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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
The Luxliner Route 66 MTB Experience: Now the only UCI MTB event in Gauteng
The Leverage Corporation is proud to announce the 13th staging of the Route 66 MTB & Trail Run Experience. Not only does this very popular stage race have a fantastic headline sponsor in the form of Luxliner this year, but it has also been granted UCI status, making it the only UCI event of its […]
Ghost Factory Racing and Toyota Specialized Wrap-Up Tankwa Trek Titles Tenth Edition
The fourth and final stage of the 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, saw Ghost Factory Racing Cappuccino and Toyota Specialized wrap-up the elite titles. Neither team managed to cross the line first, in their category, but were within touching distance of the stage winners. Sunday, 12 February’s, winners were the Ghost […]
Brave Attack Pays Off for Imbuko {type}DEV on Tankwa Trek Queen Stage
Imbuko {type}DEV’s Marco Joubert and Pieter du Toit went on a long-range attack on the Queen Stage of the 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen. Saturday’s Stage 3 was the longest of the race, but that did not stop the eventual stage winners from attempting a brave assault. The women’s stage winners, […]
Toyota Specialized Leapfrog into the Tankwa Trek Lead
Toyota Specialized’s Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje won Stage 2 of the 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Friday, 10 February. The pair leapfrogged from fifth to first on the general classification in the process. While Ghost Factory Racing’s Cappuccino team won their second successive stage. This put Anne Terpstra and […]
PYGA Euro Steel and Ghost Factory Racing Draw First Blood at 2023 Tankwa Trek
The 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, got underway in the Koue Bokkeveld, region of the Western Cape, on the afternoon Thursday, 9 February. A fast-paced 30 kilometre route set the scene for the four days of racing to come and saw PYGA Euro Steel take the stage in a sprint. Ghost […]
Celebrate Valentines GEES with FNB Wines2Whales
Entries to the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Switchback events open on Valentine’s Day, that’s 14 February for those of you who’ve forgotten; a day when the love of trails, teammates, good food, great wine, incredible views, and serious GEES are at their peak.. It is the constants in life which we subconsciously pin so much to. […]
Andorra Becomes Epic
Andorra, the 468 square kilometre country landlocked between France and Spain, has cemented itself as a favourite training and racing ground for the world’s most accomplished cyclists and mountain bikers. This is, in no small part, thanks to its towering Pyrenees mountain passes and trails, cycling-friendly infrastructure, pleasant Summer and Spring climates, and the welcoming […]
Stacked Elite Men’s Field Lining-Up for 2023 Tankwa Trek
The 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, is set to take place from the 9th to the 12th of February, in the Koue Bokkeveld region of the Western Cape. Celebrating its tenth edition the race will not only feature a more challenging route but will also boast an exceptionally competitive elite men’s […]
Fierce Women’s Line Up for the 2023 Tankwa Trek
The 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, has once again attracted a stellar field of local and international talent. In fact, the race boasts arguably the strongest ever women’s field with the South African defending champions up against fierce competition in their bid to secure a third successive title. Mariske Strauss and […]
Lesotho Sky: The mountain bikers’ Ride Of Passage
Most adventurers who have experienced Lesotho’s stunning beauty; particularly her mountain landscapes and the friendliness of Basotho people, return home filled with lifelong memories. Those who keep coming back, do so as a result of a magical energy that works like a rubber band, the further one moves away the greater the desire to return. […]
Speed Company Racing Return to Defend Cape Epic Title
Lukas Baum and Georg Egger, of Speed Company Racing, won the 2022 Absa Cape Epic in incredible style; now, in 2023, the team is set to defend their title from 19-26 March at the 19th Absa Cape Epic. On 27 March 2022, Georg Egger and Lukas Baum, racing as Speed Company Racing, won the final […]
Nino Schurter & SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing Set For 2023 Absa Cape Epic
In the previous two occasions that the Absa Cape Epic visited Hermanus Nino Schurter emerged victorious. In 2017 he and Matthias Stirnemann may have only finished fourth on Stage 1, which went over the Haarkapper Trail, but the pair emerged victorious by 8 minutes on the final general classification standings. Then, in 2019, Schurter and […]