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Teklehaimanot attacks into the Polka Dot jersey
The first real uphill finish of this year’s Criterium du Dauphine saw Chris Froome (Team Sky) take the victory ahead of GC rivals, Richie Porte (BMC) and Adam Yates (Orica-Greenedge). Thanks to his commanding performance and stage win, Froome also pulled on the overall leader’s yellow jersey. With 7 categorised climbs included in today’s 140km […]
Video: Spur Sizzling Skillz – Pre-race bike check
Watch Team Spur mechanic JP Jacobs, take you through an essential pre-race bike check. Make sure your machine is safe and ready to rip up the trails at your next Spur Schools Mountain Bike League event!
Introducing Spur Sizzling Skillz video series
Ariane Kleinhans and James Reid are helping Spur Schools Mountain Bike League participants sharpen their bike skills. While the Team Spur duo are busy preparing for the Marathon and Cross-country World Champs in Europe, they are also hoping a series of videos they release this week will inspire the next generation of mountain biking superstars […]
Cascades Centre to host ‘The Cows’ CHOC Fundraiser, 100 Miles Of Nowhere
The Cascades Lifestyle Centre is pulling out all the stops for well-known NPO ‘The COWS’ as its Pietermaritzburg’s venue to hold the 2016 ‘100 Miles of Nowhere’ annual cyclethon to raise funds for their CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation, happening on 24th of June 2016. Says Lynda Lees, Consultant to Cascades Lifestyle Centre, “Cascades Lifestyle Centre […]
Ride to Rhodes a personal challenge for ‘Dusi Duke’ Dreyer
A battle against the elements, the body and the mind lies in wait for ‘Dusi Duke’ and founder of the RMB Change a Life MTB Academy, Martin Dreyer this weekend when he takes on the Ride to Rhodes mountain bike event as a personal challenge to redefine his limits. With his racing days behind him, […]
dusi2c fever grips Pietermaritzburg
The 2016 edition of the popular BSi Steel dusi2c mountain bike race will set off from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday with hundreds of riders setting their GPS navigation devices to guide them through the heart of the Valley of a Thousand Hills to the overnight stop at the iconic Mfula Store before their […]
National MTB Series battle reaches crucial stage at Van Gaalen
The Ashburton Investments National MTB Series visits the North West province for Round 4 this weekend. The venue is Van Gaalen, widely considered the best all-round mountain biking test when it comes to marathon distance racing. Nestled at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range, and close to Hartebeespoort Dam, Van Gaalen was the venue […]
Official launch of CIOVITA Cycling Wear
New cycling wear brand, CIOVITA, was launched officially in Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday with the objective of becoming an international leader in the growing custom cycling wear market. CIOVITA uses an advanced interactive website to allow clients to design their own riding gear, offering an extensive range of kit templates, colours and font […]
Course Preview: Claudio Caluori and Aaron Gwin ride chainless down a wet Leogang track
It’s been raining in Leogang for hours, it looks like it’s going to rain for many hours to come. Your average rider may not be too keen on being the first to take on a newly modified World Cup Downhill track. Lucky for us, Claudio Caluori is far from average. Not content with riding the […]
Boasson Hagen wins with Girdlestone on his mind
After what has been probably the most difficult week in our African Team’s history, with our young continental rider Keagan Girdlestone having a life threatening crash in Italy on Sunday, Edvald Boasson Hagen gave the Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka family reason to smile again. Boasson Hagen won stage 4 of the Criterium du Dauphine […]
Dusi paddlers a plenty enjoy unique Valley experience by bike
Non-Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon paddling legend, Eric Bothma is set to join a large contingent of paddlers at this weekend’s 2016 BSi Steel dusi2c mountain bike race and return to a stretch of the Valley of a Thousand Hills he knows better than most. Non-Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon paddling icon Eric Bothma (background) is relishing […]
Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash — 27 August 2016
A country like ours will never stop celebrating an icon such as our beloved Nelson Mandela. His influence and graciousness upon the nation will linger forever. So it is fitting that we continue to remember him in various ways including the fact that he was indeed an avid sportsman. Defending Champion Brendon Davids (Trek South […]