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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Expedition Africa 2016 visits the Garden Route
Along the magnificent Garden route of the Western Cape lies a land where mystical elephants reign. A place where heritage and nature meets, creating a phenomenal atmosphere that is both empowering as it is indulging. This wondrous land is home to not only beautiful Outeniqua Trail; but also to the stunning Knysna Loerie, regal Knysna […]
Du Plessis, Steyn continue DualX dominance
The sporting world often produces names that become synonymous with a discipline like Schumacher of F1, Babe Ruth in Baseball, Gary Player in golf and the fledgling sport of off-road duathlons seems set on the same track. Recent years have seen unprecedented dominance by two athletes in the Momentum Health OatWell DualX powered by PeptoPro […]
Junior Selection Race in KZN in May for European Tour
Cycling South Africa will be hosting a Junior Selection Race in conjunction with the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, on 7-8 May. With the road closures and route infrastructure in place for the opening round of the Para-cycling World Cup season, the event organisers will be taking the opportunity to host […]
Johann Potgieter wins WC Downhill round three
The evergreen Johann ‘Pottie’ Potgieter won the third event in the 2016 Western Province Downhill series held at Cascade Country Manor in Paarl, on Sunday 10 April, in a time of 02:03.643. The three-time South African National Downhill Mountain Bike Champion edged out Theo Erlangsen (02:09.785) and Adi Van Der Merwe (02:12.118). With the likes […]
Old Mutual joBerg2c unites nations
The flags of many nations are colourfully dotted around the race villages along the route of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race, reflecting the growing international appeal of the nine-day stage race. Last year a total of 31 countries were represented. Brazilian riders, Norwegian adventurers, Americans, Germans, Australians and New Zealanders are increasingly attracted […]
Lill and Woolcock reflect on 2016 Absa Cape Epic and future racing
Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock put in a huge effort to win the African Jersey at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic. In these videos they reflect on their race, the hard work and the experience it takes to be the first African team home after 8 days of fierce racing. The duo also reveal that […]
Paris-Roubaix: Edvald Boasson Hagen courageously rides to 5th place
The 114th Paris-Roubaix saw a surprise victor as Matthew Hayman (Orica-Greenedge) sprinted to the win on the Roubaix Velodrome ahead of Tom Boonen (Etixx-Quickstep) and Ian Stannard (Team Sky). What an incredible day it would prove to be as “The Hell of the North” lived up to be 257km of pure drama. From the start […]
Potgieter sprints to Emperors title
Team RoadCover’s Bradley Potgieter underlined his sprinting prowess when he surged to victory in the 98km Emperors Palace Classic road race in Johannesburg on Sunday. Potgieter, who stepped into the role after the team’s first-choice sprinter and Cape Town Cycle Tour champion Clint Hendricks fell ill in the build-up to the race, outsprinted Team Telkom’s […]
Video: Lourdes DHI World Cup 2016 – Practice Highlights
Practice highlights from the Lourdes DHI World Cup:
Serge Pauwels finishes top 20 GC for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka in Tour of the Basque Country
The Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco reached its conclusion today in Eibar with Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) time trialing his way to both the stage and overall victory. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was 2nd on the stage and Sergio Henao (Team Sky) was 3rd. The 16km course was not one for the time trial purists at all […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen leads Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka at Paris-Roubaix
Once again, the Paris-Roubaix is upon us. On Sunday, 10 April, 25 teams will line-up for the 114th edition of the “Hell of the North” and our African Team will also be there, ready to take on this mythical monument of professional cycling. 257km await the riders, 52.8km of them will be over the 27 […]
Junior Eliminator Series kicks off for 2016
The Junior Eliminator Series is back in 2016 with six exciting races planned across the Western Province, KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. This year sees the addition of two new age divisions u/10 and u/12 to allow the young guns to join in on the action and start getting their first taste of this high paced […]