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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Howard Grotts and Jennie Stenerhag claim Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge titles
Howard Grotts (Specialized) outclassed Christoph Sauser (Specialized) and Matthys Beukes (PYGA / Euro Steel) to win the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge at Le Bonheur Wine Estate in a time of 02:08:08. The 24-year-old from Colorado in the USA had arrived in South Africa less than three days before, but showed no ill effects […]
A busy month ahead for NAD Pro MTB Team
The cycling season’s undoubtedly in full swing. The pros are tearing up the trails, events are on nearly every weekend, and our legs are feeling strong. The perfect time to peak is now. From our homes in the hills of Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, we’re travelling to the Mother City for the next few weeks. First up […]
Howick MTB set for another action-packed edition
KwaZulu-Natal’s oldest mountain bike event, the Sappi Howick MTB Classic is set to rock the small KZN Midlands town of Howick this weekend as elite riders and weekend warriors plan their assault on the array of events on Saturday and Sunday, 4-5 March. The two-day event comprises of a number of different events catering to […]
Interview: Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of PYGA Euro Steel
Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes form the “African MTB team” PYGA Euro Steel. Previously teammates riding as Scott LCB Factory Racing, 2017 sees them with new sponsors, and of course new bikes. The pair have a solid track record riding together, and have their eyes firmly on the Absa African jersey at this year’s Cape […]
Defending champ on a mission at Tour of Good Hope
Returning to a region he knows intimately, champion Stefan de Bod is fired up to defend his title when the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope takes place in the Cape Winelands next week. Dimension Data rider Stefan de Bod is motivated to retain the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope title when the five-day road race […]
New 20km course will test intermediate MTB riders
Intermediate mountain bikers heading for the 20km ride at the popular Sappi Howick MTB Classic can expect a totally revamped course that will ask a lot more questions of a conventional intermediate ride. “If there twenty 20km races on the local calendar, at least eighteen of them are really easy. The Sappi Howick MTB Classic […]
Knox seeks more success at Trailseeker series opener
South African marathon champion, Max Knox (New Holland/This Way Out) is eager to defend his title and continue his successful start to 2017 when he competes at Round 1 of the Nissan TrailSeeker Series at Legends MX, east of Pretoria on Saturday. This year the route designers have promised more singletrack at Legends MX, reducing […]
Higher education priority for Randwater-Transnet pro-cycling team
Announcing its new partnership with Transnet and putting higher education at the top of its list of priorities, Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy unveiled its newly branded Rand Water-Transnet Pro Cycling team kit at the academy’s base in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. On its third year running, the Khayelitsha rooted Cycling Team unveiled its new colors with […]
Ryan Gibbons wins the Tour de Langkawi
Ryan Gibbons from Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka won the 2017 Tour de Langkawi overall, making it the 3rd win in a row for our African Team at the Malaysian UCI 2.HC event. Mekseb Debesay and Ben O’Connor also finished in the top 10 overall while Gibbons secured the teal sprinters jersey to make it […]
Fast and furious racing action at first XCO Cup
The country welcomed a host of local and international riders to the first 2017 LOAD National MTB XCO Series event, which took place at Rhebokskloof Wine Estate in Paarl on Saturday 25 February. The Western Cape winds made sure to give riders more than what they had bargained for compared to an already challenging cross-country […]
Exciting XCO season openers for Team Spur’s Hatherly and Lüthi
The first cross-country (XCO) round of the 2017 SA MTB Cup Series went down at the Hero Adventure Trails at Rhebokskloof Wine Estate on Saturday, 25 February. The first of four events in the country-wide series boasted one of the most star-studded international fields ever seen at a local XCO race. Team Spur’s 20-year-old XCO […]
Entries sold out for The 36ONE MTB Challenge
Growth in demand for The 36ONE MTB Challenge entries has exceeded all expectations to the point that Dryland Event Management have decided to close entries early for the 2017 event. Not only are there over 1 000 riders already registered to take part but over half of that number are set to undertake the full […]