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Murray takes 5th at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Yokohama
Thanks to the second fastest run split on the day South Africa’s Richard Murray managed to get a top 5 placing at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Yokohama, Japan on Saturday. Photo credit: Delly Carr, ITU Media This was a great result for Murray after battling up the field from 20th place. Brit Jonathan […]
Back-to-back top 10 finishes for Team MTN-Qhubeka at Tour de Picardie
Kristian Sbaragli brought in back to back top 10 results for Team MTN-Qhubeka in the Tour de Picardie this past weekend. Sbaragli finished 6th on Saturday and 7th on Sunday securing a solid 12th place overall. Top 10 finish for Sbaragli after Meintjes’ breakaway on Saturday Kristian Sbaragli finished sixth on Saturday in the Tour […]
Explore the trails of Madagascar with the Red Island Ride
The inaugural Red Island Ride, will take place from 10th – 17th August and is a 7-day expedition-style cycling race through the winding trails and untouched beauty of Madagascar. http://vimeo.com/61781392 The Red Island Ride is a time-based race, with distances on the routes ranging from between 60km and 120km each day with a maximum ascent […]
Olympic gold medallist Matthew Brittain ready to race in Knysna
Fresh from his success at the Old Mutual joBerg2c, Olympic gold medallist Matthew Brittain is set to be more than just a celebrity guest at the three-day RE:CM Knysna 200 mountain bike race next month. Olympic gold medallist Matthew Brittain (left) and fellow rower Rob Dormehl, pictured here at the Old Mutual joBerg2c, will team […]
Ciolek and Stauff start in their hometown of Cologne for MTN-Qhubeka
The German riders of Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung face their next big challenge. After the South African Professional Continental team was at the start in Frankfurt the beginning of the month, Rund um Köln (May 15 / UCI 1.1) this coming Sunday is the next German classic on the calendar. The team will be led […]
Cycling’s ‘fastest old bat’ eyes second masters world champs title
Pietermaritzburg – The UCI Masters MTB World Championships, which take place at Cascades MTB Park from 21-25 August, present one of South Africa’s most colourful and widely recognized cycling personalities, Sharlene McGilvray, a rare opportunity as she looks to become the first South African ever to claim a masters world championships title in two different […]
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in north France for first ASO race
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is heading to France for its first race organized by ASO, which also organizes the Tour de France, as it takes on the Tour de Picardie (May 10-12 / UCI 2.1). The first African-based Professional Continental team will look to young Italian sprinter Kristian Sbaragli in northern France. “Tour de Picardie […]
SA Para-cycling team announcement for Italian and Spanish World Cups
Cycling South Africa is pleased to announce the South African Para-cycling team that will participate in the UCI road World Cup events to be held in Merano, Italy (7-9 June) and Segovia, Spain (14-16 June, 2013). The performances of riders who participated in the time trial event at the 2013 National Championships held in Oudtshoorn […]
Knox heats up Series standings with win at MTN Clarens
By winning the UCI World Series ultra marathon at the MTN Clarens National MTB driven by Nissan on Saturday (4 May), Max Knox (Specialized / EAI Solutions) made sure that matters are beginning to ‘hot up’ in the MTN National MTB Series. Knox, the defending MTN Ultra champion, and Charles Keey (Cannondale/Blend Properties) are neck […]
Wines2Whales welcomes new title sponsor FNB and boasts new event
It is with great enthusiasm and pride that the organizers of the Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Adventure and Race welcome First National Bank (FNB) as the new title sponsor of these much loved events. According to Michael Meyer, W2W Director, the W2W MTB events are sure to continue growing in popularity with First National […]
Masters MTB World Champs a golden chance to challenge for prestigious rainbow stripes
Pietermaritzburg – For the first time ever the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships, to be held in Pietermaritzburg from 26 August to 1 September, will be preceded by the UCI Masters MTB World Championships, presenting local masters age-group riders with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try and win the coveted UCI rainbow stripes in their […]
SCOTT Riders shine in South African stage races
Mountain bike stage racing is big in South Africa. The good year-round weather, varied terrain and world-class events offer a perfect platform for multi-day bike races. Riders on SCOTT bikes have been prominent at the country’s two largest mountain bike stage races of 2013 – the ABSA Cape Epic in March and the Old Mutual […]