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Redecker and Marais find success at XCO Provincial Champs
Current National Champion Cherie Redecker (Novus OMX Pro Team) and Stuart Marais were crowned Elite Provincial Champions amidst brilliant conditions at the all-exciting 2016 KZNMTB Provincial XCO Championships, which took place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 25 June. Race organisers could not have asked for better weather when the riders and all […]
Cycling Qhubeka Buffalo Bicycles from Johannesburg to Mount Kilimanjaro
South African adventure enthusiasts, Warrick and Camilla Kernes and Gareth Pickering will be cycling Qhubeka buffalo bicycles from Johannesburg, South Africa to Moshi, Tanzania covering 4630km over a 10 week period. Setting off on July 30th, the trio plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro once they reach Moshi in Tanzania. The goal is to raise R100 […]
Record-breaking entry field for Oudtshoorn Youth Fest
The Western Cape is gearing up for the annual Oudtshoorn Youth Festival, as it takes place this year from Monday 27th to Thursday 30th June 2016. Event Organiser, Corne Bence, is elated with the record-breaking entry list, and is ready for another spectacular four-day, team-orientated cycling event. “Everything is running smoothly and preparations are going […]
Team Dimension Data delighted with 8 national gold medals in 2016
It was a busy day of National Championship road racing for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka with our African Team participating in 9 separate championships today. Daniel Teklehaimanot, Edvald Boasson Hagen and Kanstantsin Siutsou, who all won their respective time trial championships earlier in the week, doubled up to each be crowned road race champions […]
Brand new Downhill course for KZN Champs
The KZNMTB Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles this year boasts a brand new downhill track, and will be taking place at Cascades MTB Park on 2 and 3 July. Track designer, Nick Floros says that all procedures have been put in place to ensure that the brand new downhill course […]
Sweat and smiles at 2016 100 Miles of Nowhere
Avid cyclists in seven different centres around the country staged a successful 2016 edition of the fabled 100 Miles Of Nowhere cycle on training bikes as part of the annual CHOC fundraiser run by the KZN herd of The Cows. Ian Prentis gets some robust encouragement to Iris Varty in The Cows suit at the […]
National Time Trial Championships: 4 Golds for Team Dimension Data
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka could not have had a better start to the national championships week of racing, with our African Team taking gold in all 4 of the respective national time trial championships our riders started in. Kanstantsin Siutsou got the team off to a flying start by time trialing his way to […]
Heyns seeking a win in Grabouw
Scott LCB Factory Racing speedster Gert Heyns has set his sights high for the second instalment of the Nissan Trailseeker Western Cape series in Grabouw. He will be forgiven if he goes into this race brimming with confidence. Apart from taking Louis Bresler-Knipe’s legendary Strava KOM on Bloemslang, he came out on top in May […]
Western Cape Trailseeker Series battle moves to Grabouw
The second round of the Western Cape Nissan TrailSeeker Series takes place in Grabouw this weekend and will, for the first time form part of the official Cape Winelands Cross-Country Marathon Series. This will be the second year the popular Nissan TrailSeeker Series returns to the trails of Grabouw following a very well received debut […]
New Sondela route excites top riders
Experienced mountain biker Bennie Pearson is approaching Sunday’s feature race at the Bestmed Sondela MTB Classic with a sense of excitement following the creation of a new route. Although the weekend cycling festival near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, which is also known as the Bushveld’s Big MTB Bash, includes races on both days, all eyes will […]
Slingerland & Mundy take on 100 Miles of Nowhere for charity
Some of South Africa’s well-known female cyclists have confirmed their participation in The Cow’s 100 Miles of Nowhere cycling event that takes place at Cadence Cycling Performance Centres across the country from 14h00 on Friday, 24 June and are urging fellow cyclists to follow their lead and get involved as well. Respected road racer Cashandra […]
Mountain bikers face fresh Sondela challenge
Participants in the Bestmed Sondela MTB Classic near Bela-Bela in Limpopo will be breaking new ground when the feature race offers a fresh challenge on Sunday. Participants in the Bestmed Sondela MTB Classic will tackle a new route in the event’s 60km feature race on Sunday. Photo: Jetline Action Photo. Race director and chief course […]