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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Triathlon news: Victory for Murray in France
Richard Murray won the past weekend’s French Grand Prix Sprint Triathlon in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. It was his first French Grand Prix win. Spain’s Javier Gomez finished second followed by Aurélien Lebrun. The conditions were quite challenging with some rain falling and newly painted white lines. “I’m really glad I didn’t crash. I did […]
Roberts excited by World Champs home ground advantage
Pietermaritzburg – Under 23 cross country mountain biking ace Luke Roberts (BMC-SA) will be hoping to continue his recent good form and gain invaluable experience with every international appearance he makes in the next couple of months as he seeks to put in a strong challenge in the green and gold at this year’s UCI […]
Entries pour in for new dusi2c MTB Race
Pietermaritzburg – A brand new two-stage mountain bike race that will offer riders the chance to traverse the valleys that host the Dusi canoe marathon will be staged on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June by the team that has taken the famous Nedbank sani2c race to its present iconic status. “Our aim is to […]
2013 Mountain Bike Marathon World Champs SA Team Announced
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships, taking place in Kirchberg, Austria on 29 June. The following riders have been selected according to the 2013 Cycling SA-MTB Selection Criteria: Elite Men: […]
Kleinhans wins Swiss National Marathon title
South African resident Ariane Kleinhans of Team RE:CM claimed her first national mountain bike racing title when she won the Swiss women’s marathon mountain bike championships on Sunday. Team RE:CM’s Ariane Kleinhans proudly wears the Swiss national champion’s jersey following her victory on Sunday. On the left is Milena Landtwig (second) and on the right […]
Wesemann third overall in Korea after fighting his way back after a late puncture
Martin Wesemann put on a show of strength to fight his way to third overall on the second day of the Tour of Korea (June 9-17 /n UCI 2.2). After the South African helped his teammate Kristian Sbaragli win the opening stage the previous day, it was now up to him to present the colours […]
Burger Pieterse wins tight tussle for Kremetart title
Double Master’s world champion, Lynette Burger Pieterse (Momentum Toyota), used her experience to beat off a field of ambitious young challengers to win the 2013 PPC Kremetart road cycling stage race in the Limpopo Province at the weekend. Lynette Burger secured a hard-fought overall victory and two stage wins at the PPC Kremetart stage race […]
Tour of Korea: Martin Wesemann’s 100km breakaway sets up win for MTN-Qhubeka
Kristian Sbaragli took his first professional win ever by easily outsprinting the field at the first stage of the Tour of Korea (June 9-16 / UCI 2.2), and took MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s second leader’s jersey in a stage race. The young Italian won the sprint of an eight-man group by a cycle length to take […]
Woolcock and Luus take wet RE:CM Knysna 200 win
Seasoned pro Waylon Woolcock and rising star Lourens Luus ended an electrifying game of one-upmanship to emerge as the mud-splattered overall winners of the three-day RE:CM Knysna 200 mountain bike race on Sunday. A wet and muddy Lourens Luus (left) and Waylon Woolcock celebrate the stage and overall victory at the RE:CM Knysna 200 on […]
Evans and Stewart draw even on a rainy stage two at RE:CM Knysna 200
Kevin Evans and Brandon Stewart effectively drew even as their titanic two-team tussle with Waylon Woolcock and Lourens Luus continued on the rain-soaked second stage of the RE:CM Knysna 200 on Saturday. Kevin Evans of FedGroup-Itec drives the pace during the second stage of the RE:CM Knysna 200 on Saturday. Photo: Coetzee Gouws/Full Stop Communications […]
Anticipation ahead of downhill World Cup season opener
Anticipation is building ahead of the opening round of the Downhill series of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano taking place in Fort William, Scotland on Sunday 9 June. South Africa will be represented by current UCI World Champion Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate), consistent top-ten World Cup finisher Andrew Neethling […]
Woolcock, Luus strike first blow at RE:CM Knysna 200
Waylon Woolcock and national marathon series champion Lourens Luus struck the first blow in what is expected to be an epic duel with Kevin Evans and Brandon Stewart on the opening stage of the three-day RE:CM Knysna 200 on Friday. Waylon Woolcock (far right) and Lourens Luus of RE:CM lead Brandon Stewart and Kevin Evans […]