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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
The 2017 Barberton XCM offers something for everyone
Time to enter this legendary race is running out. Pre-entries for the 21st Barberton XCM Mountain Bike Challenge taking place on 28 January 2017 will close on Tuesday, 24 January. Photo credit: Maryke Wasserman – Paperazzi Photography The Barberton XCM is known to be one of the toughest, if not the toughest one day mountain […]
Italian duo back with serious intent
Last year Italians Damiano Ferraro and Samuele Porro arrived at the Absa Cape Epic as dark horses. They had competed with distinction on the world marathon circuit, but how would they manage the rigours of eight days of racing? Photo credit: Gary Perkin | Sportzpics Very well, as it turned out. The amiable Italian pairing […]
Sauser: Why I came out of retirement
Swiss mountain biking maestro Christoph Sauser has come out of retirement in a bid to win the Absa Cape Epic for a sixth time, so what was it that persuaded him to get back in the saddle? Photo credit: Ewald Sadie | Sportzpics “Jaroslav (Kulhavy) asked me a few times during the year to race […]
Lüthi hungry to reclaim Attakwas crown against powerful field
Five-time winner Ariane Lüthi (Team Spur) is eager to reclaim the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge title that she won consecutively from 2011–2015. But the Swiss marathon champion will be up against the strongest field ever assembled at Saturday’s 121km point-to-point race, which is considered among the toughest one-day races in South Africa. The Fairview […]
Interview: Alan Hatherly
Alan Hatherly is an up and coming South African XCO racer whose impressive career highlights at the age of 20 already include the U23 African Continental Championship title, winning the National Pro-Elite Series, 17th place at U23 World Championships, and representing South Africa at the Olympics in Rio, where he finished a respectable 26th. He […]
Star Studded Line-Up Assemble for the 2017 Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge
South Africa’s traditional season opener, the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, takes place on Saturday the 21st of January. Along with a stellar field of local challengers, a number of European mountain biking stars are set to line-up for the 2017 edition. Defending champion Karl Platt (left) raced to victory by riding with teammate Tim […]
Van Zyl set for final season of XTERRA Lite
Up-and-coming off-road triathlete, Ruan Van Zyl will be seen in action at all three Fedhealth XTERRA Lite races in 2017 (Buffelspoort, Nelson Mandela Bay and Grabouw) before moving on to the Fedhealth XTERRA (long course) in 2018. Ruan Van Zyl in action during the mountain bike leg of the Fedhealth XTERRA Lite. Photo Credit: Tobias […]
Test ride the 2017 SCOTT range at your local trail
After hosting successful demo days in Gauteng, SCOTT Sports Africa will be running a series of countrywide demo days for you to test ride the 2017 SCOTT range of bikes, including the all-new Spark platform that took top honours in at the Rio Olympics. The SCOTT demo day tour will visit trails in Durban, Pietermaritzberg, […]
Interview: Robyn de Groot
Robyn de Groot is a multiple South African marathon champion, with an impressive array of titles under her belt. 2016 was a mixed year for her: a shoulder injury kept her off the bike and forced her to miss Marathon World Champs, where she had been selected to represent South Africa. She was also knocked […]
MTB legend José Antonio Hermida and road star Joaquim Rodríguez will tackle the Cape Epic
Two giants of the world of cycling will form the high-powered MERIDA FACTORY RACING team to leave their mark on the 2017 ABSA Cape Epic. José Antonio Hermida and Joaquim Rodríguez (Purito) have shared many training miles over the years so now both riders have stepped back from the world of UCI World Cup Racing […]
Lüthi partners Morath on Team Spur for 2017 Cape Epic
After a thorough search, three-time Absa Cape Epic winner, Ariane Lüthi, has announced her new teammate to join her on Team Spur for the 2017 edition of the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race. Germany’s Adelheid Morath will support Lüthi’s attempt to become the only female rider to win four titles. Morath replaces Denmark’s […]
In the Spirit of the Attakwas
As the 21st of January 2017, and the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, looms nearer the effectiveness of the long months of summer training are about to be put to the test. The question on every one of the one thousand mountain bikers’, taking on the one hundred and twenty one kilometre race from the […]