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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Van Dyk focused ahead of Pietermaritzburg World Cup
Although having now returned from the busyness of wheelchair racing abroad, the pace has by no means lessened for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games’ gold medallist, Ernst van Dyk, who now heads to Pietermaritzburg for this weekend’s UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup at Alexandra Park from 7-8 May. Van Dyk’s talents extend beyond just cycling […]
Video: Ambitions (feat. Emily Batty) Episode 6 – Preparation for Cairns
A continuation of training to be the worlds best in Cross Country Mountain Biking. In this episode of Ambitions, Emily rides Sedona, Arizona, picks up a set of prototype wheels, talks a little more about the upcoming Olympics and begins her race campaign with Cairns, Australia World Cup #1.
FNB Magalies Monster MTB Classic, first regional points event for Gauteng North Cycling
Returning to the ATKV in Buffelspoort on Saturday, 21 May 2016 the action-packed FNB Magalies Monster Mountain Bike (MTB) Classic will be the first regional points event for the Gauteng North Cycling (GNC) region. “We are proud to announce that the FNB Magalies Monster MTB Classic will be the first regional points event for GNC,” […]
Tick the BIG5 Sport Challenge off your bucket list!
Think you have what it takes to master the BIG5? Swimming, cycling and running mixed with food, wine-tastings, live music and lots of oysters – that’s what you can expect at the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival from 1 to 10 July 2016. With more than 100 activities spread over ten days there will […]
Citrus exporter partner with Zuurberg race
One of South Africa’s largest citrus exporters, the Sundays River Citrus Company, have announced a partnership with the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain bike race. The SRCC Foundation Trust, who aim to improve the lives of the residents of the Sundays River Valley, have partnered with the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain bike race. Photo: […]
Timing.Mobi: affordable real-time results for event organisers
While near-field communication (NFC) is nothing new to the sports industry, Timing.Mobi provides an easy-to-use mobile solution to both race organisers and participants. Launched in South Africa this week, this innovative sport-timing system was developed specifically to support small to medium sporting events by offering an affordable tool to record real-time results. Race organisers now […]
SwiftCarbon signs South African World Triathlete Series star Henri Schoeman
Professional Olympic and sprint distance triathlete Henri Schoeman recently inked a bike contract with SwiftCarbon. The 24-year-old wasted no time in climbing on his new SwiftCarbon Ultravox Ti, racing it at the Cape Town leg of the ITU World Triathlon Series. His world-class performance placed him in 6th, the best South African, despite a mishap […]
Garlicki wins Round Three of the South African National DH series
Stefan Garlicki (Solid Reverse Factory Racing) won Round Three of the South African National DH series at Cascade Manor on Sunday 1 May. Garlicki claimed his second win in the National Series when he beat Christopher Philogene and Theo Erlangsen in a time of 02:01.652, a comfortable winning margin of some four seconds. Due to […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka all set for first Giro d’Italia
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are all set to start this year’s Giro d’Italia, which gets underway on 6 May in Apeldoorn, Holland. It will be the first time our African Team start the Italian Grand Tour, making it a significant moment for our team and for African cycling in general. The Giro d’Italia is […]
RMB Change a Life Zulus embrace rounded KAP sani2c experience
The 2016 KAP sani2c’s Race event, which takes place from Glencairn Farm near Himeville down to Scottburgh on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast from 12-14 May, will see no fewer than four of Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB Academy two-rider teams in action as they look to race to success while learning along the way […]
Phil Buys edges closer to Rio
It was a wet and muddy affair this past weekend at the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival. The XCO was rated as a UCI HC (hors class) event, which means that there were more points up for grabs leading up to the Rio Olympics. Aspiring Olympics qualifiers did not let the most horrid conditions keep them from […]
Schools and Enduro races wrap up long weekend of mountain biking
The third and final day of the 2016 Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival wrapped up a fantastic long weekend of various mountain biking disciplines with the KwaZulu-Natal Schools Challenge and the Enduro events Cascades MTB Park in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday 2 May. Perfect cycling conditions prevailed as young and old traversed the trails on offer. The Sprog […]