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Wortmann and Hearder eager for Provincial XCO Champs

As the weekend draws nearer, so does the guarantee of a new set of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Mountain biking cross-country Champions. The 2016 KZNMTB Provincial XCO Championships takes place at Cascades MTB Park on Saturday 25 June, and local cross-country stars are chomping at the bit to race at the World Championship venue for this season’s […]

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Ariane Kleinhans rides away with the Swiss Marathon Champs jersey

A rare moment of indecision darted across Ariane Kleinhans’s face at the start line of the Raid Evolènade, Swiss Marathon Championships in Evolène on Sunday, 19 June. She was puzzling at the grey skies all around her. Should she race with a wind vest or not? Freezing overnight showers had abated for the 10am start, […]

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Who to watch during this year’s BIG5 Sport Challenge

One of South Africa’s top multi-sport events, the BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE, will take place during the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival from 1 – 10 July and offers the unique opportunity to experience some of South Africa’s most spectacular natural scenery while enjoying the sport you love. A number of elite athletes have confirmed […]

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Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka name squad for Tour de France

Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will return to the Tour de France after a successful premiere 12 months ago, setting another massive milestone for African cycling. Once again the team will take to the start of the La Grand Boucle with clear objectives. Steve Cummings’ stage win on Mandela Day, Daniel Teklehaimanot’s days in the […]

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Spur Schools Rider Interview: Jana Barry – Parel Vallei High School

The success and impact the Spur Schools MTB League on South African mountain biking is huge. We spoke to a few riders taking part in the Spur Schools MTB League to understand why they enjoy taking part in the series. Today, we are featuring under 18 rider Jana Barry of Parel Vallei High School. Jana […]

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Silverback wins German Brand Award 2016

The German Brand Award is an award for successful brand management in Germany. The objective of the award? To discover groundbreaking brands and brand makers to showcase and reward. The recipients of the award are innovative brands, with consistent Brand Management and sustainable Brand Communication that are pioneering in the world of brands and marketing. […]

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Comfortable victories for Buys and Redecker at Free State XCO Cup Series Finale

The Happy Valley Conservancy played host to the fifth and final round of the STIHL 2016 SA XCO Cup Series in Bloemfontein on Saturday 18 June. Novus OMX Pro MTB Team’s Cherie Redecker and Team SCOTT LCB’s Philip Buys took the respective wins in the Elite Women and Men’s category at the first UCI Category […]

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Junior Eliminator Series gets underway in KwaZulu-Natal

Youth Day (Thursday 16 June) saw the first round of the Junior Eliminator Series for KwaZulu-Natal take place at Northwood Boys High School, Durban North. The event saw 21 schools being represented and many first timers to the eliminator format. Eliminator is a short course heat race where four riders at a time sprint across […]

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iXS European Downhill Cup #3: Lukasik and Bernhard win in Schladming

Slawomir Lukasik and Petra Bernhard have been crowned the winners of EDC round three in Schladming. They clearly dominated the field of 400 riders from 27 different nations who made their way to the Planai for another exciting weekend full of Downhill action. Last weekend the third out of six races of the iXS European […]

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Aviva Women’s Tour: Moolman-Pasio second overall

The final stage of the Aviva Women’s Tour turned out to be another amazing performance from Cervélo Bigla Pro Cycling Team as Lotta Lepistö won the final stage and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio successfully defended second place in the overall standings. Lepisto was part of an 8-rider group that slipped away as the race was approaching the […]

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Rebello and Neethling wrap up the RECM Knysna 200 titles

Young mountain biking stars Dylan Rebello (Momsen Factory Team) and Candice Neethling (Team Dorma) secured the Solo Men’s and Solo Women’s RECM Knysna 200 titles on Sunday. Both Rebello and Neethling capped the Garden Route Events stage race with their third stage victories to seal emphatic general classification wins. The RECM Knysna 200 field lining […]

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Rebello and Neethling race to dominant stage victories at RECM Knysna 200

On the second stage of the 2016 RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike race Dylan Rebello and Candice Neethling repeated their stage winning heroics of Friday to extend their race leads. The young duo, riding for the Momsen Factory Team and Team Dorma respectively, were superb throughout the 70km stage which took place from Quinta da […]