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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Highlights from The Night Harvest 2013 in preparation for this year’s extravaganza
The Night Harvest is set to be the biggest dirt jumping competition in Africa, attracting some of the best mountain bike and BMX dirt jumpers the world around. Take a look at a cool edit of last year’s event in preparation for this year’s madness. For more info on The Night Harvest 2014 check out […]
Hoffman sprints to third Herald win
Nolan Hoffman outsprinted a small lead group in the finishing straight to claim his third victory in the 106km Classic at The Herald VW Cycle Tour in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Team Abantu sprinter Nolan Hoffman (left) shows his delight at winning his third 106km Classic ahead of Bonitas rider HB Kruger at The Herald […]
African champ scores solo win in Addo
Recently crowned U23 African cross-country champion James Reid showed his continental class when he soloed to victory in the 80km Extreme mountain bike challenge at The Herald VW Cycle Tour in Addo on Saturday. Newly crowned U23 African champion James Reid celebrates his solo victory in the 80km Extreme mountain bike race during The Herald […]
Bonitas Pro Cycling target Herald VW Cycle Tour
South African road cycling teams are starting the 2014 season with a bang as they prepare for the second major race of the year, The Herald VW Cycle Tour, which takes place in Port Elizabeth on 2 February. In keeping in line with Cycling South Africa’s Top Club team criteria, Bonitas Pro Cycling has met […]
Positive Start To 2014 For MTN Qhubeka WCC Africa Feeder Team
The World Cycling Centre Africa MTN Qhubeka Feeder Team started the 2014 season on Sunday 26 January at the Value Logistics Fast One. Image Credit: Cycle Nation The team fielded only three riders, since most of the riders will return to South Africa in February, after having completed service for their national teams at Tropicale […]
Online Entries for 2014 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Tricycle & Junior Tours now open
Calling all budding young cyclists! Online entries for the 2014 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Tricycle and Junior Tours opened on Wednesday, 22 January 2014. The event takes place on Saturday 8 March and this year the organisers have added in an exciting Junior Training Wheels programme for the youngsters to help build their confidence […]
Mzansi Tour Confirms Dates for April 2014
Five of eight invited top international cycling teams have confirmed they will be taking part in the 2014 Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta, South Africa’s premier stage road race, in April. They will take on the cream of the South African and African talent when the five-stage Mzansi Tour takes place from April 8-12. This […]
Neethling nails Continental Champs downhill title in close encounter
Western Cape local Andrew Neethling, a professional racer for the international Giant Factory Racing Team, claimed the 2014 African Continental Championship downhill title at Contermanskloof on Sunday 26 January. Neethling’s victory was not entirely a walk-in-the-park as he secured the winning time of 2 minutes 6.94 seconds in a close encounter with just under 4 […]
Reid wins XCO title at African Continental Champs
Trek SA XC racer James Reid opened his 2014 season with a victory in the U23 men’s African Continental Championships on Saturday afternoon in Durbanville, Western Cape. Coming in a strong second place was new recruit, Brendon Davids, also racing for Trek SA, just over 2 minutes apart. “I’m really happy about my first victory […]
Barberton XCM Ultra Marathon results
Nico Bell’s productive off-season is starting to yield big returns already with an impressive win at the Barberton XCM this past Saturday. Only the second race for Bell in Team RECM colours, he finished the 125km in 5:25’35”, with a lead of over 27 minutes on second and third place. Image credit: Jazz Kuschke Still […]
Pfitzenmaier gunning for first Isuzu Ride the Rock MTB race victory
It just might be a third time lucky for top German multisport athlete Nico Pfitzenmaier the weekend of 07 – 09 February 2014 when he returns to the majestic Cederberg region to participate in the third annual ISUZU Ride the Rock MTB Race. Image credit: Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA According to Pfitzenmaier, the Cederberg […]
Strauss and Buys claim Elite titles at African XCO Championships
Durbanville’s Mariske Strauss (Orange Monkey Pro Team) and Pretoria’s Philip Buys (Scott Sports) claimed African Continental Championship titles in the Elite women and men’s mountain bike cross-country categories in the Western Cape today. Racing in the Elite category this year, local rider Mariske Strauss was out at the front right from the get-go, retaining her […]