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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Ara is coming
Tomorrow entries open for the fourth Tour of Ara – the six-day all-gravel vintage road bike stage race that burns through 800km of spectacular Karoo desert every year. Last year the Tour sold out in 30 seconds, so head on over to http://www.tourofara.co.za/ if you want to take on the challenge in 2017. In 2016 […]
Meet us in Montagu for our second Eroica South Africa
Dust off your old steel road bike and get ready for a weekend of riding, eating and drinking – just like they did in the old days! Eroica started as a celebration of vintage racing culture and everything that goes along with it, and we’re proud to carry on this tradition for a second year […]
Team Spur announces partnership with Kargo National
Kargo National, the specialist road freight distribution company, has been investing in South African cycling for over three years and will continue to do so in a new partnership with professional mountain bike team, Team Spur. Team Spur consists of Swiss Marathon Champion and multiple Cape Epic winner Ariane Lüthi and Olympian and U23 African […]
Martin and Jeannie Dreyer set new record mountain biking Kilimanjaro
Adventurers Martin and Jeannie Dreyer have become the first people to ride mountain bikes to the top of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. The Pietermaritzburg based husband and wife duo summited the Uhuru Peak around dawn on Saturday morning, becoming the first mountain bikers to ride their bikes unassisted from Kilimanjaro Park gates to the […]
Murray, Duffy crowned Fedhealth XTERRA SA Champions
Olympians Richard Murray (South Africa) and Flora Duffy (Bermuda) claimed the coveted men’s and women’s Champions title at the 2017 Fedhealth XTERRA South African Championship in Grabouw on Saturday, 25 February 2017. Richard Murray in action on the day. Photo Credit: Tobias Ginsberg Murray’s victory didn’t come easy, having been caught up in a game […]
Is riding 100 miles off road on your bucket list?
If so, the ninth edition of The Amarider 100Miler, presented by Bike Hub is the perfect race to get it done. Held in Malmesbury on 20 May, this race is the ultimate Swartland meander offering dirt road riding around the Kasteelberg and surrounds. What makes this the perfect 100 Mile intro? It’s accessible. With the […]
Purple patch continues for Team Dimension Data as Gibbons wins in Langkawi
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka’s purple patch at the Tour de Langkawi continued as Ryan Gibbons sprinted to victory during today’s 5th stage. Jakub Mareczko (Willier) finished in 2nd place and Travis McCabe (United Healthcare) was 3rd. Heading into today’s 5th stage of the Tour de Langkawi which took riders on a 151km journey from […]
SwiftCarbon partners with Team BCX as technical supplier for 2017
South Africa’s top cycling team is joined by SwiftCarbon bikes, for both their road and mountain bike outfits Two former rivals, teammates and now partners reunite again for the 2017 racing season – Malcolm Lange, owner of Lange Sports and Mark Blewett, SwiftCarbon’s founder were professional cyclists, both representing South Africa in their careers on […]
Video: Aaron Gwin meets the Jeffsy 27
To complete the launch of our new trail bike Jeffsy 27, YT just dropped another edit. Aaron Gwin and rider Ray Syron enjoyed some sweet “winterish” moments on the all new Jeffsy 27 in California and Nevada. Edit by Brock van Heel / Suspended Productions. Bonus video: It is the latest video of YT team […]
Interview: Graham Agassiz + new video “Digging for Galena”
Graham Agassiz is one of the world’s gnarliest free riders. From ripping edits to Red Bull Rampage insanity, he is always pushing the limits of mountain biking. Earlier this month Aggy was in South Africa for the inaugural DarkFest at the Garden Route Trail Park. We caught up with him to chat about his new […]
3 bicycle organisations come together to provide 40 Kommetjie learners with transport
40 learners at the Ocean View High School near Kommetjie received bicycles provided by the Pedal Power Association (PPA), Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN) and Qhubeka. The three organisations are united by their efforts to promote bicycle use in South Africa and are thus working together to increase their impact and reach. BEN initially agreed to […]
Team BCX takes aim at cycling success in three racing disciplines
It’s not as much a new team, but a new look as BCX takes over from Telkom as the primary sponsor of South Africa’s most competitive professional cycling team. BCX, a newly launched brand, is Africa’s premier end-to-end ICT solutions provider and serves the enterprise sector under the umbrella of the Telkom Group. The official […]