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Record-breaking entry field for Oudtshoorn Youth Fest
The Western Cape is gearing up for the annual Oudtshoorn Youth Festival, as it takes place this year from Monday 27th to Thursday 30th June 2016. Event Organiser, Corne Bence, is elated with the record-breaking entry list, and is ready for another spectacular four-day, team-orientated cycling event. “Everything is running smoothly and preparations are going […]
Team Dimension Data delighted with 8 national gold medals in 2016
It was a busy day of National Championship road racing for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka with our African Team participating in 9 separate championships today. Daniel Teklehaimanot, Edvald Boasson Hagen and Kanstantsin Siutsou, who all won their respective time trial championships earlier in the week, doubled up to each be crowned road race champions […]
Brand new Downhill course for KZN Champs
The KZNMTB Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles this year boasts a brand new downhill track, and will be taking place at Cascades MTB Park on 2 and 3 July. Track designer, Nick Floros says that all procedures have been put in place to ensure that the brand new downhill course […]
Sweat and smiles at 2016 100 Miles of Nowhere
Avid cyclists in seven different centres around the country staged a successful 2016 edition of the fabled 100 Miles Of Nowhere cycle on training bikes as part of the annual CHOC fundraiser run by the KZN herd of The Cows. Ian Prentis gets some robust encouragement to Iris Varty in The Cows suit at the […]
National Time Trial Championships: 4 Golds for Team Dimension Data
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka could not have had a better start to the national championships week of racing, with our African Team taking gold in all 4 of the respective national time trial championships our riders started in. Kanstantsin Siutsou got the team off to a flying start by time trialing his way to […]
Heyns seeking a win in Grabouw
Scott LCB Factory Racing speedster Gert Heyns has set his sights high for the second instalment of the Nissan Trailseeker Western Cape series in Grabouw. He will be forgiven if he goes into this race brimming with confidence. Apart from taking Louis Bresler-Knipe’s legendary Strava KOM on Bloemslang, he came out on top in May […]
Western Cape Trailseeker Series battle moves to Grabouw
The second round of the Western Cape Nissan TrailSeeker Series takes place in Grabouw this weekend and will, for the first time form part of the official Cape Winelands Cross-Country Marathon Series. This will be the second year the popular Nissan TrailSeeker Series returns to the trails of Grabouw following a very well received debut […]
Video: Spur Sizzling Skill – Starting fast
South African Cross-country Mountain Bike Champion James Reid has spent years honing his mass-starting technique. Here he shows you how to make sure you’re the first rider into the singletrack.
Video: Spur Sizzling Skillz – Hopping Pavements
Mountain biking about dealing with whatever the trail throws at you. Successfully getting you and your bike up and over rocks, steps and bumps is an important skill to master. Watch Ariane Kleinhans from Team Spur show you the simple approach to getting over an obstacle, so you can practice on a pavement at home.
New Sondela route excites top riders
Experienced mountain biker Bennie Pearson is approaching Sunday’s feature race at the Bestmed Sondela MTB Classic with a sense of excitement following the creation of a new route. Although the weekend cycling festival near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, which is also known as the Bushveld’s Big MTB Bash, includes races on both days, all eyes will […]
Scott announce all-new Spark and Scale bikes
Scott have announced an all-new Spark platform which will support three different bikes, Spark RC, Spark and Spark Plus. The Spark is a completely new bike and you don’t need to look further than the suspension design to see that. The old top link design has being replaced with a spanking new single-pivot rocker link […]
Video: Trail Hunter – Jamaica
In this episode of Trail Hunter, Matt Hunter gets irie in Jamaica. There won’t be any lounging by the pool on this trip, though, because he’s busy tearing up the countryside and volunteering with a local organization to get kids on their first bikes.