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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Volvo parks with Berg & Bush
Luxury Swedish car maker Volvo has come on board as the official vehicle partner of the Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush MTB event. The Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush mountain bike event is thrilled to announce Volvo as their new official vehicle partner. The Swedish luxury vehicle brand that prides itself on not following the […]
Canadian Brett Rheeder secures well-earned Red Bull Joyride win
The largest slopestyle mountain biking competiton in the world, Red Bull Joyride, closed out the final day of the weeklong Crankworx Whistler festival today at Whistler Blackcomb Mountain. Dubbed ‘Slopestyle Sunday’, fifteen of the world’s best slopestyle athletes went head-to-head in a gravity-defying showdown infront of 30,000 spectators packed into the Whistler Plaza for the […]
Cycle4Cansa mission accomplished for Hoffman
It was mission accomplished for Team Telkom’s Nolan Hoffman as he took the honours in an exciting sprint finish in the Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Road Classic at Sun City today. Nolan Hoffman of Team Telkom is interviewed after winning the 103km Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Road Classic at Sun City on Sunday. Photo: Full Stop Communications. The 31-year-old […]
2016 Coronation Double Century entry process opens on 23 August
Following the confirmation on Wednesday that, despite current extensive roadworks, the 24th Coronation Double Century will run on the traditional 202km route from Swellendam on 26 November 2016, the entry process will kick off on Tuesday, 23 August. Entries for the 2015 event sold out in under 13 minutes (the quickest sell-out in the event’s […]
SA’s MTB Olympians gear up for exciting racing
South African cycling representatives James Reid and Alan Hatherly are currently testing out the Mountain Bike Cross-country course in the final days ahead of their race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday 21 August. Reid, the two-time SA National Cross-country Champion, has also claimed two Elite Men’s Marathon National […]
New ownership for Absa Cape Epic
IRONMAN announced today it has reached an agreement to acquire the highly regarded Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa. In addition to operating The Motatapu and The Pioneer multiple stage mountain bike races in New Zealand, the purchase of Cape Epic marks IRONMAN’s biggest step into the mountain biking market, as they aim […]
Video: Enduro World Series Whistler Highlights
The melting pot of Whistler was once again turned up to 11. There is one thing this venue never fails to provide and that is intensity. With a 70km loop packed into one boiling hot day over five stages, it was always going to serve up some surprises and challenges, the riders probably didn’t think […]
Chilly start predicted for Race 2 of the 2016 Trans Baviaans
For riders taking part in the second event of the 2016 Trans Baviaans many of the mysteries of the kloof have already been revealed. Even first timers will know exactly what to expect having spoken to riders who took part in race one last weekend. But knowing what you’re about to face doesn’t make it […]
Coronation Double Century route access confirmed for 2016
Eager cyclists waiting to hear about the fate of the 2016 Coronation Double Century team cycle event will be delighted to know that the 2016 edition will take place on the traditional route. David Bellairs, a director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT), says: “A section of our traditional event route is under […]
Powerade hosts Elite Performance Academy for Cape Town coaches
This weekend, local school-based sports coaches from various parts of the Western Cape, gained invaluable insights into cutting edge coaching techniques from some of the world’s leading sports coaches at the Powerade Performance Academy. The Academy, hosted at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, on Sunday, 14 August, saw a number of high profile […]
SA’s Dodd ready for BMX races in Rio
South Africa’s remaining three cyclists – Kyle Dodd, James Reid and Alan Hatherly – have arrived in Brazil as they begin their final preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Dodd will be competing in the BMX discipline from Wednesday 17 August, while Reid and Hatherly will tackle the Mountain Bike Cross-country […]
TrailWolf: A new kind of bike shop
Bikes shops have certainly changed over the years. Gone are the days of visiting grimy, pokey dens rammed with dikwiels and tyre bins, after a drive to an obscure suburb. Ushering in the modern era of bike retail, one such shop has opened where people actually ride bikes – TrailWolf. Photo credit: Hendrik Steytler This […]