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Winning Absa Cape Epic debut for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Debutant Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France and South African partner Robyn de Groot (BMC MTB Racing) served notice to the rest of the CM.com Women’s category at the 2022 Absa Cape Epic with a commanding performance in the Prologue on Sunday, 20 March. Ferrand-Prévot, a multi-discipline World Champion in road racing, cyclocross, and XCO (her last MTB World […]
Beers and Blevins scorch 2022 Absa Cape Epic turf
Defending Absa Cape Epic Champion Matt Beers did not come to the 2022 edition to play. Racing this edition of The Race That Measures All with American debutant Christopher Blevins for team Toyota-NinetyOne-Specialized, Beers blitzed out of the start chute at the 2022 Prologue and tore into the hot, dry trails of Lourensford Wine […]
Toyota and Specialized Bicycles Join Forces to Support Matt Beers and Tristan Nortje
Behemoths of the automotive and cycling industries, Toyota and Specialized Bicycles, have teamed up to support two of South Africa’s most talented mountain bikers in 2022 and beyond. Racing as Toyota Specialized, with the support of Ninety One Asset Management and in benefit of songo.info, the team will target marathon, stage races, gravel bike events […]
Spot on the Toyota CRYO RDT eCycling team up for grabs
Now’s your chance to put your fitness and cycling intuition to the test. Why don’t you enter The Toyota Gaming Engine Tour de Virtuale eCycling Tournament and you could find yourself in a race to audition for your spot on the Toyota CRYO RDT ecycling team. A unique event providing the opportunity for talented riders […]
Win Number Three For Le Court De Billot While Pritzen Takes Maiden Men’s Title
Mauritian-born Kim Le Court De Billot (Efficient Insure Infiniti) won her third Cape Town Cycle Tour, presented by Pick n Pay, on Sunday while 22-year-old Marc Pritzen (Honeycomb) took his first win in the elite men after two thrilling breakaway wins on a cold and rainy day. Photo Credit: Chris Hitchcock. Le Court De Billot […]
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot partners Robyn de Groot at Absa Cape Epic
Cycling’s multidisciplinary men – Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock – battle across three fronts, chasing Road, Cyclocross and Mountain Biking World Titles. The marker they chase was set by the rider who could, arguably, claim to be the world’s greatest cyclist. In 2015 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot held the rainbow jerseys in Road, CX, and […]
Hofmann, Le Court De Billot Return To Defend Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles
The 2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour returns to its customary calendar place on Sunday, 13 March, and both 2021 champions will be in attendance, looking for more glory. Covid 19 restrictions forced the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust to postpone the 2021 event to October – ironically, the inaugural event was also an October affair, […]
Legends Platt and Sauser put rivalry aside for 2022 Cape Epic
Karl Platt and Christoph Sauser today announced that they will line up at Lourensford Wine Estate together on 20 March. Sauser and Platt have been fierce rivals since 2006 and are – with five victories each – to date the two most successful riders in the men’s pro category. Photo credit: Nick Muzik. The pair […]
Valley Electrical Titan Racing Complete PE Plett Comeback
HB Kruger and Matthew Keyser completed a dramatic comeback to claim the 2022 M&G Investments PE Plett title on Saturday, 26 February. The Valley Electrical Titan Racing team had lost over 11 minutes on the opening stage, of the four-day stage race, but fought back to secure the leaders’ jerseys after Stage 3. A clean […]
BULLS Charge Towards Absa Cape Epic
Team BULLS made their first Absa Cape Epic appearance in 2007. Since then, they have been ever present, with Karl Platt flying the German bike brand’s colours prominently in 14 editions. Along with riders like Stefan Sahm, Urs Huber, and Simon Stiebjahn the team has claimed four victories along with seven further podium places. In […]
Brilliant Racing in the Mountains of Wellington at the 2022 Imbuko Big 5 MTB Challenge
In the enormous Western Cape mountains of Wellington, just short of 300 ambitious riders saddled up to take on the Imbuko Big 5 MTB Challenge on Saturday. Conditions were cool in the morning with minimal wind, a welcome contrast to the previous year’s gale force conditions, looking to heat up into the mid 20s celsius […]
Sindile Mavundla Talks Culture, Khaltsha and Gravel Racing at Nova Eroica
You might know Eroica South Africa as the event that celebrates vintage bicycles and the culture that surrounds these beautiful machines. But since 2018 the NOVA, Eroica’s answer to modern gravel bike racing, has become a big part of the South African event. This year NOVA will run alongside our classic event on the weekend of 6-8 […]