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Bell, Sanders convincing winners at Trailseeker Hazeldean
Mpumalanga-based mountain bikers, Nico Bell and Samantha Sanders, raced to convincing wins in the men and women’s categories respectively at the Nissan TrailSeeker Hazeldean Marathon outside Pretoria at the weekend. 3200 riders participated over four distance options at the event, which was Round 2 of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Series, the most popular marathon […]
Ensuring training progression with power
Last month we discussed the ins and outs of training with a powermeter and briefly touched on the analysis of training data. This month we will discuss how a powermeter can ensure that your training is actually paying dividends. Training is defined as the act of performing a given athletic task with the goal of […]
The U – MTB Stage Race @ Piket-Bo-Berg Trails
Driving past Piketberg on your way to some other adventure will never be the same after you’ve experienced our single-track sanctuary on Piket-bo-berg. The mountain biking bug bit our community seven years ago when we ambitiously wanted to get on the ‘band wagon’ with hosting a MTB fundraising event. Our first focus was to raise […]
Berhane attacks but Renshaw abandons
Stage 9 of the Tour de France took riders into Andorra and it was Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) who took the stage spoils from a large breakaway. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) finished 2nd and Rafal Majka (Tinkoff) took 3rd on the stage. For Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, the stage did not get off to a great […]
Mark Cavendish digs deep to keep Green Jersey
Stage 8 of the 2016 Tour de France would be the first big GC day of this year’s race and Chris Froome (Team Sky) showed why he is the overall favourite, by crossing the line in Bagneres-de-Luchon first. Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quickstep) finished 2nd and 3rd place went to Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha). With 4 big categorised […]
Cummings wins after masterclass solo performance
Steve Cummings won stage 7 of the Tour de France in typical Steve Cummings fashion, attacking from the original break of the day, to win solo in Lac de Payolle. Daryl Impey (Orica-BikeExchange) made it an even better day for African cycling as the South African finished in 2nd place. Daniel Navarro (Cofidis) was 3rd. […]
Lapierre launch new mountain and road bikes for 2017
Lapierre recently announced an all-new XR cross-country mountain bike and the redesigned Sensium and Xeluis road bikes. Lapierre XR Lapierre XR 729 ei. Frame geometry is heavily reworked around shorter, stiffer stems, with a reach that’s a full 20mm longer. The head angle is a degree slacker at 69 degrees, and the combined result is […]
Perfect weekend for Dodd at BMX National Series
Rounds four, five and six of the South African National Age Group Series (NAG) took place at the brand new X-Stream Balance Adventure Park track in Krugersdorp on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July. Despite windy conditions, riders thoroughly enjoyed the new track and Elite Men’s winner Kyle Dodd was extremely happy with his weekend […]
Last chance to join the Glacier Storms River Traverse, sponsored by Glacier by Sanlam
Taking place in the beautiful, untouched gem that is Tsitsikamma, the Glacier Storms River Traverse is set to be a top-class mountain biking race complete with phenomenal views, world-class trails and great hospitality. Whether you are an experienced rider or just starting out, this three stage event should be on your bucket list. The Glacier […]
SA Downhill Champion returning to defend title
Current Downhill Champion, Stefan Garlicki is returning home from Europe to race on one of his favourite tracks and defend his 2015 title at the 2016 South African National Mountain bike Championships, which take place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg from 16-17 July. “I’m looking forward to next weekend, and I’m really looking forward […]
Hot mid-winter racing expected at Trailseeker Hazeldean
The mid-winter chill has had little effect on Gauteng mountain bikers with more than 2900 expected at Saturday’s Nissan TrailSeeker Hazeldean event in Pretoria. The event is the second round of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Series and offers participants four different distances – the 70km marathon, 40km half-marathon, 20km fun race and 10km fun […]
Mark Cavendish blasts to 3rd victory for Team Dimension Data
The fairy tale Tour de France continued on stage 6 for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Mark Cavendish sprinted to his 3rd victory at this year’s race. Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) was 2nd in the lunge for the line and Dan Mclay (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) placed 3rd. At 190km from Arpajon-sur-Cere to Montauban, the terrain took […]