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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Toyota Specialized win the 2024 Tankwa Trek
Toyota Specialized rolled across the lawns of Kaleo Guest Farm to claim the team’s second successive Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, victory on Sunday, 11 February. Matt Beers backed up his 2023 winning effort, by securing three stage victories en route to the 2024 title, alongside new teammate Alex Miller. The South […]
Cannondale Factory Racing Put an Exclamation Point on their Tankwa Trek Performance
Candice Lill and Mona Mitterwallner secured the 2024 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, in emphatic fashion on Sunday, 11 February. The Cannondale Factory Racing pair won the final stage, adding Stage 4 to their Stage 1 and 2 victories, taking their final margin of victory to nearly 9 minutes. The South African […]
Toyota Specialized and KMC-Ridley Kings and Queens of the Queen Stage
The Queen Stage of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, featured South African mountain biking’s most infamous climb, the Merino Monster. The ascent to 1 799 meters above sea level, challenged the teams to 1 000 metres of elevation gain over 20 odd kilometres. The victors on the day were also the teams who […]
Cannondale Factory Racing and Toyota Specialized Double Up at the Tankwa Trek
Cannondale Factory Racing and Toyota Specialized doubled up on their Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, success with stage victories on Friday, 9 February 2024. The wins are both the UCI women’s and men’s category leaders’ second of the race. This sees both Candice Lill and Mona Mitterwallner, as well as Matt Beers […]
Toyota Specialized and Cannondale Factory Racing Kick Tankwa Trek Off with Victories
Toyota Specialized and Cannondale Factory Racing got the 2024 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, off to a winning start on Stage 1; on Thursday, 8 February. Matt Beers and Alex Miller slipped away to win taking a 37 second advantage into Stage 2. Mona Mitterwallner and Candice Lill benefitted from a crash […]
Record Elite Field to Tackle 2024 Tankwa Trek
The annual Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen is a UCI-graded stage race that offers UCI rankings points for top finishers, exceptional media coverage and generous prize money. Little wonder then that it’s attracted its biggest Elite field yet, with some star international and local racers. There have been whispers that South Africa’s […]
The songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime, is Back!
The greatest mountain biking spectator event, the songo.info Champions Race is back from a three-year hiatus, with fibertime as the new presenting sponsor. As ever the event will be staged in Kayamandi on the Wednesday before the Absa Cape Epic and some of the world’s best MTB racers will turn out to hone their skills […]
Ford South Africa Signs as Title Sponsor Of The Trailseeker Series
The Trailseeker Series is thrilled to announce its pivotal partnership with Ford South Africa as the title sponsor of the esteemed mountain bike series, solidifying its commitment to empowering the cycling community and furthering its support for outdoor enthusiasts across the country. The Trailseeker Series, now proudly known as the Ford Trailseeker Series, stands as […]
Miller and Sanders Crowned King and Queen of the Attakwas Extreme
Namibian champion Alex Miller and, former South African marathon champion, Samantha Sanders conquered the Attakwaskloof and temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius to win the 2024 Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. The race, which took place on Saturday, 20 January, from Chandelier Game Lodge, near Oudtshoorn, to Pine Creek Resort, in […]
Join the Dis-Chem Ride for Sight
Join us for the Dis-Chem Ride for Sight taking place on Sunday, 18 February 2024 in Boksburg, Gauteng. There will be three distances to choose from: the 116km Super Classic presented by Ensure; the 62km DS 24 Challenge and a new 8km fun ride. The 116km is a CSA-sanctioned event with cash prizes in all […]
2024 Gravel Race Calendar
If big skies, huge days, and epic gravel roads are your thing, then look no further. We’ve put together a list of gravel events for 2024 so that you can justify that N+1 purchase and explore more this year. For a comprehensive listing of single day races, check out our Events Directory. You can also […]
Bikes2Blossoms: a Mid-Summer Singletrack Experience
It’s with great excitement that we can confirm the postponed Bikes2Blossoms MTB event will take place on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The Heritage Day extreme storms wreaked havoc on most of the existing routes, and we had no choice but to postpone the 2023 edition. Since the flood damage, the community of Elgin started repairing […]