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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
PE Plett LITE – an easier option
The Isuzu Trucks PE PLETT, a 4 day MTB adventure between Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth has always attracted those hard core mountain bikers looking for a challenge…. That’s the reason it is branded as “The Tough One” Moving into its 4th year, it was time to add a new dimension and the organisers have […]
Carolin preparing for Masters Marathon Champs
Veteran mountain biker and South African National XCO Champion, Diana Carolin (Cycle Lab Tokai), is looking to increase her racing distance when she enters the 2016 SA MTB Masters Marathon Championships, which take place this year at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday 1 May. The Championship event forms part of the three-day […]
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco #4: Serge Pauwels our top performer once again
Samuel Sanchez (BMC Racing) won the 4th stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) was the rider who took 2nd and Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) finished in 3rd on the stage. After yesterday’s pleasant weather, the riders were exposed to another cold and wet day at the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco […]
Video: Claudio previews the Lourdes DHI track
Remi Thirion and Claudio Caluori preview the Lourdes track ahead of the opening downhill World Cup race this weekend. Watch it here:
Video: Ambitions (feat. Emily Batty) Episode 5 – Training In Arizona
In this episode of Ambitions, Emily show us what it takes to be one of the top World Cup Cross Country Mountain Bike Athletes and how she prepares for a long season of racing in Tucson, Arizona.
William Mokgopo partners with international fashion brand
South African mountain biker, William Mokgopo, is the new South African ambassador for French sports-inspired lifestyle brand, Le coq sportif. William will be an ambassador alongside radio DJ Fix Moeti from 5fm. The Brand Ambassador position entails product seeding, partnering for charitable drives, print advertisements in selected media, in-store visuals in retail stores, and media […]
The Cows plan stampede at aQuellé Tour Durban
Into the final week before normal entries close for the aQuellé Tour Durban on Sunday 24 April, the distinctive charity-driven athletes in their cow suits are mobilising a “herd” to take part in the popular 45km ride. The KwaZulu-Natal herd of The Cows has become a distinctive part of the aQuellé Tour Durban, and every […]
Elite women’s rule change gets big thumbs up
The 2016 Absa Cape Epic was special for the elite women competitors thanks to the new start batch and the trail-laden route … and there was the introduction of a “podium guy”. The race introduced a separate batch for elite women racers after getting feedback from riders in the 2015 event. In essence the new […]
Hendricks reduced to domestique at Emperors
Just when he was showing good form, a severe bout of flu has possibly dashed Clint Hendricks’ hopes of scalping another top title when the Emperors Palace Classic cycling race takes place over 98km on Sunday. Cape Town Cycle Tour champion Clint Hendricks (Team RoadCover) has been reduced to the role of domestique in Sunday’s […]
Stenerhag’s sani2c challenge on track following scare
A health scare to Jennie Stenerhag forced her and partner Robyn de Groot to withdrawal from the 2016 ABSA Cape Epic however the duo have confirmed they will be out to replicate their 2014 victory when they take on this year’s KAP sani2c after the Stenerhag was given a clean bill of health following heart […]
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco #3: Steve Cummings solo’s to victory, again!
The 3rd stage of the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco was a perfect day for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Steve Cummings attacked with 1km to go and soloed to a magnificent stage victory. Cummings just held off the chasing pack which was led home by Simon Gerrans (Orica-Greenedge) with Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) in […]
Scheldeprijs: Nail-biting finish as Mark Cavendish finishes in 2nd place
The 104th edition of the Scheldeprijs ended in a mass sprint and Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) just managed to cross the line first, ahead of our Mark Cavendish with Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) placing 3rd. It was a pretty cold and grim day in the Flanders region as the peloton took on the 207km Belgian Classic. 6 […]