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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Eroica Series: The Bicycle Collector
If you spent a bit of time digging around for a vintage bicycle part in South Africa, one name always comes up – Ron Thompson. The legend, the infamy, the stories. You’ll hear things like, “he’s got seven garages piled to the roof with old bikes”, “he’s got parts in there worth millions”, “he’s a […]
Paris-Nice #1: Tyler Farrar starts fastest for Dimension Data for Qhubeka
The Paris-Nice got underway with a 6.1km prologue earlier today. Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) clocked the best time of the day to take the first yellow jersey of the race. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) was 2nd and Patrick Bevin (Cannondale) finished 3rd. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka did not have a specialist for today’s violent prologue effort, […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Week wraps up
At the sharp end of the field, Clint Hendricks (RoadCover) crossed the finish line of the 39th Cape Town Cycle Tour at around 10 minutes to nine, a long time before a big chunk of the 35 000 riders in the world’s largest individually timed cycle race even started. David Bellairs – a Director of […]
Sappi Howick MTB celebrates 20th anniversary in style
KwaZulu-Natal’s mountain biking fraternity celebrated the Sappi Howick MTB Classic & Enduro’s 30th anniversary in style on Saturday, 5 and Sunday, 6 March as Alan Hatherley and Frankie du Toit claimed the 40km Classic titles while Tiaan Odendaal and schoolgirl Charné Dreyer won the first ever staging of the event’s Enduro race. Hatherly (Kargo Pro […]
Clint Hendricks claims 2016 Cape Town Cycle Tour in spectacular fashion
Clint Hendricks (RoadCover) took the coveted title of the 39th Cape Town Cycle Tour in perfect conditions this morning. Hendricks out-sprinted Jayde Julius (Dimension Data Continental) and two-time defending champion Nolan Hoffman (Team Telkom) in what many are calling the most exciting Cape Town Cycle Tour in modern memory. “It’s been a long time coming, […]
Hot competition for KZN Provincial XCO at Mazarat
Sunny KwaZulu-Natal put on a spectacular display of sunshine and great weather for the second round of the KZNMTB Provincial XCO Series, which took place at Mazarat MTB Park in Waterfall on Saturday 5 March. In the U23 Men’s race, the first place title as well as overall first finisher on the day went to […]
De Bod and Langvad win Tour of Good Hope
Stefan de Bod finished second on the final stage to win the overall title at the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope at the Taal Monument above Paarl today. The overall podium in the men’s race at the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope were, from left, Keagan Girdlestone of Dimension Data, Stefan de Bod of Dimension […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka target stage wins at Paris-Nice
The next UCI World Tour event is upon us, as Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are set to start the Paris-Nice on Sunday 6 March. It will be the first time our African Team takes part in the prestigious “Race to the Sun”. Starting with a 6km prologue on Sunday, riders then have to contend […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo opens at Cape Town Stadium today
Excitement filled the air this morning as visitors waited in anticipation for the doors of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo to open at its new home in the Cape Town Stadium. The Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo runs from today until 16h00 on Saturday, 5 March. The Expo is the largest of its kind […]
Butler wins in photo finish at Tour of Good Hope
The fourth stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope came to a dramatic conclusion when Team Telkom’s Reynard Butler took stage honours in a photo finish ahead of New Zealand’s Sam Gaze at La Paris Estate in Paarl today. Metres from the line it looked like Gaze – who won on top of Du […]
Grand Opening of the Specialized Stellenbosch Store
On Wednesday the 2nd of March the Specialized Stellenbosch Store held a grand opening to officially introduce the local cycling community to this new store. There was an air of excitement on the evening as everyone waited to receive the official grand tour. The evening got underway much as any visit to the Specialized Stellenbosch […]
Action-packed programme for 20th Sappi Howick MTB celebrations
The Sappi Howick MTB Classic & Enduro celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend when the all new Enduro event takes place on Saturday, 5 March followed by the ever-popular ‘raw and unplugged’ Classic on Sunday, 6 March. Kargo Pro Cycling’s Alan Hatherly hopes to be back to defend his Sappi Howick MTB Classic title on […]