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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Video: Catalocos – Erik Irmisch visits Lacondeguy and the rest of the Barcelona crew
This is the last stop of Erik Irmisch’s winter trip where he met his team rider bros Andreu, Bienve and Adolf. Some impressions from Erik: After the intensive training session in Italy, we headed off to Spain (we were up with the sun!). Ahead of us, a 10-hours drive. It’s a long way to go […]
Stefan de Bod speeds to Tour of Good Hope yellow jersey
African continental U23 time-trial champion Stefan de Bod capitalised on his skills against the clock to seize the yellow jersey on the second stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope road cycle race at Boland Agricultural High School just outside Paarl today. Dimension Data rider Stefan de Bod surged to victory in the Buffet […]
Local & International Stars Line-Up for MTO Champions’ Race
songo.info and the MTO Forestry Group’s annual MTO Champions’ Race is but a week away, and 2017 edition looks to be attracting the best ever field. The race is set to take place in Kayamandi, the community within which the songo.info charity operates, on Wednesday the 15th of March 2017. Defending champion Simon Andreassen is […]
Specialized expands further into Namibia
In September 2015 Specialized Bicycles Africa launched their first Elite store in Namibia, Cycletec Adventure Centre situated in Windhoek. Through the fantastic team at Cycletec Adventure Centre, Specialized were introduced to Alfons and Dunja Kiesewetter from the beautiful beach town of Swakopmund. Cycles4U is situated in the south of Swakopmund in the Industrial area. What […]
Gravel & Grape wines you over
There’s a change coming to local mountain biking, and smaller stage race events like the Gravel & Grape MTB are aiming to be at the forefront of the new direction. The Gravel & Grape Extreme (three-day) and the Gravel & Grape Adventure (two-day) will both take riders on a scenic tour of the Breedekloof Wine […]
Bell, Ralph get Nissan Trailseeker series off to victorious start
Nico Bell and Theresa Ralph got the 2017 Nissan TrailSeeker Mountain Bike Series off to a victorious start when they won the men and women’s titles respectively at Legends MX, east of Pretoria at the weekend. An aerial view of competitors during Round 1 of the Nissan Trailseeker Series at Legends MX east of Pretoria […]
Irishman takes first yellow jersey at Tour of Good Hope
Irishman Philip Lavery led a small group of escapees over the line to win the opening stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope in warm conditions at La Paris Estate near Paarl today. Irishman Philip Lavery (Alfa Bodyworks) celebrates his win in the 102km opening stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope road […]
Video: 2017 The Night Harvest
The world’s best MTB & BMX riders made their way to Cape Town for Africa’s biggest dirt jump competition, The Night Harvest. The more relaxed jam style format makes this one of the most fun events for the riders and more fun means more crazy tricks than your brain can cope with! Being an outdoor […]
Who to Watch: 2017 Absa Cape Epic
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic sports the strongest men’s field in the 14-year history of the race, with up to six teams aiming for the top step of the podium. Several years of a special focus on the women’s race has born fruit in recent editions: the standard of the field has steadily got stronger […]
Cyclocross legend Nys sets sights on the Absa Cape Epic
Sven Nys is arguably the best cyclocross racer ever. Now the legendary Belgian – who earned the nickname “The Cannibal from Baal” as he notched up an astonishing 140 career victories – has set his sights on the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. Nys is a household name in much of Europe for his cyclocross achievements […]
William and Phillimon aim for Exxaro jersey and top 5 African team
Well-known cyclists Phillimon Sebona and William Mokgopo are proud to announce their decision to take on this year’s Absa Cape Epic as a team. However, lack of bike sponsorship stands in the way of reaching their dream. The duo, now known as team PHILLIAM are riders to watch out for having raked in impressive wins […]
Tooms bags second Sappi Howick MTB Classic title
Local MTB star Jedson Tooms used his local knowledge and technical skills to win the Sappi Howick MTB Classic title for a second time while XCO star Bianca Haw raced away to take the women’s marathon title to add to the enduro title she won on Saturday. Racing on a new course between the Curry’s […]