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Rider Photos: SA DH Champs 2016
This past weekend saw SA Downhill Champs taking place in Pietermaritzburg. In between the practice and race runs we caught a few of the riders and their rigs up on the mountain. And in case you missed it Stefan Garlicki was fastest down the mountain in the Mens and Sabine Thies claimed the Womens title. […]
Richard Murray shows readiness for Rio triathlon despite drama
Richard Murray showed with his first triathlon race back after he broke his collarbone in April that he will be ready for the Olympic Games come August in Rio. Richard Murray racing against Mario Mola at WTS Hamburg on Saturday. Credit: ITU, Janos Schmidt Once again the WTS Hamburg proved to be a less than […]
Contego Segment Hunter #2: James Tennent takes aim at Red Hill
Episode 2 of Contego Segment Hunter is here. This time we’re taking to the tarmac and unleashing James Tennent on the second segment in the series, Red Hill In to Lookout. Watch James take on Red Hill The Segment Interestingly, the four previous KOM owners all set their times on the same day during a […]
Garlicki and Thies secure national DHI titles
Capetonian Stefan Garlicki (Investec) and Martitzburger Sabine Thies (Greg Minnaar Cycles/Pizzology/Foxhead South Africa) descended the mountain slopes of Cascades MTB Park in the quickest overall times in the Men and Women’s categories to claim the National Titles at the STIHL 2016 South African National Mountain bike Downhill Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 17 July. For […]
South Africa ends off the Basque World Cup on a high
The road race performance of the South African para-cycling team, competing in the UCI Basque Road World Cup, picked up where things ended after the competition’s time trial the previous day. Rider athleticism and stamina were the main ingredients for a great day’s racing, on 16 July, in the Wold Cup’s host village of Ellorio. […]
Smit climbs to second Jock Tour title
Willie Smit retained his title in the Bestmed Jock Tour after wresting the initiative from overnight leader Nico Bell on the final climb before the fast finish into Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, today. After finishing third in the opening day individual time-trial, RoadCover’s Smit rode himself into contention for overall honours when he won Saturday’s taxing second […]
RMB Change A Life Academy’s Ndumiso ‘Maza’ Dontso wins JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic
Ndumiso ‘Maza’ Dontso won the JBay Wind Farm Classic on Saturday 16 July 2016, beating local favourite Jason Meaton and co RMB rider, Luvuyo ‘Thando’ Siyasi. Maza, who hails from Molteno is part of Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change A Life MTB team. This was his first win – and indeed his first race – in […]
Photos: SA MTB Champs XCO
The 2016 South African Cross-country mountain bike champs took place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 16 July 2016. In the elite categories it was Mariske Strauss and James Reid who came out tops to be crowned XCO champs. Our Bike Hub team was in attendance to cheer furiously, eat pancakes and kick […]
Reid bounces back in electrifying XCO Champs finish
It must be dubbed as one of the most electrifying races when Team Spur’s James Reid fought back a 45-second deficit behind Scott LCB’s Philip Buys to claw his way back and take the Elite Men’s victory at the STIHL 2016 South African National Mountain Bike Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday […]
Smit shows form to win second stage of Jock Tour
Defending champion Willie Smit showed that he was getting back to his best when he won the second stage of the Bestmed Jock Tour in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, today. Team NAD’s Nico Bell (left) drives the break during the second stage of the Bestmed Jock Tour in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, today. Photo: Memories4U Photography Team NAD’s Nico […]
Strauss dominates Elite Women’s Cross-country Championships
The Western Cape’s Mariske Strauss (Novus OMX Pro Team) put in a dominant performance to claim the 2016 South African Cross-country National Championship title in the Pro-elite Women’s category at the STIHL 2016 South African National Mountain bike Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 16 July. Strauss crossed the finish line in […]
New record set for SA 100 Miles of Nowhere
Avid cyclists who joined in the 2016 edition of the 100 Miles Of Nowhere organised by The Cows KZN herd, based on US Blogger the FatCyclist’s template, raised R170 000 for CHOC (Childhood Haematology and Oncology Clinics) as they rode the required 160 kilometers on static training bikes at Cadence Centres around the country, setting […]