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First Move Sport and Team Alfa Bodyworks team up for TOGH and CTCT
While establishing themselves in the mountain biking scene, the duo of Jaco Venter and Jacques Janse van Rensburg have not forgotten the discipline that saw them racing around the world for over 12 years. Venter and Janse van Rensburg will be adding select road race events to their 2020 mountain biking schedule in a new […]
Access to KAP sani2c race villages for “Super Seconds”
KAP sani2c organisers are this year making available a limited number of “Super Seconds” packages, for dedicated supporters wanting to be a part of the special vibe that is the sani2c race village. For many years, the sani2c race villages have been out of bounds for supporters for logistical and practical reasons. This year’s events […]
Exciting Changes for Garden Route’s Favourite Stage Race
The three-day Dr Evil Classic is an annual favorite on the MTB Calendar. In keeping with the continued evolution and improvement of the event, organizers Zandile Meneses and Leon ‘Dr Evil’ Evans are set to introduce a few exciting innovations in 2020. Perhaps the most important change being the exciting partnership with their new title […]
Titan Racing introduce new Transporter commuter bike range
Titan Racing have introduced a new range of commuter bikes labelled under their Transporter Range. These bikes are aimed at doing one job well and that’s commuting in style. Long gone are the days when a commuter bike had to be your old 26” and whilst we do have the option of going single speed, […]
Eroica 2020 – vintage bicycles, gravel roads, good times.
In 3 weeks from now we’ll be in Montagu for our fourth Eroica South Africa – a celebration of vintage cycling culture, beautiful old bicycles, and good times. For those who are new to the concept, Eroica is an Italian event that pays homage to the cycling races of old. We ride old vintage steel […]
Beers, Terpstra, Nortje and Strydom Seal Knysna Bull Titles
The 2020 Knysna Bull, made personal by Constantia, concluded on Saturday. Matt Beers, Anne Terpstra, Tristan Nortje and Danielle Strydom all wrapped up their respective category titles with stage victories; though Terpstra’s was shared with her teammate Barbara Benko. Having taking in 4 days of racing, though the heart of the Garden Route from the […]
Saris Reveals Unmatched MP1 Trainer Platform with Nfinity Movement Technology
Trailblazing technology that adds multi-axis movement to stationary cycling. MP1 brings the freedom of riding outside to training indoors. Since their inception bike trainers have set out to solve one problem: simulation of outdoor riding, indoors. Major breakthroughs came with the introduction of smart trainers and indoor cycling apps, complete with virtual races, group rides […]
Video: Darkfest 2020 highlights
An all-star cast of the world’s biggest and best freeriders gathered in Stellenbosch, South Africa again in 2020 to shred the biggest jumps in the world and change the game yet again. Faster, Bigger, and Longer! Darkfest 2020.
The 2020 FNB W2W Switchback Route Revealed
Mountain bikers have been eagerly waiting to see the FNB Wines2Whales Switchback route since the concept was announced in late October last year. Online forums have been filled with baseless speculation and educated guesses. At last the time for guessing is over. Here it is… plotted, planned and most importantly pre-ridden by Johan ‘JK’ Kriegler […]
The Battle for (Absa) African Pride
The Absa African Men’s jersey competition celebrates African mountain biking. It puts the South African men, and to a lesser extent their brethren from the continent, first. It gives them a place to shine in the world’s premier mountain bike stage race. In 2020, there may only be South Africans in contention for the Burry […]
David Higgs brings real Namibian flavour to 2020 Windhoek Light Namib Quest
Organisers of the 2020 Windhoek Light Namib Quest have announced that renowned chef and restaurateur David Higgs will be participating in this years’ race. In addition, Higgs has been onboarded to curate the food experience for all riders through the race. The Windhoek Light Namib Quest is an exclusive mountain bike stage race starting in […]
You can do KAP sani2c as a solo rider in 2020
Due to popular demand, KAP sani2c organisers have made it possible for riders to enter a new solo category for the 2020 events, though this is only available for the Trail and the Race, as the Adventure entries have sold out. The sani2c takes place between 12 and 16 May 2020. Photo Anthony Grote If […]