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Bruni and Hannah emerge victorious from the dust of Leogang
Australia’s Tracey Hannah and France’s Loïc Bruni took their respective elite class victories amid a thrilling third round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill World Cup in Leogang, Austria. The Leogang Bike Park track, although sometimes criticised for a lack of technicality, is known for its staggering speeds and seldom fails to produce captivating battles. In […]
Boasson Hagen “The Boss” of Dauphine stage 1
Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to a fantastic victory on stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphine for Team Dimension Data, beating Philippe Gilbert (Deceunick-Quickstep) and Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo Visma) into the minor placings. The Criterium du Dauphine got underway with a short but challenging 142km stage between Aurilliac and Jussac. Team Dimension Data […]
uvex i-vo helmet and cx2 eyewear combo on special at Makro
uvex is one of the world’s leading producers of protective products and has global manufacturing expertise. Cutting-edge technologies and solutions, customer-oriented service, best in-class production and testing for personal protective equipment. These are the reasons everyone who places their trust in uvex benefits from the best possible protection for sports, leisure, and work. With top […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour confirms plans for a short route option
Cape Town Cycle Tour and the City of Cape Town have confirmed that they are finalising plans to offer a short route for next year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour. “We are extremely excited to be working in partnership with the City on this innovation,” said David Bellairs, director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust. […]
Shred private trails for a worthy cause
All proceeds of the Piket-Bo-Berg Cycle Challenge and Trail Run are reinvested in the community The 100-plus kilometres of hand-crafted singletrack on the Mouton’s Valley and Bugler’s Post farms on Piketberg are usually the private playground of the landowners and a few very select friends. The farmers open this hallowed network to the public on […]
Atherton and Pierron tame rainy track for Fort William victories
Reigning UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill champions Rachel Atherton and Amaury Pierron put down their marker for a 2019 repeat with victory at a weather-hit Fort William. Briton Tahnée Seagrave and world champion Loic Bruni triumphed in the 2019 season opener at Maribor with Atherton and Pierron determined to hit back in Scotland. Rain […]
Aussie Wright claims Karkloof Classic crown
Visiting Australian cross country MTB star Cameron Wright showed his class as he won an exciting Sappi 60km Marathon showdown while Frances Janse van Rensberg took the ladies honours in her first 60km marathon on Sunday at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival. The racing at the front of the 60km MTB marathon proved to […]
New Shimano XT and SLX groupsets go 12-speed
Building on the experiences of the world’s best mountain bike racers, Shimano has brought its race-winning technology to competitive and enthusiastic mountain bike riders. The new DEORE XT M8100 series, the latest iteration of the original MTB groupset, continues its legacy with high performance features for today’s demanding and adventurous mountain bikers, available from mid-June […]
Reasons to Be Cheerful & to Enter the Dr Evil Classic in June!
Discounts on Manual Entries until 30th June 2019 Very few entries remain as we have a cut off at 350 riders to maintain the unique event experience for the riders – that keeps them coming back for more. The event has SOLD OUT for the past few years. We are still offering a 10% discount […]
Merida announce redesigned eONE-SIXTY
The last three years have been an exciting time for MERIDA and in particular for the performance e-bike range, as the eONE-SIXTY dominated the test and review world and also collected a fair few rewards along the way. However, all good things have to come to an end. So, the time has come to say […]
Alan Hatherly finding his feet in the Elite Ranks
Round Two of the UCI XCO World Cup series proved to be as exciting as the first. This past weekend riders took to the short and technical route in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. Alan Hatherly showed he has what it takes to be upfront with the best during the Short track race but still has […]
Review: SRAM NX Eagle
NX Eagle drivetrain is SRAM’s most affordable entry into the 12-speed Eagle ecosystem. We reviewed the system to see how much has trickled down from the higher priced editions and what you might be losing out on paying the lower sticker price. Since the announcement of NX Eagle, almost a year ago, we’ve seen the […]