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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
CST Get the Tankwa Trek off to a Perfect Start
The CST PostNL Bafang team, of Sebastian Fini and David Nordemann, and the Faces CST squad of Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill stormed to victory on the opening stage of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen. The 24-kilometre-long Stage 1 took place on Thursday, 6 February 2020, and started at 15:00 in […]
EF Education First’s Alternative Calendar Takes Them to Africa
EF Education First turned heads by encouraging riders like Lachlan Morton, Alex Howes and Taylor Phinney to take part in non-traditional road cycling events. From the iconic 200-mile Dirty Kanza gravel race to the GBDURO, a 2 000-kilometre self-supported journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats; their riders explored roads less travelled. In 2020, their […]
Walsh is King of the 24Hour with 7th Solo Win
The 24Hours of Oak Valley has been running for many years by Dirtopia and in 2020, Dane Walsh took the Solo male rider category win for the 7th time with 31 laps! That is 385km and 8215m of climbing and a technical mountain bike course of over 12km. Truly remarkable what spirit he has, but […]
Elite Women Face Off at Tankwa Trek
The 2020 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen represents the first opportunity for mountain biking fans to see the South African power-team of Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill in action. Taking place in the Koue Bokkeveld region, of the Western Cape, the four-day stage race is scheduled from the 6th to the 9th of […]
Ariane Lüthi partners with Canyon
Ariane Lüthi, the reigning Swiss Marathon Champion, will be partnering with Canyon for her 2020 racing season and beyond. The Stellenbosch based rider and five-time Absa Cape Epic winner is going to tackle this gruelling race in March for the tenth time, with a partner yet to be announced. Being an integral part of the […]
Cannondale Lead the Charge Towards Tankwa Title
The defending champions, of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen, Cannondale Factory Racing team will return to the Koue Bokkeveld in 2020. Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini line-up, at Kaleo Guest Farm on the 6th of February as the five-star favourites. With Team BULLS, BH – Wallonie, CST PostNL Bafang, Devonbosch Stellenbosch and […]
Kulhavy and Grotts Get the Band Back Together
The Specialized Racing duo of Jaroslav Kulhavý and Howard Grotts missed their chance to defend their 2018 Absa Cape Epic title last year. Grotts’ late withdrawal, due to illness kicked off a year of disappointing results for Kulhavý and of soul searching for Grotts. 12 months on they are refreshed and ready to take on […]
BULLS Looking to Stampede Through the Cape Epic
Team BULLS is one of the most successful outfits in the history of the Absa Cape Epic. The German bicycle brand’s factory team helped Karl Platt to four of his five titles, claiming a number of additional podium finishes along the way. 2020 will be Platt’s final year as a professional rider, so he and […]
Organisers Encourage E-bikes and Gravel Bikes at the Dr Evil Classic
Organisers of the Dr Evil Classic 3-day stage race, which takes place from 17-19 September in the Plettenberg Bay area, are encouraging entries for the e-bike category which will have it’s own prize awarded. Gravel bikes are now also allowed and will have their own category and prize. Race Co-founder Leon Evans says: “There are […]
SRAM Western Province Downhill 2020 | Paarl
The 2020 Western Cape Downhill season kicked off with an absolute bang this past weekend, for the first time in a very long time, hitting triple digits in entries. With the event doubling up as a shuttle day on Saturday and race day on Sunday, and the inclusion the Enduro category, plenty new riders joined […]
Stenerhag and Rieder Look To Forge Strong Team for Cape Epic
Jennie Stenerhag is one of the most consistently underrated mountain bike stage racers active today. One gets the feeling that the multiple Swedish champion prefers it that way. In 2017 she flew under the radar all the way to Absa Cape Epic victory alongside Esther Süss. In 2020 she will line up alongside Nadine Rieder, […]
Get ahead of the game with the KAP sani2c training camp
On the weekend of 21-23 February, join KAP sani2c founder ‘Farmer’ Glen Haw and the team for a weekend of riding and preparation for the race. Farmer Glen looks forward to hosting riders at a training camp in February. This year, the much loved 3-day mountain bike stage race takes place between the 12th and […]