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Wilson reverts to Plan B in Knysna
After the shock withdrawal of Andrew Mclean, multiple South African marathon champion Shan Wilson is reverting to Plan B as he bids to win the three-day Garden Route Rocky Mountain 300 mountain bike race that starts in Knysna on Friday. The Team Cycle Lab rider’s ambitions suffered a serious setback on Wednesday morning when his […]
Cascades Cross-Country Course World Cup Revamp
The cross-country course for the 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg is undergoing a major facelift ahead of the international season-opener from 15 to 18 March, slashing the circuit in half to make life easier for the teams, and offering double the opportunity for the spectators. Course designer Nick Floros’ layout proved popular at […]
Interview: Burry Stander shares his thoughts on the upcoming Absa Cape Epic
Matchworld recently interviewed Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander of Team 36ONE-SONGO-SPECIALIZED on their thoughts about the route for the upcoming Absa Cape Epic. The interview with Burry is featured below: Matchworld – Tell us about your general preparation for the upcoming Absa Cape Epic – Are there specific training programs or dietary regimes that you […]
SWD Cycling Cross-Country series kicks off in George
The Knysna Pennypinchers/Coaches Corner Cycling cross-country series (XCO) kicked off at the NMMU Saasveld Campus outside George and was hosted by the George Hillbillies MTB Club. This was the first of five races in the South Western Districts Provincial Series presented by MyTracX. With a number of local riders away to attend races in other […]
Team Contego ready to take on the 2012 Absa Cape Epic
Married couple, Erik (29) and Ariane Kleinhans (28), of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, will participate in the Mixed category of this year’s Absa Cape Epic as Team Contego. The Absa Cape Epic will once again take 1 200 riders through some of the Western Cape’s most unspoilt territory. The race, which takes place from […]
Stander shows his versatility with Tulbagh Victory
One week after crushing his rivals at the opening round of the South African National Cross-Country Series, Burry Stander (Specialized USN), outsprinted compatriot and long-time rival, Kevin Evans, to win the second round of the South African National Marathon Series, the MTN Tulbagh, in the Western Cape province on Saturday. In a year that Stander […]
Speedy gets winning start in international XCO series
Yolande Speedy, winner of the first round of the 2012 South African National Cross-country Series last weekend, showed on Saturday that she’s able to win in all conditions when she claimed first place in the Elite & Under-23 women’s race at the first round of the 2012 Momentum Health UCI XCO Series at Giba Gorge, […]
Cycling South Africa Adopts Amended Constitution
At a special congress held at SASCOC House in Oaklands, Gauteng on Saturday 18 February 2012, Cycling South Africa’s affiliates unanimously adopted an amended constitution as endorsed by SASCOC. Mr. Raymond Hack, legal adviser for SASCOC, spoke in detail explaining the amended constitution and the dates by which this needed to be adopted. Mr. Hack […]
Rocking Start for SA XCO & DHI Series
Venues have been confirmed for the remaining South African cross-country and downhill races as part of the SA national series. Following a fantastic start at the first round in Cape Town at the weekend, which raised the bar in terms of technicality, organisation and crowd support, organisers will no doubt rise to the challenge to […]
SA Track Championship Announced
The 2012 SA Track Cycling Championships will be held in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal from Thursday 26th – Monday 30th April. In terms of a venue, it will be the first time that the Pietermaritzburg facility will host a major cycling event in about 20 years! While this may raise eyebrows for many discerning track cyclists on […]
Lakata and Mennen to participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic
Five-times Austrian National Marathon champion Alban Lakata (32) will participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic with Robert Mennen (26) as team Topeak Ergon Racing. Lakata was unlucky at the 2010 Absa Cape Epic, when he had to carry his bike for the last two kilometers of stage 3 of the race. This year’s event […]
The Time Freight 2012 SA Vets, Masters and Schools Road and Time Trial Championships
KwaZulu-Natal Cycling is pleased to announce that Bluff Meat Supply have come on board as a supporting Sponsor to The Time Freight 2012 SA Vets, Masters and School Road and Time Trial Championships. Joe Bielovich established Bluff Meat Supply in 1960. The business was part of Wholesome Meats from 1976 until 1986 when Tony Robinson […]