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Team Kargo delivers Olympic athlete
Peschl Sports and the Kargo Pro Cycling Team is proud to announce that Alan Hatherly has been selected by SASCOC as one of 137 athletes to represent South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games to be held from 5-21 August in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Alan Hatherly of Kargo Pro MTB Team. Credit: Tyron Mackenzie. […]
Team Spur’s James Reid and JP Jacobs are off to Rio
Team Spur’s James Reid was named as part of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee’s (SASCOC) Olympic team in an official announcement on Thursday, 14 July. The 23-year-old mountain biker will compete for his country in the cross-country (XCO) discipline in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 21 August 2016. “It’s the pinnacle […]
JC Nel time-trials into Jock Tour lead
ProTouch rider JC Nel made a flying start to the Bestmed Jock Tour when he took the honours in the stage one individual time-trial at Kaapsehoop outside Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, on Friday. The 24-year-old Nel, from Honeydew in Johannesburg, edged top tour title contenders Nico Bell, who was second, and defending champion Willie Smit for the […]
Strong rides by Cummings and Boasson Hagen on stage 13 time trial
Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) won the stage 13 individual time trial of the 2016 Tour de France, setting a time that only Chris Froome (Team Sky) came close to but could not beat. Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) took 3rd place on the stage. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, the stage was one which Steve Cummings and […]
Saddle up and be part of the inaugural Tsogo Sun Wattbike Challenge
Saddle up and be part of the inaugural Tsogo Sun Wattbike Challenge. The partnership between Tsogo Sun and Wattbike is a complete fit, with Wattbike being the official training bike to the Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic, SA’s oldest and third largest cycling race. Wattbike is an indoor bike for cyclists, accurately replicates the feel […]
Course Preview: SA MTB Champs XCO
Straight off the plane from the Lenzerheide World Cup, Mariske Strauss and Cherie Redecker of OMX Pro Bike Team have been hard at work training on the SA National MTB Champs XCO track at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. Watch as Mariske and Cherie give us a guided tour of the National Championship course. The […]
Course Preview: SA MTB Champs Downhill
A brand new downhill track has been built at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg for the 2016 South African National Mountain Bike Championships this weekend. Watch local downhill shredders Jonathan and Christopher Philogene from the 2Bro’s Downhill Racing Team show us down the track. The downhill race takes place on Sunday 17 July at Cascades […]
Oakley launch Green Fade Collection
Oakley Green Fade Collection unites the world’s best athletes under the colour of innovation and performance. Oakley, a brand with a deep rooted heritage of innovation and performance in sports, has launched a special- edition eyewear collection, Green Fade — made for today’s world-class athletes who demand the very best. Oakley is bringing back the […]
Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash a triumph of the human spirit
In the month of August, the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands will be the location for the celebration of the life of the Father of the Nation, Nelson Mandela, where we will remember the trials and tribulations that Madiba had to overcome in order to change our lives for the better when eager participants will face challenges, hills […]
South African cycling team for 2016 Rio Olympic Games announced
Cycling South Africa congratulates athletes and officials who have been announced by SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) as part of their South African Olympic Team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August. Cycling SA works tirelessly to prepare athletes to perform at international levels and events. The […]
International boost for Tour of Good Hope
Leading international cycling brand Scicon have announced a new two-year sponsorship of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, which will see them become one of the official presenting sponsors. After supporting the past two editions of South Africa’s flagship road stage race, they have increased their commitment in a deal worth R1.8-million per year. International […]
Jock Tour champ focuses on time-trial
Injuries at an inopportune time will see Bestmed Jock Tour defending champion Willie Smit look no further than the opening day individual time-trial when the three-day race gets underway in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, on Friday. The 23-year-old RoadCover star’s preparations for what is widely regarded as South Africa’s toughest road stage race were disrupted when he […]