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Team Spur: Ariane and James gear up for World Championship battles
It has been a month of hard lessons and hard-fought victories spanning both hemispheres for mountain bike stars, Ariane Kleinhans and James Reid of Team Spur. The final local Olympic selection races had our South African XCO Champion, James battling rivals at cruel altitudes and in a variety of harsh conditions throughout April and May. […]
Tshoko selected for African Team training camp in Europe
South African road cyclist Zanele Tshoko has been invited by the UCI (International Cycling Union) to take part in the African Women’s Cycling Team Training Camp at the UCI World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland, from 9 June – 1 August 2016. Zanele Tshoko of the Time Freight eTeam has been invited by the UCI […]
Course Preview: Claudio rides a loose Fort William
A refreshed Claudio cuts loose on the long, tough and demanding Scottish downhill track. Fort William has been basking in sun and high temperatures for much of this week, leaving Claudio with a dry and dusty track that’s just itching to catch him out.
Team Dimension Data look for stage wins at Criterium du Dauphine
The Criterium du Dauphine gets underway on Sunday, June 5th, and Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will start this 8 stage UCI World Tour event with a strong and motivated team. The Criterium du Dauphine, as one may know already, is used as the final dress rehearsal for the Tour de France. As the Dauphine […]
Online entries now open for first Western Cape Spur Schools MTB race
Online entries are now open for the first Western Cape Spur Schools Mountain Bike League race, which will take place at Southey Vines Cycle Park in Somerset West on Thursday, 16 June. Andrew Reaper from SACS finished sixth in the junior men’s race at the Southey race in 2015. Eight years into the Spur High […]
SRAM announce GX DH drivetrain
Incorporating the same Championship-winning SRAM 1x technologies as our German-engineered, industry-leading X01 DH drivetrain, GX DH delivers dedicated, gravity focused 1x performance that doesn’t break the bank. GX DH is a no-brainer for any rider ready to attack the next DH run. With its main objectives being durability and dependability, GX DH is the clear […]
Adrenalin junkies embrace Karkloof Enduro fix
KwaZulu-Natal’s strong interest in Enduro mountain biking is reflected in another richly talented men’s and women’s field for this weekend’s STIHL Karkloof Enduro as day one of the 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival at Karkloof Country Club gets underway on Saturday with double defending champ Tiaan Odendaal keen to lead the charge once more. […]
Fast & Furious make light work of Zuurberg logistics
The growth of mountain biking events has resulted in specialist transport company Fast & Furious coming on board as logistics partner of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek. Given the popularity of these events in South Africa, they have a long-term view of becoming the preferred transport solution for cyclists, said chief operating officer Grant Fletcher. […]
Exploring the Italian province of South Tyrol
For the past few years, where to start the new bike season wasn’t really a question. It was more a matter of deciding which week we should drive those six hours down to Finale Ligure. For obvious reasons we were (and still are) amazed by what Finale Ligure has to offer. But this year Armin […]
The Cows stalwart set to maintain 100% record at 100 Miles Of Nowhere
Having ridden in every edition of the 100 Miles Of Nowhere cycling fundraiser, teenager Lauren Varty can’t wait to jump back on her static bike and cover the 160km kilometers on Friday 24 June as a celebration of what this project has achieved in a short space of time. Iris Varty (in the cow suit, […]
BSi Steel dusi2c back yard battle for Change a Life Zulus
Three RMB Change a Life MTB Academy duos are relishing the opportunity to tackle this year’s BSi Steel dusi2c mountain biker race which takes place from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on 11 and 12 June, as event that flows through their own back yards. The two-day stage race from KZN’s capital down to the Indian Ocean […]
Beyers breaks SA record in Paris
Current South African National Champion in the Sprint, Keirin, 500m and Team Sprint, Bernette Beyers is blossoming in Europe and pushing herself to become as great as she can be. Beyers recently took part in the Coupe De France Fenioux Piste in Paris from 20-21 May, where she impressed not only herself, but also the […]