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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Nostalgic return to Westbourne Oval for Spies
National Track Cycling endurance star, Jean Spies, is relishing the opportunity to compete at the Westbourne Oval in Port Elizabeth for the 2016 SA National Track and Para-cycling Championships from Monday 28 March to Friday 1 April, followed closely by the SA National Omnium Championships from Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 April. Although racing at […]
De Bod time-trials to yellow in Tour of Good Hope
Emerging time-trial specialist Stefan de Bod won the second stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope to take the overall lead at La Paris Estate in Paarl today. The Dimension Data rider blasted his way around a wind-swept 37km time-trial course to record a time of 47:16. His teammate Keagan Girdleston placed second in […]
New venue Wolwespruit gears up for exciting XCO Cup Series
The third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series will be heading to a brand new venue on the calendar at Wolwespruit Bike Park in the City of Tshwane on Saturday 26 March. Wolwespruit is a mountain bike and trail run park located in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. Named after the spruit that runs through […]
KALAS Sportswear announce partnership with Scott LCB Factory team
Scott LCB Factory team will ride in KALAS Sportswear in 2016. The recently-signed deal will see the European custom cycle wear experts supplying the team with all their technical cycling kit and casual clothing throughout the rest of the 2016 season. Photo credit: Hayden Brown. Scott LCB Factory Team is a South African-based UCI MTB […]
Mountain Kingdom prepares to host MTB Continental Champs
Preparations are well underway for the 2016 African Continental Mountain Bike Championships, which will be taking place in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho at the Afriski Resort from Tuesday 29 March to Sunday 3 April. The event is organised jointly between the Confederation of African Cycling, Federation of Cycling Lesotho and Afriski Resort. AfriSki Resort […]
Three Maties to represent South Africa at the University World Champs
Three Stellenbosch University students – Hans-Werner Heuer, CP van Wyk and Max Sullivan – will be representing University Sport South Africa (USSA) at the international World University Cycling Championship (WUCC) 2016 to be held from 16-20 March 2016 in the Philippines. This achievement is even more significant considering the fact that the three-man team consists […]
Le Tour de Langkawi #7: Reinardt Janse van Rensburg retains GC lead after massive team effort
Andrea Guardini (Astana) won yet another stage of the Tour de Langkawi, sprinting to victory ahead of Jakub Mareczko (Southeast) and Andrea Palini (Skydive Dubai) on today’s 7th stage. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg retained the overall race lead by crossing the line in 5th position. The 7th stage was the longest stage of this year’s […]
Suunto joins the Absa Cape Epic sponsor family
Sports watch giant Suunto has joined the Absa Cape Epic sponsor family as the race’s official watch sponsor, including providing a Suunto activation station at 2016 race villages. Offering product sales and information, free Suunto watch charging and data downloads as well as service and backup facilities for riders and spectators over the eight days […]
Eroica Series: Your bicycle and Eroica South Africa
The most common question I get asked about Eroica coming to South Africa is, “Will my bike be allowed?”. Now it is true that the rules pertaining to what bike you can ride is very strict, and that not too many of these rare old racers are available locally, but to address this we’ve created […]
Hoffman seizes yellow at Tour of Good Hope
South Africa’s top road sprinter Nolan Hoffman emerged from the pack to win the first stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope in sweltering conditions at La Paris Estate outside Paarl today. Nolan Hoffman of Team Telkom won the first stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope at La Paris Estate outside Paarl […]
Shorter, sharper 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek route revealed
The route for the eighth Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race has been revealed and it’s shorter than any of the previous editions. This is in line with an ongoing quest by the organisers to offer quality over quantity and a more rewarding racing experience. The coastal town of Mossel Bay will host […]
Stefan Garlicki wins Round One of SA National DH Series
Stefan Garlicki (Investec) won Round One of the South African National DH series at Helderberg Farm on a testing track on Sunday 28 February. Garlicki made it two-from-two at the venue (he won Round One of the 2016 Western Province Downhill series there two weeks ago) when he beat Jonathan Philogene and Johann Potgieter with […]