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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Meet the adidas and Duesouth Wines2Whales #MyPartner Winners
Meet the winners (and their partners) of the FNB Wines2Whales team entries in the adidas and Duesouth #MyPartner competition. Team 1: Jana Kruger and Ilse Viljoen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuIub9htzMk Meet the first adidas and Duesouth #MyPartner winning team: Jana Kruger and Ilse Viljoen. They have been friends for over a decade and have a keen passion for […]
Counting down to Spur Schools MTB League Finals
Tension is mounting with the 2016 Spur Schools Mountain Bike League National finals only days away following a record-breaking season, which saw more than 10 000 riders compete in 45 events across South Africa, Zambia and Namibia. Competition was fierce at all the regional events as only the top schools and individual category winners in […]
Olympic gold medallist Schurter sets sights on Absa Cape Epic success
In August he won gold at the Olympic Games after earlier winning the 2016 mountain bike cross country World Championship. Now Switzerland’s Nino Schurter has set his sights on another major achievement: winning the Absa Cape Epic. Schurter is the biggest name in world mountain biking right now, with three world championships, three World Cup […]
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic route: from whales to trails
In 2017 the Absa Cape Epic returns to an old favourite seaside venue for a spectacular Stage 1 … and finishes at a new Grand Finale venue. After the Prologue at Meerendal Wine Estate the riders, crew and supporters will transfer to Hermanus for the first staging of the race in the coastal town since […]
Successful BMX racing at National and Continental Champs
As the weekend drew to a close, so did a fantastic event of action-packed BMX racing, at the BMX National Age Group (NAG) Series and South African National BMX Championships, which took place at Giba Gorge Park on Saturday 1 October, and the African Continental BMX Championships at the same venue on Sunday 2 October. […]
Premium experience at Satellite Classic
Providing a premium experience for the riders is at the heart of the Bestmed Satellite Classic road race and there will be tangible evidence of that this year with an improved starting and finishing area. This year’s road cycling extravaganza – which includes 60km, 80km and 106km events – will take place on October 22 […]
Kona Diaries Part 2: Always make sure your PJ’s are decent
I’ve been on the big island for a week, and its quite clear that there is something brewing. We’re pretty fortunate to be staying on Ali’I Drive about 2 miles from the start. In our complex, we have three world champs and about 15 other professionals just hanging around, going for rides and runs like […]
Hermanus Rotary encourages High School involvement at FNB W2W MTB Events
The Rotary Club of Hermanus, together with the learners of the Hermanus High School, is counting down the days to the 2016 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events. The FNB W2W MTB water points are an oasis to tired mountain bikers. Forming part of Rotary International, the Rotary Club of Hermanus was founded in […]
Buys, Ralph come out tops at Bundu Bash Trailseeker
Philip Buys and Theresa Ralph secured their first victories of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Series when they triumphed in the men and women’s categories respectively at Round 4, the Bundu Bash, held at Buffelsdrift MTB Park near Pretoria at the weekend. The elite men eagerly awaiting the start of the race on the start […]
A month to go to the 33rd Carnival City Macsteel National Classic
Just over a month to go to the 33rd edition of the Carnival City Macsteel National Classic (CCMNC), which now includes a MTB event (05 November) as well as the well-known road race. Online entries are open until 24 October 2016, so don’t delay – enter now. Road race This is pretty much the same […]
Ravanel and Rude crowned the 2016 Enduro World Series Champions
The 2016 Enduro World Series drew to a close in its traditional home of Finale Ligure – and the Bluegrass Finale Enduro powered by SRAM will go down in the history books for a myriad of reasons. Cecile had no overall pressure having already sealed the series win but still raced 100% for the win. […]
Rebello and de Villiers victorious in the Ladismith Cheese 7Weekspoort MTB Challenge
Dylan Rebello and Yolande de Villiers raced to victories in the men’s and women’s categories in the Ladismith Cheese 7Weekspoort mountain bike challenge on Saturday the 1st of October. The single day marathon, through the magnificent Seweweekspoort and the scenic Hoeko Valley, doubled as the Western Province Marathon Championships. The event boasted a combined starting […]