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Atherton and Bruni take tight downhill victories in Vallnord
Riders toed a fine line on the boundary of grip in finals at the Vallnord Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill World Cup, but winners Rachel Atherton and Loïc Bruni found perfect balance in front of a roaring Andorran crowd. The course, being raced for the sixth time at World Cup and World Champs level, had deteriorated throughout […]
Highlights: Opening stage of the Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma’s Mike Teunissen edged out Peter Sagan to take the opening stage of the 2019 Tour de France. Watch the highlights from stage 1 below. Onboard Camera Stage 2 Preview
Team Dimension Data announce team for 2019 Tour de France
Team Dimension Data is delighted to announce our eight riders for the 106th edition of the Tour de France which gets underway in Brussels on 6 July. It’s a squad that carries a huge amount of experience and will look to challenge by way of aggressive racing, while at the same time staying true to […]
Video: Ike Klaassen joins Monster Energy
Ike Klaassen is a 15-year-old Dutch/South African that has been dominating the local junior DH scene and earned himself a few titles in Europe over the past few years and will definitely be a name to keep an eye out for in future. Ike lives in Stellenbosch, a small town just outside of Cape Town. […]
Nizzolo powers to stage victory for Dimension Data
Giacomo Nizzolo sprinted to victory on the final stage of the Tour of Slovenia. The Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka rider was able to get the better of Luka Mezgec (Mitchelton-Scott) and Shane Archbold (Bora-Hansgrohe) at the line in Novo Mesto. The final stage of the Tour of Slovenia got underway in pouring rain, but […]
Double delight for Frances and Tiano at SA Youth Champs
KZN’s Frances Janse van Rensburg and Gauteng’s Tiano da Silva both doubled up when they won the U19 girls and boys road races on the second day of the SA Youth Road Cycling Championships in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday. For both, Sunday’s wins were their second national titles of the weekend after they won their […]
National pump track series launched
The Red Bull Pump Track World Championship has already succeeded in creating a revolutionary global series with over 23 groundbreaking inaugural events around the world in 2018. More than 2000 athletes participated in over 19 countries and 67 riders competed in a World Final that saw local heroes, Olympic BMX racers and MTB World Champions […]
Froome sustains multiple serious injuries
Team INEOS can confirm that Chris Froome sustained multiple serious injuries during a recon of stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine today (Wednesday). The 34 year old crashed towards the end of his route recon in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, sustaining injuries including a fractured right femur, a fractured elbow and fractured ribs. Froome has subsequently been […]
Breaking from tradition, new trails are blazed at Wines2Whales
Eleven years on from the inaugural FNB Wines2Whales many things in mountain biking have changed. One remains constant however, the sport’s iconic stage race’s commitment to continual route refinements. Every year has seen new singletracks added and old trails reworked and perfected. 2019 is no different. Winter in the Western Cape is trail building time. […]
Enduro Western Cape 2019 | Contermanskloof
We take a look at the 2019 Enduro Western Cape season opener. Following a super successful first year of the Enduro Western Cape series during 2018, the EWC is back with a bang in 2019, selling out entries and topping out at 230 riders. With the weather gods on their side, riders were treated to […]
Bruni and Hannah emerge victorious from the dust of Leogang
Australia’s Tracey Hannah and France’s Loïc Bruni took their respective elite class victories amid a thrilling third round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI Downhill World Cup in Leogang, Austria. The Leogang Bike Park track, although sometimes criticised for a lack of technicality, is known for its staggering speeds and seldom fails to produce captivating battles. In […]
Boasson Hagen “The Boss” of Dauphine stage 1
Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to a fantastic victory on stage 1 of the Criterium du Dauphine for Team Dimension Data, beating Philippe Gilbert (Deceunick-Quickstep) and Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo Visma) into the minor placings. The Criterium du Dauphine got underway with a short but challenging 142km stage between Aurilliac and Jussac. Team Dimension Data […]