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Heat tests riders on TransCape queen stage
After a rainy opening stage, riders were presented with different conditions today as pace-setters Pieter Seyffert and Travis Walker consolidated their overall lead in the TransCape mountain bike race. Travis Walker (front) and teammate Pieter Seyffert (Ellsworth-ASG) lead the pack on Montagu Pass on the second day of the TransCape mountain bike race. The queen […]
Incredible weekend for mountain bikers at the second Fairtree Simonsberg Contour stage race
After the devastating fire of January 2016, the inaugural Fairtree Simonsberg Contour MTB stage race overcame serious challenges and presented riders with a premier winelands riding experience. This past weekend of 4 & 5 February 2017, Fairtree Capital in collaboration with the Simonsberg Conservancy, landowners and Stellenbosch event organisers Dirtopia, presented riders with the 2nd […]
Video: José Antonio Hermida retirement tribute video
With a career in mountain biking which lasted more than 20 years and a long string of World Cup and World Championship wins on his side, José Antonio Hermida is one of the living legends of mountain biking. We have looked back at his career and have put together this moving tribute to one of […]
Maree edges Main in Berge en Dale
Team Telkom’s David Maree edged RoadCover’s Kent Main in a sprint finish to snatch the men’s honours in the Bestmed Berge en Dale Championship at Muldersdrift on the West Rand today. Team Telkom’s David Maree beat RoadCover’s Kent Main in a sprint to win the 2017 Bestmed Berge en Dale Championship in Muldersdrift on the […]
Interview: Grant Clark on his AfrikaLegBurn journey
Grant Clark will be taking on more than just the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. He’s currently somewhere between Cairo and Cape Town, on his epic journey #AfrikaLegBurn, for the literacy charity Shine. His mammoth undertaking includes riding unsupported from Cairo to Cape Town, completing the Cape Town Cycle Tour, the ABSA Cape Epic and finally […]
MTB and road racing legends team up for Absa Cape Epic
If somebody were trying to track down José Hermida in the Absa Cape Epic race village they would simply have to follow the laughter. And the chatter. Photo credit: Nick Muzik | Sportzpics In 2016 Hermida retired from a distinguished 20-year cross country career that earned him a world championship title, an Olympic silver medal […]
New pro team set the pace at TransCape
Despite wet conditions, Pieter Seyffert and Travis Walker kicked off their new partnership on a perfect note by winning the opening stage of the seven-day TransCape mountain bike race today. The Ellsworth-ASG duo took control early on to cover the tough 80km ride between Knysna and Wilderness in the Western Cape in 3:19:46. Pieter Seyffert […]
Strong ladies field at Fairtree Simonsberg Contour this weekend
With names like Esther Suss, Ariane Luthi and Jennie Stenerhag on the start line tomorrow, the Fairtree Simonsberg Contour event is going to be the stage race to watch this coming weekend of 4 & 5 February. Starting from Delvera Farm outside Stellenbosch the spectator point for Saturday is at Marianne wine estate and Sunday […]
Platt, Huber motivated to defend Tankwa Trek Title
Germany’s Karl Platt and his Swiss teammate, Urs Huber, are motivated to defend their title at next week’s Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, but will be up against stronger opposition than last year at the world’s most prestigious three-day mountain bike stage race. Last year’s winners, Karl Platt (left) and Urs Huber, are […]
Youth versus experience for African women at Absa Cape Epic
The race-within-a-race to be the first all-African team to finish in the Absa Cape Epic Hansgrohe Women’s category will pit one of the youngest teams in the event against a pair of multiple finishers. Gary Perkin. Cape Epic. Sportzpics. South African Candice Neethling is 25 and her Namibian partner Vera Adrian just 23 but their […]
Video: DarkFEST – Week 2 build progress
The 2nd week of building at DarkFEST is seeing massive progress, despite a bit of rain, the jumps are almost done. A few measurements and tweaks and they’re ready for testing! The end of last week saw the birth of a 82ft long and low that goes over the berm leading to the step up. […]
Action now needed to save lives on South African roads
January 2017 was a terrible month for cyclists. At least three cyclists – Delene Boonzaaier, Andrew Bradford and Gregory Basson – were killed when struck from behind by motorists. In two of the cases, the drivers fled the scene. Questions are now being asked as to whether or not the drivers were driving under the […]