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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Hungry challengers set sights on Absa Cape Epic favourites
Will the 2016 Absa Cape Epic be the year of the long shot? There are obvious favourites in the elite Men’s and Women’s categories, but it was evident at a Cape Town press conference today (Thursday) that some outsiders will be eyeing the overall podium when the race starts on Sunday. Among these are Absa […]
Western Province Track Cycling Champs 2016 this weekend
If you want to watch fast paced bike racing with one gear and no brakes come to the Olympic standard Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town. Western Province Cycling Association and Pedal Power Association will be hosting the much anticipated meet to see who is the best in the West, starting this Friday the 11th at 16H00 […]
Columbia partners with the Absa Cape Epic
“Tested Tough” is the promise behind 70 years of all-weather outdoor gear by Columbia. What better fit than with one of the world’s leading sports events staged right here in South Africa; the Absa Cape Epic. On 8 March, Columbia officially launched their partnership with the Absa Cape Epic at a breakfast on the 19th […]
Central Gauteng Cycling (CGC) Events for 2016 and newly appointed Commissionaire of Central Gauteng
The recently appointed Gauteng Provincial MTB Commissioner, Brandon Whiteley, has proposed that Central Gauteng hosts a series of four Regional Cross Country cup events, as well as a provincial XCO championship on 2 July 2016. At the regional events, points will be awarded to the CG competitors and the best three results in each category […]
Tirreno-Adriatico #1: Dimension Data for Qhubeka finish 15th
The opening team time trial stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico went the way of the World Champions, BMC Racing. Etixx-Quickstep were the 2nd fastest team and FDJ finished in 3rd position. The 22km course that started and finished in Lido di Camaiore was really fast and not all that technical with just a handful of corners […]
Anriette Schoeman withdraws from 2016 Absa Cape Epic
Eight times national road cycling champion Anriette Schoeman has withdrawn from this year’s Absa Cape Epic, due to illness. Schoeman was admitted to hospital on Friday, suffering from severe dehydration due to gastro-enteritis. Set to cycle alongside team mate, rugby legend Joel Stransky in the Mixed Category, this would have been their second Absa Cape […]
Para Track World Champs to crest first ahead of PE Nationals
While Track cyclists are planning for the upcoming 2016 SA National Track, Para-cycling and Omnium Championships take place at the Westbourne Cycling Track in Port Elizabeth from 28 March to 3 April, South African Para-cyclists Roxy Burns (C3), Dane Wilson (C5) and Juan Odendaal (C3) are gearing up for a bigger event on the global […]
Team Telkom target Tour Durban triumph
Team Telkom Pro Cycling are relishing a trip to KwaZulu-Natal’s East Coast for the 2016 aQuellé Tour Durban as they look to return either three time race winner Nolan Hoffman or 2014 champion Reynard Butler to the top step of the popular 105km event’s podium on Sunday, 24 April. Hoffman and Butler will be joined […]
The HotChillee Cape Rouleur kicks off the biggest month in cycling in South Africa
Last week saw the HotChillee Cape Rouleur 2016 launch the biggest month of cycling in South Africa, with riders from across the world travelling to Franschhoek to experience the very best riding the Western Cape has to offer. (left to right) Anroux Marais (Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport), Marco Abrahams, Natalie White, Graeme Ockhuis, […]
Reid and Heyns join forces at Cape Epic for Team Spur
Top South African mountain bike racers, James Reid and Gert Heyns, have teamed up at the last-minute and will race as Team Spur at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic, which gets underway near Cape Town on Sunday. Reid (23), the current South African and African Cross-country champion, was scheduled to tackle his first Cape Epic […]
Paris-Nice #3: Youcef Reguigui in the mix during sprint finish
Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) won the 2nd stage of the Paris-Nice after Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) crossed the line first but was later relegated to 3rd place for dangerous sprinting. Niccolo Bonafazio (Trek-Segafredo) was the rider who was then promoted to 2nd on the stage. The early part of the stage saw the riders start the long […]
An even more Im’Possible Tour in 2016: 48 hours to ride 1 000km through the Alps
Grant Lottering to attempt the impossible in 2016: A solo, non-stop, 1 000km cycle challenge through the French Alps in under 48 hours “When life takes a turn for the worse, you have a decision to make – do something with it or it will do something to you,” says Grant Lottering, South African survivor, […]