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Belton overcomes dark, rain and mud to win Karkloof festival opener
Howick – The 2013 edition of South Africa’s largest mountain biking festival, the Sappi Karkloof Classic MTB festival, got underway on Friday evening when a little over one hundred brave souls faced the chilly and soggy conditions and headed out onto the renowned Karkloof trails to compete in the festival opener, the Peri Night Race. […]
Hunter retains overall lead as Richeze sprints to stage victory at Mzansi Tour
Argentina’s Mauro Richeze (Nippo – De Rosa) outsmarted South Africa’s foremost sprinters to win the third stage of the UCI 2.2 Mzansi Tour powered by CATHSSETA. The day really belonged to the international riders who made the most of the tricky technical last few hundred metres to the finish line. Richeze’s winning time for the […]
Moolman Pasio boosts African cycling’s big push with Fleche Wallone podium
South African road race champion, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio’s third place finish at the La Fleche Wallone Women’s Cycling World Cup in Belgium this week was a benchmark achievement for both South African and African cycling. Racing for the Belgian-based Lotto Belisol team, the 27-year-old Chemical Engineering graduate was unfortunate to be given third place in […]
Old Mutual joBerg2c achieves global status
With 112 international participants from 20 countries taking part in the Old Mutual joBerg2c in South Africa, the nine-day mountain bike race is fast achieving global status. The fourth edition, which starts in Johannesburg on April 26, will see well-known foreign riders compete with some of the country’s best, including former winner Neil MacDonald and […]
Sprinters and weather to play a factor in stage 3 of the Mzansi Tour
Stage three of the UCI 2.2 Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta will be the day when the sprinters will come out to play for what promises to be a bunch gallop. This 146km stage from Witbank to Mamelodi will be the flattest of the tour. The riders will only have to climb 1307m during the […]
Official Results: Stage 2 Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta
Stage two of the innagural Mzansi Tour Powered by Cathsseta took place today in Mpumalanga. The stage took riders from Lydenburg heading west towards Dullstroom followed by a tough climb through Stofberg. The 189km stage finished in Middelburg with the wind paying a major role over the last 50 kilometers of racing. Results Stage 2 […]
Record field ready for 2013 Karkloof Classic
Howick – A new record field of mountain bikers from every corner of the country will converge on the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands this weekend for the 2013 Sappi Karkloof Classic MTB Festival which looks set to challenge riders with numerous significant upgrades to all of the routes and trails and the prospect of three days of […]
Hunter pounces to take the overall lead at Mzansi Tour
Robert Hunter captain of the South African National Team, is the overall leader in the UCI 2.2 Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta after a heroic display of pure guts and power riding. Something drastic will have to go wrong over the next three stages to prevent Hunter from winning the Mzansi Tour overall. According to […]
Time Trial National Champs awarded in Oudtshoorn
The time trial leg of the 2013 SA National Vets, Masters, U16 and Para-Cycling Road & Time Trial Championships is already done and dusted in the early stages of this week’s racing in Oudtshoorn. Racing started on Tuesday 16 April when a variety of age group categories took to the time trial route on the […]
Team tactics and altitude to play a significant role in Stage two of the Mzansi Tour
The question who wants to win the most will most probably be answered during stage two of the UCI-sanctioned Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta (17-21 April). According to Barry Austin, Mzansi Tour’s Sporting Director, the 184 km stage from Lydenburg to Middelburg is possibly the fairest of the tour and will provide the most opportunities […]
Hunter edged into second by Antomarchi at stage one of the Mzansi Tour
Julien Antomarchi from La Pomme Marseille(FRA) won the first stage of the UCI 2.2 Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta by out sprinting Robert Hunter riding for the South African National Team(RSA). The French rider won the stage from Kruger Gate, Kruger Park, to Nelspruit over 164km in 4 hours 20 minutes and 57 seconds. Photo […]
Stage 1 Results – Mzansi Tour Powered By Cathsseta
Stage one of the Mzansi Tour powered by Cathsseta took place on Wednesday, 17/04/2013 over 164km starting at the Kruger Gate, Kruger Park taking the cyclists through South African Town Of The Year, Sabie, heading towards the Tsogo Sun in Nelspruit for the finish ”I am very happy to have won upon my first visit […]