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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Lill and Woolcock repeat 2015 success with storming KAP sani2c first stage
The 2016 KAP sani2c’s Race event got off to a blistering start on Thursday as one of the best mountain biking fields assembled in years were blown away by defending champions Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock who took line honours whilst it was the expectant Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag who took the spoils […]
South African Track Grand Prix Series heads to Durban in August
Cycling South Africa is proud to present the South African Track Grand Prix and National Series, with rounds one and two taking place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, at the Cyril Geoghegan Cycle Track from 7-9 August 2016. The event is classified as a UCI CL 2 event, drawing attention not just from South Africa, but other […]
Team Road Cover wins inaugural Maluti Double90 Challenge
After an intense ride to make up 90 seconds in the first 100 km of the race, Team Road Cover won the inaugural PPA Maluti Double90 Challenge on Saturday 7 May 2016 in a time of 4:50:48, averaging just over 37 km/h over the challenging 180 km eastern Free State course. Starting in the last […]
Garlicki and Westbrook reflect on an epic DHI National in Paarl
The third round of the 2016 SA National Downhill Cup series took place at Cascade Manor in Paarl on Sunday 1 May. Solid Reverse Factory Racing’s Stefan Garlicki (Sponsored by Investec) took the Elite Men and overall win, with Elite and overall Women’s title going to Kim Westbrook. “The weekend went really well, and my […]
Video: I Am Specialized – Axel Merckx
Documentary film series follows Axel Merckx & the Axeon Hagens Berman team in preparation for the Tour of California. I Am Specialized is a documentary series that focuses on the daily routines and lives of professional road racers while leading up to the most critical races of the 2016 season. Throughout the year, it will […]
Giro d’Italia #5: Omar Fraile abandons Giro d’Italia
Andre Griepel (Lotto-Soudal) won the stage 5 Giro d’Italia sprint into Benevento ahead of Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani-CSF). Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) retained the pink leader’s jersey. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka it would not be the best of days as our African Team lost Omar Fraile (pictured below), when the Basque […]
Excited buzz takes over Glencairn ahead of KAP sani2c main race
With two of the three events underway the race village at Glencairn Farm was abuzz with nervous excitement as some of the country’s top mountain bike stage racers prepared to set off on their Race that will take them from the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg to the breakers of Scottburgh Main Beach from 12-14 […]
De Groot to represent South Africa at Marathon World Champs in France
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following rider has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Laissac, France, on 25-26 June. Robyn de Groot has been selected in line with the 2016 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria. The criteria and performance […]
Heyns, Stenerhag return to form at Trailseeker Boschendal
Gert Heyns and Jennie Stenerhag got the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Western Cape Mountain Bike Series off to a perfect start when they won the men and women’s marathon race titles respectively at Boschendal over the weekend. For both riders it was a welcome return to peak health after both were forced to withdraw from the […]
Enduro World Series returns to the Emerald Isle for Round Three
The Enduro World Series lands in Ireland this weekend for round three, the Emerald Enduro presented by Biking.ie In stark contrast to the dusty trails of round two in Argentina, riders will be back in more familiar territory as they once more face the lush green hills of County Wicklow. Sticking to the traditional Irish […]
Video: Riding For Real | Josh Carlson and Yoann Barelli
What you have here is a real mountain bike ride, a day in the life of a pro. Like the postal service, neither rain nor shine, snow nor sleet… Professional mountain bikers are apart from their bikes for only a small handful of reasons: travel, sickness, injury and strategically chosen rest days. When you compete […]
Du Preez rubs shoulders with sporting elite
Para-athlete Pieter Du Preez rubbed shoulders with the best in the sporting business when he attended the 17th Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin last month. The 36-year-old, who was the only South African among the six nominees in his category, joined the likes of Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi at the awards function, which […]