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Cape Town Cycle Tour confirms plans for a short route option
Cape Town Cycle Tour and the City of Cape Town have confirmed that they are finalising plans to offer a short route for next year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour. “We are extremely excited to be working in partnership with the City on this innovation,” said David Bellairs, director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust. […]
Atherton and Pierron tame rainy track for Fort William victories
Reigning UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill champions Rachel Atherton and Amaury Pierron put down their marker for a 2019 repeat with victory at a weather-hit Fort William. Briton Tahnée Seagrave and world champion Loic Bruni triumphed in the 2019 season opener at Maribor with Atherton and Pierron determined to hit back in Scotland. Rain […]
Aussie Wright claims Karkloof Classic crown
Visiting Australian cross country MTB star Cameron Wright showed his class as he won an exciting Sappi 60km Marathon showdown while Frances Janse van Rensberg took the ladies honours in her first 60km marathon on Sunday at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival. The racing at the front of the 60km MTB marathon proved to […]
Alan Hatherly finding his feet in the Elite Ranks
Round Two of the UCI XCO World Cup series proved to be as exciting as the first. This past weekend riders took to the short and technical route in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. Alan Hatherly showed he has what it takes to be upfront with the best during the Short track race but still has […]
The KAP sani2c delivers the ride of your life
The KAP sani2c 3 day MTB stage is 265kms of stunning scenery and flowing trails from Underberg in the southern Drakensberg to Scottburgh on the South Coast. The event is renowned for its hospitality, impeccable facilities, amazing catering and a very special vibe at the race villages. But, says founder “Farmer” Glen Haw, the ride […]
Van der Poel surges to maiden win as Courtney doubles up at Nové Mesto
World champion Kate Courtney became only the eighth woman in UCI MTB World Cup history to win the first two cross-country races of a season as Mathieu van der Poel edged out Nino Schurter in a thrilling men’s race at Nové Mesto. Kate Courtney performs at UCI XCO World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, […]
Record-shattering ride by Ramses at 36ONE MTB Challenge
It takes a special group of cyclists to sign up for the 36ONE MTB Challenge – one of the toughest single stage mountain bike events that the world has to offer. Yet close to 600 riders lined up in the Klein Karoo last Friday to take on the 361km route in less than 36.1 hours. […]
Race Report: Contermanskloof WP DH#3 and SA DH#3
The Contermanskloof track in Durbanville came alive with action on Sunday 19 May when it hosted the WP DH #3 and the SA DH #3 events simultaneously. The track was littered with spectators from the rock garden to the finish. The course was really dusty and really loose with a very strong head-wind. The dusty […]
Race Report: SRAM WC XCO Series, in association with Tygerberg MTB Club #4 Diamant Estate
Suid-Paarl’s Diamant Estate hosted the final round of the SRAM WC XCO Series, in association with Tygerberg MTB on an all-new track. With the opportunity for provincial colours dangled out in front of the riders, it was do or die time. Photo credit: Ewald Sadie. Course recce A month prior to the finale, the trail […]
Black Marlin Reintroduce Felt Bicycles into South Africa
Black Marlin is proud to reintroduce Felt Bicycles to the South African cycling market. The American brand – based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California – is famed for its performance-oriented approach to bicycle design, and its reintroduction into the local market is sure to cause a stir. Not only are Felt Bicycles’ road, triathlon, track, […]
Kate Courtney and Mathias Flückiger win in extremely muddy XCO season opener
The USA’s Kate Courtney and Switzerland’s Mathias Flückiger took their respective elite class victories at the first round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI XCO World Cup in Albstadt, Germany. Kate Courtney performs at UCI XCO World Cup in Albstadt, Germany on May 19th, 2019. Credit: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool In the women’s race, reigning overall […]
PYGA Euro Steel and dormakaba take 2019 sani2c crowns
In some of the most exciting racing across both the men’s and women’s races at the KAP sani2c it was the PYGA Euro Steel duo of Matthys Beukes and Phil Buys who took the men’s crown, while dormakaba’s Sam Sanders and Robyn de Groot won a thrilling ladies contest on Saturday. All smiles from the […]