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The KAP sani2c delivers the ride of your life
The KAP sani2c 3 day MTB stage is 265kms of stunning scenery and flowing trails from Underberg in the southern Drakensberg to Scottburgh on the South Coast. The event is renowned for its hospitality, impeccable facilities, amazing catering and a very special vibe at the race villages. But, says founder “Farmer” Glen Haw, the ride […]
Van der Poel surges to maiden win as Courtney doubles up at Nové Mesto
World champion Kate Courtney became only the eighth woman in UCI MTB World Cup history to win the first two cross-country races of a season as Mathieu van der Poel edged out Nino Schurter in a thrilling men’s race at Nové Mesto. Kate Courtney performs at UCI XCO World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, […]
Record-shattering ride by Ramses at 36ONE MTB Challenge
It takes a special group of cyclists to sign up for the 36ONE MTB Challenge – one of the toughest single stage mountain bike events that the world has to offer. Yet close to 600 riders lined up in the Klein Karoo last Friday to take on the 361km route in less than 36.1 hours. […]
Race Report: Contermanskloof WP DH#3 and SA DH#3
The Contermanskloof track in Durbanville came alive with action on Sunday 19 May when it hosted the WP DH #3 and the SA DH #3 events simultaneously. The track was littered with spectators from the rock garden to the finish. The course was really dusty and really loose with a very strong head-wind. The dusty […]
Trek updates Top Fuel with longer travel and new geometry
Trek announced a redesign of its popular full suspension cross country bike today, updating Top Fuel with longer travel and an all-new geometry that’s suited to racing and a whole lot more. Take a look at our review of the new Top Fuel 9.8 here. Top Fuel has long been the bike of choice for […]
Introducing the new PIVOT Mach 4 SL
The all-new Mach 4 SL is designed to let World Cup level athletes capitalise on every inch of increasingly technical courses and generate speed where others hesitate. Our engineers have pushed the boundaries in every conceivable metric of cross country performance. It’s the lightest, fastest 100mm travel XC race bike we’ve ever developed. The all-new […]
Race Report: SRAM WC XCO Series, in association with Tygerberg MTB Club #4 Diamant Estate
Suid-Paarl’s Diamant Estate hosted the final round of the SRAM WC XCO Series, in association with Tygerberg MTB on an all-new track. With the opportunity for provincial colours dangled out in front of the riders, it was do or die time. Photo credit: Ewald Sadie. Course recce A month prior to the finale, the trail […]
Black Marlin Reintroduce Felt Bicycles into South Africa
Black Marlin is proud to reintroduce Felt Bicycles to the South African cycling market. The American brand – based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California – is famed for its performance-oriented approach to bicycle design, and its reintroduction into the local market is sure to cause a stir. Not only are Felt Bicycles’ road, triathlon, track, […]
Kate Courtney and Mathias Flückiger win in extremely muddy XCO season opener
The USA’s Kate Courtney and Switzerland’s Mathias Flückiger took their respective elite class victories at the first round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI XCO World Cup in Albstadt, Germany. Kate Courtney performs at UCI XCO World Cup in Albstadt, Germany on May 19th, 2019. Credit: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool In the women’s race, reigning overall […]
PYGA Euro Steel and dormakaba take 2019 sani2c crowns
In some of the most exciting racing across both the men’s and women’s races at the KAP sani2c it was the PYGA Euro Steel duo of Matthys Beukes and Phil Buys who took the men’s crown, while dormakaba’s Sam Sanders and Robyn de Groot won a thrilling ladies contest on Saturday. All smiles from the […]
84 year old finishes the KAP sani2c partnered with his grandson
Arthur Duncan, aged 84, has completed the renowned KAP sani2c 3 day MTB race, 265 kms of tough mountain biking from Underberg in the southern Drakensberg to Scottburgh on the South Coast in KZN. Arthur is an accomplished road and MTB cyclist, despite only taking up the sport in his sixties. Arthur Duncan (84) and […]
Queen Stage delivers at KAP sani2c
The 97 kilometre second stage of the KAP sani2c lived up to its billing of being the Queen Stage on Friday as PYGA Euro Steel’s Phil Buys and Matthys Beukes put the hammer down to take the men’s overall lead and stage win while Galileo Risk’s Theresa Ralph and Sarah Hill claimed a cracking end […]