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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Gerald Ciolek fourth in the opener
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung got off to a great start in the 34th International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC), with a fourth place finish for Gerald Ciolek. After 193.1 kilometers from Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm to Mühldorf am Inn, the 26-year old just missed out on the podium as the win went to […]
Strauss and Croeser lead the charge for SA in Germany XCO
The town of Albstadt, Germany welcomed mountain bike racers from around the world for the opening round of the 2013 UCI World Cup XCO season at the weekend. Twelve riders represented South Africa with solid representation in the under-23 men category, which had seven competitors. Saturday’s riders were faced with sunny conditions, which turned overnight […]
Knox, Bell claim 2013 sani2c title
Max Knox and Nico Bell held onto their overnight lead to claim overall victory in the three-day Nedbank sani2c mountain bike race that finished on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Saturday. Riding in the colours of EAI-Westvaal, the pair finished fourth on the 80km final stage from Highflats to Scottburgh to claim the victors’ laurels […]
Strong SA contingent in Germany for first 2013 XCO World Cup
A strong contingent of South African riders will be testing the waters against their peers at the first cross-country world cup of the season in Germany today. It has been a slightly later than usual start to XCO discipline racing season in this post Olympic year, with the first two world cups to be held […]
Knox, Bell master conditions to lead sani2c
Max Knox and Nico Bell mastered slippery conditions to win the decisive second stage and take the overall lead of the Nedbank sani2c mountain bike race in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. After crashing early on the descent into the Umkomaas River Valley, the mud-spattered EAI-Westvaal riders powered their way back to claim the 99km stage from […]
Keey and Lill claim first stage of 2013 Nedbank sani2c
After a run of bad luck this season, Charles Keey and Darren Lill finally got the break they needed to claim the opening stage of the three-day Nedbank sani2c mountain bike race near Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Cannondale-Blend’s Charles Keey (second from left) and Darren Lill (second from right) held off all challengers to […]
Jaco Venter Interview: I’d like a podium or a win next
Jaco Venter is currently enjoying the best season of his career so far. The 26 year old’s best results before turning professional included winning the South African National U23 ITT Championships and finishing 4th in the Tour de l’Avenir. He has enjoyed numerous top 20 results this season, the three biggest being 4th place in […]
Evans a marked man at Nedbank sani2c
With five wins from six starts, defending champion Kevin Evans will be a marked man when the three-day Nedbank sani2c mountain bike race rolls out of Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Evans, who is slowly returning to form following complications from abdominal surgery, is set to mount his title defence in the 271km Race alongside […]
National Mountain Bike Cup Series heads to Gauteng
The third round of the Cycling SA-MTB National Cup Series takes place at Thaba Trails near Alberton in Gauteng on 25 and 26 May 2013. Gauteng Mountain Bike Commissioner Wendell Bole and his team have pulled out all the stops to ensure that the trails meet the standards of the national cup series race. “This […]
In pictures: MTN Wellington Gravel Travel 2013
Capcha Photography were at the MTN Wellington Gravel Travel this past weekend and have kindly sent us a few snaps from the event…
Knox surprises with back to back wins at MTN Gravel Travel
“Cometh the hour cometh the man.” These words are the perfect way to describe Max Knox (Specialized/EAI Solutions) winning the MTN Gravel Travel National MTB driven by Nissan Ultra Marathon outside Wellington on Saturday (11 May). Knox might just have made South African mountain biking history. It is not known whether any rider has ever […]
Argus champ Schoeman makes her sani2c debut
Cape Argus champion Anriëtte Schoeman will make her first foray into serious mountain biking at the world’s largest fully serviced stage race, the 251km Nedbank sani2c, in KwaZulu-Natal from Thursday. Eight-time national road champion Anriëtte Schoeman will make her first foray into serious mountain biking at the world’s largest fully serviced stage race, the 251km […]