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2025 Gravel Race Calendar
If open roads, uncharted territory and huge days are up your alley, then look no further. We’ve compiled a list of gravel events for 2025 so that you can validate that N+1 purchase and explore more this year. For a comprehensive listing of events, check out our Events Calendar. You can also look for deals […]
Safari Essence Titan Racing Team Announced, riders Bianca Haw and Danielle du Toit signed
Titan Racing is proud to announce the Safari Essence Titan Racing cycling team for the 2025 season. From the onset, the decision was made to focus their involvement on woman’s cycling, and to support South African talent and help grow the sport, both locally and internationally. With this in mind, the Safari Essence Titan Racing […]
Discover Malawi: Africa’s Cycling Paradise – Gravel and MTB Tour
Join us in Africa’s Gravel and MTB Cycling Paradise – Explore Malawi on a unique cycling tour, in April 2025, at the best time of the year! iCycle is a professional cycle tour operator specialising in Malawi, – “The Warm Heart of Africa.” iCycle is led by James Parkin, a veteran of exploring thousands of […]
DAS-Hutchinson Announce Partnership with Titan Racing
Titan Racing, the SMART choice in high-performance racing bikes, is thrilled to announce its partnership with the DAS-Hutchinson Women’s UCI Continental Cycling Team. This exciting collaboration marks a major milestone in Titan Racing’s evolution, highlighting the brand’s commitment to both advancing the sport and supporting the development of women’s cycling on the international stage. Over […]
Hatherly Opens 2025 Season with a Victory at the Hell of the South
The pre-race favourite Alan Hatherly surged away from Tristan Nortje, with 40 kilometres to race in the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, to win the 2025 Hell of the South title; on Saturday, 18 January. The cross-country World Champion’s first outing for Giant Factory Off Road Racing was a resounding success, as […]
South African World Champion Headlines 2025 Attakwas Field
South Africa’s homegrown cross-country World Champion, Alan Hatherly, will start his 2025 season off-road at the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. Having signed for Jayco–AlUla the Olympic Bronze medallist is expected to split his time between the road and the XCO circuit this year. His unexpected entry into the Hell of the […]
Ford Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series 2025 Kicks Off with R100K Series Prize Money and R1 Million Performance Bonus
The Ford Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series, the world’s biggest single-day mountain bike series, has announced a thrilling incentive for 2025. With a focus on rewarding endurance, strategy, and dedication, the series offers an impressive R100,000 prize to the Elite male and female winners of the series marathon distance, determined by their best four out of […]
Alan Hatherly joins combined program with Giant Factory Off-Road Team and Team Jayco AlUla
Our champ. Alan Hatherly is changing things up for 2025 with a new team and double duty on the road and mountain. Get the full press release from Giant Bicycles below: Building on a successful 2024 season, the Giant Factory Off-Road Team has assembled a talented squad of cross-country and downhill athletes with its sights […]
Tankwa Trek Awarded Premier UCI SHC Status
For the twelfth edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, South Africa’s premier four-day Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) stage race will be awarded Stage Hors Classe (SHC), the highest status possible for mountain bike stage races. The upgrade from S1 categorisation comes with increased prize money as well as additional UCI […]
The Ride of Your Life in 2025: KAP sani2c
Whether it’s the longest singletrack thrill you ever experience on the bike courtesy of the ‘Umko Drop’, or the satisfaction of reaching the top of the gruelling Unitrans Iconic Climb, KAP sani2c delivers unmatched mountain biking, and 2025 will be no different. “Endless manicured singletrack, the camaraderie of riders and the awesome community support, sani2c […]
2024: Bike Hub Year in Review
As 2024 draws to a close, let’s take a look back at the year on Bike Hub. Our Quarterly reviews have shown that demand is stabilising across categories, indicating that the Covid-induced supply chain crisis is resolving. Against this backdrop, we’ve seen positive growth in website usage and marketplace activity, particularly in the gravel and […]
The best of Stanford gravel with the new BMW X3
The Stanford 100 Miler is the season-ender for gravel aficionados in the Western Cape. In preparation for the 2025 event, we hit the road in the new BMW X3 20d xDrive to explore the route and experience the unique charm of this breathtaking region. The vehicle arrived fully fitted with BMW accessories: a BMW PRO […]