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Green embraces Madiba’s view on sport
Local athlete Kelvin Green has embraced the tagline of this year’s Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash – Triumph of the Human Spirit – in honour of the overcoming of trials and tribulations faced by former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Green placed second behind Joshua Nelson in the Junior Category last year and is looking […]
Photo Story: Loosefest 2016
Last week some of the best freeride mountain bikers, accompanied by a throng of onlookers, invaded the small and quiet Ferme Libert Bike Park in Belgium. The reason, the third running of Loosefest. Photos by Eric Palmer. When I got the call from Ryan at Monster Energy asking to join him and Eric Palmer (aka […]
Photos: The inaugural Tour de Franschhoek
The inaugural Tour de Franschhoek was held on Saturday 23 July and Sunday 24 July – the final weekend of the Tour de France. As the name suggests, the Tour is based around the beautiful town of Franschhoek, with an emphasis on being laid back and having fun. For the more competitive riders, there were […]
Olympian Reid seeks fast & fierce Eston Marathon
Defending champion James Reid has confirmed he will be on the start line of this year’s 60km Illovo Eston Marathon, the feature race of the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge on Sunday 7 August, before jetting off to Rio de Janeiro less than a week later to represent Team South Africa at for the 2016 Olympic […]
SwiftCarbon’s custom bikes for Rio Olympics
South Africa will be well represented at the Olympic Games this summer, with 137 athletes heading to Rio. But it’s not just the athletes that are Brazil-bound. South African brand SwiftCarbon will be hitting the streets too, ridden by some of the most talented athletes in the world, in the sports calendar’s biggest and most […]
Enduro World Series heads to the rocky mountains of Colorado for round five
The Enduro World Series crosses the Atlantic this week to Aspen-Snowmass for the Yeti Cycles Big Mountain Enduro presented by Shimano. The first North American race of the year will take place amongst some of the USA’s highest mountains in the iconic Aspen-Snowmass resort in Colorado. The 450 riders will face six stages over two […]
Cycle4Cansa Classic returns to traditional route
A strategic decision to switch the dates of the road and mountain bike races at the Bestmed Cycle4Cansa Classic, which is hosted by Sun City in late August, has cleared the way for the feature road race to return to its original route. The 103km event, which made its debut in 1998, was forced to […]
Smile Foundation Announced as Dryland Event Management’s Charity Partner
Dryland Event Management and the Smile Foundation have joined forces to put the smile back onto children’s faces with free corrective facial reconstructive surgery and treatments. Dryland Event Management is South Africa’s premier mountain bike and trail running events management company. The Smile Foundation has been selected by Dryland Event Management as their charity of […]
Tala wildlife adventure awaits mountain biking families & friends
The 18km STIHL Tala Family Ride remains a key attraction of the annual Illovo Eston MTB Challenge, which takes place at Eston Farmers’ Club on Sunday 7 August, as mountain biking look to safely adventure through the spectacular wilderness of Tala Collection Private Game Reserve alongside family and friends. The 18km STIHL Tala Family Ride […]
Momentum to back Tour of Legends mountain bike experience
Financial services company, Momentum, has extended its commitment to supporting cycling in South Africa by becoming the title sponsor of the Tour of Legends Mountain Bike Experience. The Momentum Tour of Legends is a three-day mountain bike event in and around the Entabeni Private Nature reserve in the Waterberg Mountains in the Limpopo province. The […]
Wolf Tooth launches new chainring and spider system
Wolf Tooth Components, LLC has released CAMO an exciting new chainring and spider system. CAMO, or Chainline And Material Optimization, is a configurable direct mount spider and chainring system designed with the looks and weight of one piece direct mount chainrings, and the added advantages that come with bolt on chainrings. The CAMO advantages include: […]
Meintjes on a Tour high
Louis Meintjes made South African cycling history when he became the highest South African finisher in the General Classification (GC) at this year’s Tour de France. The Lampre Merida rider finished the gruelling 21-day Tour in eighth place on the GC and was the second highest finisher in the Young Rider’s (White Jersey) Classification. The […]