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The Dr Evil Classic routes revealed
The 2016 Pennypichers Dr Evil Classic will feature the best mountain-biking the Garden Route has to offer. This year will be something of a coming-of-age for the event. Now five-years-old, the three-day stage race, which takes place from 15-17 September will feature a number of new innovations, chief of which is having a different start/finish […]
Callaghan and Moseley find their second pot of gold at Irish Enduro World Series
If last year’s round of the Enduro World Series was a fairytale, then this year’s event was a dream come true for Greg Callaghan (Cube Action Team). The Emerald Enduro presented by Biking.ie was almost a complete rerun of last year’s incredible race, with sunshine, huge crowds and Greg Callaghan and Tracy Moseley (Trek Factory […]
Reid and Strauss lead from the gun at final local Olympic qualifier
James Reid (Team Spur) and Mariske Strauss (Novus OMX Pro Team) displayed their athletic dominance amidst perfect weather conditions and energised crowds when they raced against some of the country’s top mountain bike enthusiasts at Settlers Park Nature Reserve in the fourth round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series in Port Elizabeth on […]
Giro d’Italia #9: Wet roads slow down GC contenders
Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) won the stage 9 individual time trial of the Giro d’Italia. 2nd place went to Matthias Brandle (IAM Cycling) and 3rd position was taken by Vegard Stake Laengen (IAM Cycling). The leader’s jersey would stay with Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quickstep). Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka went into today’s stage with the primary objective […]
Dramatic KAP sani2c title battle goes down to the coast
In what has been one of the most exciting and unpredictable KAP sani2c’s in memory the Race event was a ding-dong affair that went right down to the breakers of Scottburgh as the pair of Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns overturned a two minute overnight deficit to win the overall title whilst the pair of […]
Giro d’Italia #8: Jaco Venter flies the South African flag to 4th
The 8th stage of the Giro d’Italia was an incredible race for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as our South African Champion, Jaco Venter finished in a fine 4th place, behind stage winner Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quickstep), Matteo Montaguti (AG2R La Mondiale) was 2nd and Moreno Moser (Cannondale) 3rd. The 186km stage from Foligno to Arezzo […]
Giro d’Italia #7: Sprint finish in Foligno as Sbaragli takes 11th
Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) won the 7th stage of the Giro d’Italia after beating Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek Segafredo) and Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) in the mass sprint finish in Foligno. Once again, Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) had no problem in retaining the overall race lead. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka the stage was all about supporting Kristian […]
Drama-laden second stage sets up enthralling KAP sani2c
As Friday, 13 May dawned many of the top teams at the 2016 KAP sani2c would not have predicted what was about to happen as mistakes from both pairs of overnight leaders flung the title doors wide open with Team Telkom and Team Dorma Time Freight moving into the overall men’s and women’s pound seats […]
Family flair for Enduro and DHI Provincial Series Log top contenders
The third rounds of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro and DHI Series – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles, take place in Howick on Saturday 21 May and Karkloof on Sunday 22 May respectively. Sunday’s Downhill event will also double as the fourth round of the 2016 SA National DHI Cup Series. The family elements of […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka looking forward to start at Tour of California
On Sunday, May 15, the Amgen Tour of California will kick off with a 175km long stage around San Diego. From there on the race will head north leaving only the opening stage as a chance for victory to the fast guys, before the race will conclude on May 22 in Sacramento. The first real […]
Giro d’Italia #6: Kanstantsin Siutsou shines with a 5th place on first mountain stage
Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) won stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia, crossing the line alone with Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) taking 2nd and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) 3rd place. By finishing 4th, Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) kept the pink leader’s jersey. Today was the first real mountain stage of the Giro d’Italia as riders took on 157km from Ponte […]
Video: Waylon Woolcock ahead of sani2c 2016
USN Purefit rider Waylon Woolcock talks about his pre-race attitude, expectations and experiences of past races ahead of the 2016 edition of sani2c.