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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Hillcrest’s Hill aims for fourth STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure title
Andrew Hill is looking forward to returning to his local stomping ground this Sunday, 4 December to take on the 40km MTB clash at the festive season welcoming 2016 STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure, a race he has reigned victorious at three times before. Having won the Upper Highway event’s opening edition in 2012, the TIB […]
Sporting heroes ready for mountain biking bliss at Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails
Taking place on Saturday, 03 and Sunday, 04 December 2016, the 4th annual Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails has attracted the attention of a number of sporting celebrities both local and from abroad. SA Rally Driver, Ashley Haigh-Smith in action during the 2016 FNB W2W MTB Race. Photo Credit: Jetline Action Photo Newlyweds, Christoph and Andrea […]
Bell, Glover close out Trailseeker Series with victories
Nico Bell and Monica Glover closed out the final round of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Mountain Bike Series with victories in the 68km men and women’s marathon distances at Cullinan, near Pretoria at the weekend. The elite men setting off on the marathon at the weekend in Cullinan. Photo Credit: www.zcmc.co.za Much-needed rain in […]
2017 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar
2020 Stage Race Calendar: To view the upcoming events in 2020, take a look at our 2020 Stage Race Calendar. South Africa is the capital of the mountain bike stage race world, with well over 50 stage races (and multiday single stage events) to choose from. It’s clear that proper planning is required. To ease […]
RoadCover and Velocity Sports battle for glory at Coronation Double Century
They came with a plan. The strategy was to go hard from the gun. To win in style. By doing so they would be telling a side story. Nic White and his RoadCover Cycling Team today convincingly outgunned Alpha BodyWorks and Active Bodies to win one of the biggest team time trials in the world […]
uBhejane Xtreme gives Project Rhino KZN welcome Christmas present
Participants of the gruelling 340km uBhejane Xtreme MTB Challenge from Cadence Cycling Performance Centre in Hillcrest to Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve’s Hilltop Camp on Saturday 10 December are set to provide a key funding source for Project Rhino KZN when the corporate world downs tools this festive season. Participants of the 2016 uBhejane Xtreme MTB Challenge […]
Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails partners with MTO
The organisers of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails are excited to welcome MTO as a partner to the 4th edition of this much anticipated two-day stage Mountain Bike event. Mountain bikers in action during the 2015 Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails. Photo Credit: Tobias Ginsberg “We truly value our partnership with MTO,” says Michael Meyer, Managing […]
MTO Group support songo.info education initiatives
The MTO Group has become synonymous to mountain bikers with fantastic trails; from Jonkershoek to Tsitsikamma many of the Western Cape’s most beloved mountain bike routes weave their way through MTO plantations. For the Kayamandi based charity, songo.info, though the MTO Group provides far more than a mountain biker’s playground – by supporting the charity’s […]
Is the Maluti Double90 tougher than the Coronation Double Century?
Is the Maluti Double90 tougher than the Coronation Double Century? Are you tough enough to find out? Entries for the 2017 MALUTI DOUBLE90 TEAM CHALLENGE on Saturday 1 April 2017 will open at 13h00 on Monday 28 November 2016. Only 120 team spots are up for grabs. “We were a little lucky with the weather […]
Gauteng Mountain Bikers Set For Trailseeker Series Finale
South Africa’s largest mountain bike race series, the Nissan TrailSeeker Series Gauteng, wraps up for 2016 at the Diamond Rush edition at Cullinan, northeast of Pretoria on Saturday. Likely favourite Nico Bell (right) and Waylon Woolcock in a sprint finish at the 2015 TrailSeeker Diamond Rush. Photo Credit: www.zcmc.co.za In addition to the podium battles […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka reveals 2017 team and race outfit
The 2016 cycling season concluded a couple of weeks ago and once again it has been an incredibly successful one for Africa’s leading professional cycling team. Based out of Johannesburg, Dimension Data for Qhubeka managed to win 32 races this year, while climbing the podium more than 70 times. 5 stage wins, a “Yellow“ and […]
Gouveris looking ahead after first major victory
After soloing to his first major win at the Daily Dispatch Cycle Tour in East London earlier this month, Bradley Gouveris is looking to take his good form into the 2017 season. Bradley Gouveris, racing for NMMU’s Bestmed-Shukuma-Madibaz Cycling Club, crosses the line to win the Daily Dispatch Cycle Tour in East London. The matriculant […]