Category
Events
All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Men’s and Women’s Title Wide Open Ahead of 2026 Absa Cape Epic
The all-South African team of Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje (Toyota Specialized Imbuko) line up as one of the pre-race favourites ahead of a wide-open 2026 Absa Cape Epic that starts at Meerendal near Cape Town on Sunday. Beers, the champion in 2021, 2023 and 2024, was meant to ride the race with his partner […]
Moir Defends his songo.info Champions Race Title, Neff Wins on Debut
Luke Moir and Jolanda Neff were crowned the king and queen of the songo.info Champions Race on Wednesday, 11 March. The late afternoon action took place in scorching temperatures, and the racing matched the mercury with Cannondale Factory Racing taking the fight to the South Africans, Moir and Tyler Jacobs, in the men’s and women’s […]
Ride Where Champions Race: Join the songo.info Champions Race in Kayamandi
On the eve of the Absa Cape Epic, the spotlight shifts to the heart of Kayamandi for one of the most electric grassroots cycling events on the calendar: the songo.info Champions Race. Taking place tomorrow at the songo.info clubhouse, this fast-paced short-track mountain bike race brings world-class riders, local fans and the Kayamandi community together in celebration of cycling. And the best […]
Fedgroup Cradle 100 MTB race returns bigger and better
Anticipation is building in the cycling community as Fedgroup prepares to host the second edition of the Fedgroup Cradle 100, a premier mountain bike race and standout event on the Gauteng calendar. Taking place on 11 and 12 April 2026 at the spectacular Avianto Estate, with an exciting new starting point at Syringa Park, this […]
Lisa Bone takes Cape Town Cycle Tour Win
Lisa Bone was certainly among the pre-race favourites, but was perhaps uncertain of her own formidable strength. A breakthrough victory at the Cape Town Cycle Tour will change the Enza Construction Cycle Nation rider’s perception of her own capabilities, as well as her standing in the elite women’s peloton after a commanding performance that culminated […]
Gibbons Reigns Supreme at the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour
Ryan Gibbons sprinted to victory at the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour on Helen Suzman Boulevard in Green Point. Having spent the last decade racing in Europe, Gibbons’ homecoming to South Africa began with a team victory at the Double Century in November 2025 and culminated on Sunday, 8 March, with the most prestigious title […]
Wide Open Men’s Race Expected for the 48th Cape Town Cycle Tour
The elite men’s field for the 2026 Cape Town Cycle Tour boasts four former winners, including the defending champion, but no clear favourite. With cool conditions and a light breeze predicted for race day, the evenly matched main contenders will have near-perfect conditions for their contest of speed, endurance, skill, and tactical acumen. Among the […]
Jacobs Brings Fierce Sprint to Cape Town Cycle Tour Elite Women’s Race
Tyler Jacobs may be a professional mountain biker, but if the 2026 South African National Championships’ Road Race is anything to go by, she will start among the favourites for the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday, 8 March. The Liv Factory Racing star, who won an Under 23 UCI World Series short-course cross-country race […]
Come for the Trails and Stay for the Spoils at Glacier Waterberg Traverse
If your idea of a long weekend is sharp singletrack, wild bushveld views and an atmosphere that’s more celebration than suffer-fest, then the Waterberg Traverse should be on your radar. Scheduled from 1–3 May 2026, the event returns to the spectacular Summerplace Game Reserve in the heart of Limpopo’s Waterberg for three days of mountain bike bliss. Set against a backdrop of […]
Course records smashed at the 2026 Big 5 By Imbuko Wines and Canetsfontein
Whilst there is often a bit of a chill pre-dawn at The Big 5 by Imbuko Wines and Canetsfontein, there was no need for warm layers in 2026. It was going to be a hot day in the Hawequa mountains. With the largest field of participants in the event’s history shuffling into the start chute […]
Perfection in Pink and Punctures in Yellow on the Final Stage of the 2026 Tankwa Trek
The final stage of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Sunday, 8 February, saw Greta Seiwald and Sara Cortinovis wrap up a perfect overall victory. The Decathlon Ford | Unno pairing completed their fourth stage win of the race to underline their dominance in the Anderson Transport UCI Women’s competition. […]
Southern Africans set to Shine at 2026 Tankwa Trek
The 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, is South Africa’s flagship four-day UCI stage race. It boasts S1 Union Cycliste Internationale status and a deep field of fiercely competitive age-category racers, alongside one of the most formidable elite start lists on the local cycling calendar. Such is the strength of South and […]