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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Andrea Steyn banks on teamwork for 947
After sprinting to a podium spot in last month’s Bestmed Satellite Classic, Andrea Steyn is excited to be working with Team Bestmed-ASG again when the 947 Cycle Challenge takes place in Johannesburg on November 20. Andrea Steyn will be linking up with Team Bestmed-ASG for the 947 Challenge on November 20 Invited by team manager […]
Riaan Manser back on the Absa Cape Epic starting line
Riaan Manser is about as adventurous as you get: his bearded features first became familiar to South Africans as they watched from afar while he rode a bicycle around Africa and then circumnavigated Madagascar by kayak. Photo credit:Mark SampsonThen it was off to Iceland for another testing circumnavigation by kayak. Next he took to a […]
FNB W2W launches a community crčche initiative
As part of a continued drive to make a sustainable difference to the communities that feature along the event’s route, the organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are proud to launch the FNB W2W Crèche Educational Initiative in the prelude to the 2016 event. As part of a continued drive to make […]
South Africa’s favorite cousin heads to Wines2Whales
Celebrating his 34th year in the entertainment industry, South African comedian Barry Hilton will make his debut in the mountain biking arena in November when he performs for over 4000 riders taking part in the 8th annual FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Three-Day Mountain Bike (MTB) Stage Race. “This will be the first time that I perform […]
Matt Lombardi returns to form to win final round of SRAM Gravity Enduro Series presented by YT Industries
In only his second race back from injury, Matt Lombardi won the fourth and final round of the 2016 SRAM Gravity Enduro Series presented by YT Industries. Lombardi won two of the four stages at the Helderberg trails on Sunday 30 October to edge out Adi van der Merwe and Johann Potgieter. Matt Lombardi on […]
2016 Sharks Trail Adventure kick starts year-end holiday festivities
The fifth edition of the STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure takes place at the picturesque Summerveld Estate and surrounding Shongweni region on Sunday 4 December and the popular mountain biking and trail running event promises to be the perfect year-end trail adventure hit-out aimed at the whole family. Sharkie and the full Cell C Sharks squad […]
Video: Crank Chaos Highlights
Your level of stoke is about to be cranked up as you watch this OFFICIAL EVENT CLIP from CrankChaos Maluti Mountain Bike Festival. From enduro to downhill to cross-country, everything is here for every kind of rider… Craig Kolesky (Professional Photographer) CrankChaos 2016 – done and dusted… See you back in 2017. Put it in […]
Video: Brandon Semenuk – Lapse
A short film featuring Brandon Semenuk.
Mountain biking hits the big screen in a brand new film tour
Go Trail Media has announced the expansion of their Trails In Motion film festival brand to include the Trails In Motion Mountain Bike Film Festival which will begin its inaugural world tour in January 2017. Positioned as a community-driven mountain bike film tour, and supported by leading South African on-line cycling destination – Bike Hub, […]
FNB W2W MTB Race attracts a stellar international field
Celebrating its 8th anniversary in November, the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race has attracted a stellar field of international riders. International teams that will be shredding up the course will include German MTB duo, Karl Platt and Simon Stiebjahn of Team Bulls, German Tour De France heroes Markus Bauer and Johannes Fröhlinger of […]
Kona Diaries #5: The Race
I had always dreamed of Kona, and had read so much about the race, the course, the athletes, Huggo’s, the undie run, and so on. What I didn’t envisage was how tough writing about the race would be. Unlike my only attempt at racing on the Big Island, this is my sixth attempt at this […]
SA off-road triathletes excel at XTERRA World Championship
A handful of South Africa’s adventurous off-road triathletes had the honour of representing their country at the XTERRA Off-Road Triathlon World Championship in Kapalua, Maui on Sunday, 23 October 2016. Reigning Fedhealth XTERRA South Africa Champion, Bradley Weiss had his heart set on a podium finish at the 2016 XTERRA World Championship. “I raced in […]