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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Soweto and Khayelitsha duo set to conquer the Cape Epic
Hailing from the country’s two biggest townships, Thulasizwe Mxenge, 23 from Soweto and Mthetheleli Boya, 24 from Khayelitsha, have their sights set on conquering the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. It’s their goal to ride away with the R50 000 education bursary and a trip to Belgium, which is up for grabs for the winners of […]
Beani talks multi-disciplines ahead of first Provincial Cups
Downhill firecracker, Sabine “Beani” Thies will be tackling all three mountain biking disciplines this year, with her major focus being on Downhill and Cross-country. This weekend she takes on the KZNMTB Provincial Gravity Cup at St. Ives on Sunday 12 February, and the following weekend’s KZNMTB Provincial XCO Cup on Saturday 18 February. Thies says […]
Video: Chasing Stripes – The SA Road Time Trial Champs
Edward Greene took park in the South African Road Time Trial Championship yesterday. Watch his breakdown of the race.
Spank Industries brings the World Whip Offs to South Africa
Great news for South African fans! The top secret DarkFEST invite only media event is staging a public spectator open day on 11 February to host the DarkFest Spank Mega Whip as well as a second event at The Night Harvest on 24 February for the Spank World Whip Offs South Africa. Public open day […]
Bestmed-ASG’s new signings ready to roll
Having signed up a new-look outfit of elite riders, Team Bestmed-ASG will be focused on making a major impact on the South African cycling scene this year. The roster of the Team Bestmed-ASG cycling team for the 2017 season includes, from left, Skye Davidson, Lynette Benson, Sanet Coetzee, Nina Sender, An-Li Kachelhoffer, Chante van der […]
Impey retains, Moolman-Pasio takes back National Time Trial titles
Defending Champion Daryl Impey retained his National Time Trial title for 2017 as he crossed the finish with the fastest time of 49 minutes and 14.782 seconds in the Elite Men’s category along the 39.8-kilometre course; and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio impressed everyone as she got back onto her Time Trial bike for the second time after […]
Video: DarkFEST – Week 3: Shaping Up
Week 3 at the Darkest jumps in Africa has seen all the final touches come together and things are ready to go for all the boys! The weather messed us around again this week, so when the sun was out, so were the rakes, spades and diggers! On the down days, they went out to […]
Gold medal marks successful return from injury for Moolman-Pasio
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio got her season underway in the best possible way by winning the South African individual time trial championships today. The title is Moolman-Pasio’s fourth elite national time trial gold medal after previous successes in 2015, 2014 and 2013. More importantly, the result is an indicator of a successful recovery from a hip fracture […]
Video: World record speed in downhill mountain biking
Why would someone travel over 11,000 kilometres from his home in Austria to the Atacama region in Chile just to career down a mountain on a bike? For a world record, of course! 42-year-old Austrian downhill biking expert Max Stöckl achieved just that by cycling down the gravel on his standard mountain bike after years […]
Hansgrohe-Cadence OMX: Two champions, one epic race
OMX’s two Elite female riders are pairing up to take on one of the biggest races in the World, the Absa Cape Epic. British National Champion, Annie Last, and South African National Champion, Mariske Strauss, will race eight days through South Africa’s stunning Western Cape in a bid for podium places, UCI points, and a […]
Stelling trudges into lead at muddy TransCape
Capetonian Billy Stelling forged ahead on a muddy day in the TransCape mountain bike race to win his third stage on the trot and don the leader’s jersey in the men’s solo category today. Men’s solo leader Billy Stelling (front) expresses his feelings on a muddy fourth stage from Riversdal to Swellendam in the TransCape […]
Incident at Cycling SA Road Champs
Cycling South Africa regrets to report on the unfortunate incident involving a cyclist and heavy motor vehicle on during the SA National Road Championships on Wednesday 8 February 2017. Paul Meinking was taking part in the Men’s 60-64 Time Trial event on Wednesday afternoon when the incident took place. The driver of the heavy vehicle […]