride the Rock MTB race victory
It just might be a third time lucky for top German multisport athlete Nico Pfitzenmaier the weekend of 07 – 09 February 2014 when he returns to the majestic Cederberg region to participate in the third annual ISUZU Ride the Rock MTB Race. Image credit: Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA According to Pfitzenmaier, the Cederberg […]
Strauss and Buys claim Elite titles at African XCO Championships
Durbanville’s Mariske Strauss (Orange Monkey Pro Team) and Pretoria’s Philip Buys (Scott Sports) claimed African Continental Championship titles in the Elite women and men’s mountain bike cross-country categories in the Western Cape today. Racing in the Elite category this year, local rider Mariske Strauss was out at the front right from the get-go, retaining her […]
Booyens to mentor rising MTB star Strauss at Absa Cape Epic
In 2004 a little stage race at the tip of Africa started as a ripple in the mountain biking pond. A few adventurous souls took up the challenge. That year Hanlie Booyens won it with Sharon Laws and Bryan Strauss came 2nd in the master category. His daughter (Mariske) was 13 and rode around the […]
Kargo Pro MTB paves the way for SA MTB internationally
As the South African cross country and downhill mountain biking fraternity gear up for this weekend’s African Continental Champs in Cape Town, news of Kargo Pro MTB team being accepted as a UCI MTB team by cycling’s international federation – a first for the South African cycling scene – has cyclists nationwide abuzz with excitement. […]
Sports Tours International offering an Official VIP Tour for the Tour de France
Sports Tours International is an Official VIP Tour Operator of the Tour de France and we have been operating trips to the Tour de France for over twenty years. We have unrivalled knowledge and expertise of the inner workings of the Tour and we know exactly where to take you and how to get the […]
Opening leg of 2014 USN MTB Cup results
The inaugural Ultimate Sports Nutrition (USN) MTB Cup race of the season took place this past Saturday, 18 January 2014. There was an air of anticipation as one of the country’s most popular mountain bike series kicked off. From all accounts, the event was highly enjoyable for all participants and has certainly set the tone […]