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Rissveds hits back for emotional win as Van der Poel triumphs again
Olympic XCO champion Jenny Rissveds secured an emotional UCI Mountain Bike World Cup victory in Lenzerheide after her return from depression as Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel scored his third men’s win of the 2019 season. Jenny Rissveds Rissveds crashed early on as Swiss hope Jolanda Neff and Anne Terpstra of the Netherlands swapped the […]
Pierron and Cabirou bank Swiss wins
French pair Amaury Pierron and Marine Cabirou won the UCI MTB World Cup downhill races in tricky Lenzerheide conditions to take the men’s and women’s titles down to the final USA race. Brook MacDonald. Saturday’s weather conditions were extremely testing with the women getting the worst of the rain and fog early on as Kiwi […]
dormakaba and Galileo Risk Win the Trans Baviaans Race
The 2019 Trans Baviaans, which took place in the Eastern Cape on Saturday 10 August, was won by the dormakaba and Galileo Risk teams. They and their fellow competitors in the Trans Baviaans Race, the first of two events, had to brave the roughest conditions in years on the traverse through the Baviaanskloof. Floods in […]
Upgrade your mechanical SRAM Eagle to AXS
With the XX1 Eagle AXS Upgrade Kit, you can upgrade your mechanical SRAM Eagle 12-speed group to the Eagle AXS™ wireless electronic system. Technology For Simplicity. At a glance, Eagle AXS™ brings the real benefits of wireless electronic shifting to the mountain bike. On a deeper level, it offers discerning riders unprecedented personalization and control […]
Giant launches new Reign 29er enduro bike
Giant is introducing Reign 29, an all-new addition to the Reign family of enduro and all-mountain bikes. Developed in partnership with Giant Factory Off-Road Team racers, it features updated suspension and progressive 29er geometry. Since it was originally introduced in 2005 as one of the first Giant mountain bikes with Maestro suspension, Reign has continually […]
Celebrating the 10th Staalwater mountain bike event at The Caledon
Three distances are on offer for mountain bikers on the 17th of August, as well as two trail run distances, to complete an outdoor day in the beautiful Overberg from The Caledon Hotel & Spa – conveniently located only an hour’s drive from Cape Town with panoramic views of the Klein Swartberg Mountains. With choices […]
New Specialized Epic Hardtail launched
Cross-country racing has always been a battle of grams—a contest to see who can build the lightest machine. The Epic HT flips the bird at that hoary convention. Yes, you’re looking at the lightest production hardtail to date, but the new Epic HT is a hell of a lot more than that. This is the […]
Giant SA introduces all-new Stance 29 trail bike
Giant, the world leader in cycling technology, is introducing a new full-suspension trail bike with progressive 29er geometry and proven technologies that make it a smart choice for trail riders seeking performance and value. The Stance 29, with an ALUXX aluminium frame and FlexPoint rear suspension, delivers greater control, faster speeds, and smooth-riding confidence on […]
Prevot and Van Der Poel triumph in Val Di Sole
France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Holland’s Mathieu Van Der Poel took their respective elite category wins at the fifth round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI World Cup in Val Di Sole, Italy. The XCO track near Trento has featured on the international calendar for many years but the 2019 incarnation was perhaps the toughest yet. Climbs had […]
Cabirou and Greenland score historic firsts in Italy
France’s Marine Cabirou and Britain’s Laurie Greenland scored a pair of debut victories at a scorching hot fifth round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI DH World Cup in Val Di Sole, Italy. The downhill track in this northern corner of Italy is known as The Black Snake and it is famously brutal. It begins with fast, […]
Trek Bicycles announce first concept store in Africa, Arch Cycles
Trek Bicycle announced that its first Concept Store in Africa, Arch Cycles, opened its doors to the public on 1 August 2019 with a Grand Opening Event. The family-friendly store is located in Melrose Arch Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s premier shopping precincts. It will provide area residents with a full-service bike shop and access […]
Misty morning for Stellenbosch MTB Challenge at Spier
Although the morning was misty, the winter weather played along last Sunday, 27 & 28 July, when round 1500 mountain bikers enjoyed the Winelands around Spier wine farm, during the annual STB MTB event. Participants warmed up quickly from the pedalling, although the route conditions were a bit muddy at times with a few water […]