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All the event and racing news from the South African cycling scene.
Bike Hub: 2019 Year in Review
Want to know what went down on Bike Hub in 2019? Take a run through the headline numbers, classifieds statistics, most read articles, the top contributors, most viewed and discussed topics… it’s all here. Website Stats – Visitors In 2019 we saw some modest to steady gains across most numbers and despite a generally negative […]
Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling Announce 2020 Team
2020 welcomes Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling back to the professional mountain bike ranks. The team which was established and launched in December 2018 will continue to race around country to solidify their reputation as one of South Africa’s top mountain bike teams. They are aiming to be very competitive at the ABSA Cape Epic in […]
The CTCT MTB Challenge changes name and venue for 2020
Entries are open for 2020 The MTB Challenge, formerly known as the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge. Off-road racing at its very best, the MTB Challenge hits the Cape Winelands on Saturday, 29 February 2020, offering 15km, 30km and 60km options for all fitness and skill levels. The event has been running alongside the […]
Mariske Strauss joins CST Sandd Bafang Mountainbike Racing Team
We are happy to announce that South African – Elite Women – mountainbiker Mariske Strauss will join the Team in the Olympic year 2020. Mariske will be the 3rd female rider to complete the CST Sandd Bafang MTB Racing Team, next to Yana Belomoina (UKR) and Anne Tauber (NED). We are happy that Mariske will […]
Cape Epic Defending Champions Return In Full Force
In 2019, SCOTT-SRAM MTB-Racing’s Nino Schurter and Lars Forster stormed to victory in the Absa Cape Epic. This feat was made more remarkable by the fact that they lost 6 minutes and 45 seconds to a major puncture on Stage 3. For 2020, the Swiss duo return to defend their title, with the added insurance […]
Active Bodies and Private Client Holdings Blaze to Coronation Double Century Victory
On a searingly hot day in the Overberg town of Swellendam – on Saturday, 23 November – the Active Bodies and Private Client Holdings teams blazed to victory in the 2019 Coronation Double Century. The men’s defending champions were once again in formidable form, leading at each time check; while the Private Client Holdings team, […]
Canyon Switches Currency To ZAR For South African Market
At Canyon, we constantly work on creating better and smoother experiences for our customers. With Canyon bicycles now officially available in South Africa for more than a year, we are very happy to make the transition to ZAR from the current USD purchase platform. Erik Kleinhans, Market Manager South Africa, explains: “On the South African […]
NTT Pro Cycling announce 2020 Continental team roster
NTT Pro Cycling is delighted to confirm our u23 continental feeder team in 2020. It will be the 5th successive season that our feeder team will base itself in Lucca, Italy, and will take on the competitive u23 European racing scene as the NTT Continental Cycling Team. NTT Continental Cycling Team is the continuation of […]
E-bikes Welcome at the KAP sani2c
Entries are open for the 2020 KAP sani2c, the 16 year-old three day mountain bike stage race that has riders coming back each year to experience either the Trail, Adventure or Race version. Next year’s dates are 12-16 May and the route takes riders from Himeville near the base of the Sani Pass down to […]
Team Arkea-Samsic to Ride Canyon in 2020
At Canyon, racing is in our DNA. That’s why we’re delighted to announce that from 1 January 2020, Arkea-Samsic will become the next team in the peloton to ride Canyon. The UCI Pro Continental outfit hails from Brittany – a hotbed of French cycling with a rich heritage in the sport – and is sponsored […]
Team Dimension Data rebrands to NTT Pro Cycling with new kit
NTT Pro Cycling, a UCI WorldTour cycling team based in South Africa, unveiled its team for the 2020 season as it rebrands from Team Dimension Data. The announcement, made at the home of NTT in Tokyo, was accompanied by a jersey reveal and insights into the technology solutions driving rider recruitment and race strategy within […]
Unior bike tools have a new distributor in South Africa
Originating from Slovenia, Unior have been manufacturing hand tools since 1919. Ingrained experience and best practices put them in a good state to start manufacturing bicycle tools in 2005. Well known and trusted in Europe the Unior bike tool range have been designed together with leading bicycle manufacturers. Top quality materials give lifelong service while […]