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Video: The Hunt for Glory – “Building Endurance with Nino Schurter”
If you race mountain bikes, you’ve learned to love to suffer. No one knows this better than World champion Nino Schurter. Learn more about Nino’s strategically tough interval training to get an idea of how the pro’s get their endurance training dialed. Time for a sufferfest.
First Look Friday: Silverback Sphere 1; Verve Infocrank; SRAM NX
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re previewing the Silverback Sphere 1 plus bike, Verve Infocrank, and a SRAM NX upgrade. Silverback Sphere 1 The Sphere 1 is Silverback’s reimagination of the hardtail with plus sized wheels. It features 3.0″ tyres to add […]
Trek announce Fuel EX with 27.5 Plus
Trek has expanded one of the world’s most popular trail bike lines with the introduction of the Fuel EX 27.5 Plus. The popularity of mid-fat tires has shown riders how a little extra tire volume can yield a lot more traction and a lot more fun. Now the benefits of wider tires are being combined […]
Giro d’Italia #18: Dimension Data for Qhubeka protect GC position
Matteo Trentin (Etixx-Quickstep) won the 18th stage of the Giro d’Italia with Moreno Moser (Cannondale) taking 2nd and Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-Quickstep) rounding out the stage podium. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) kept the pink leader’s jersey once again. Today the riders had a long 244km haul from Muggio to Pinerolo. The only real obstacle of the day […]
‘Ballies’ ready for thrilling dusi2c podium dice
The experienced pair of Warren Price and Trevor Rowe are eagerly counting down the days to the start of the 2016 BSi Steel dusi2c that takes place from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Durban’s Blue Lagoon on 11 and 12 June, as they go in search of a much sought-after top three finish. The Safire […]
Grant Usher joins Kargo Pro Cycling Team
The Kargo Pro Cycling Team is proud to announce that Grant Usher is the latest addition to its rider line-up. Grant joins the team as a marathon, stage-race and ultra-endurance specialist and will focus on events such as the Cape Pioneer Trek and Absa Cape Epic, as well as shorter one-day races. He has acquired […]
Video: UCT Track Tuesday League – May
The boys at UCT cycling have found a diamond in the rough, rocky area that is Table Mountain with their short cross-country style mountain bike track on which the weekly “Track Tuesdays powered by Private Client Holdings” is held. The UCT Cycling Club has partnered with Private Client Holdings, Trek, Free-wheel Cycology and William Simpson […]
Entries are now open for the 2016 Berg & Bush
Don’t wait too long to enter one of the most spectacular races on the South African MTB calendar, the Grindrod Berg & Bush. Entries are now open for the 2016 Grindrod Berg & Bush. Mountain bikers who want to participate in what has been labeled by many as the best stage race on the calendar […]
NMMU cyclist selected for SA road team
Port Elizabeth cyclist Anja Gerber ticked off one of her goals when she was selected for the junior national women’s road team that will be competing in races across Europe from the end of June. The 17-year-old NMMU student, who was notified by Cycling South Africa last week, was earlier this year also included in […]
JBay MTB Open to be known as JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic
Mark Pickering, General Manager of Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm announced this week that Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm has come on board as title sponsor to the mountain bike event that has traversed the farm for the past two years. “This (2016) will be the third year that we welcome this event through our wind farm,” […]
The Cows set R250 000 target for 100 Miles Of Nowhere
With just less than a month to go to the 2016 edition of the 100 Miles Of Nowhere charity ride on Friday 24 June, the KwaZulu-Natal herd of The Cows has set a target of a quarter of a million Rand to be raised for childhood cancer sufferers. The avid cycling enthusiasts, well known for […]
Lesotho Sky unveil 2016 race route
The theme song of Top Gun is playing in the background, seven fighter jets break the sound barrier overhead, Maluti lagers flow aplenty. That’s how we imagined the route launch for today, but our budget is tight, so this press release will suffice. We are massively excited about this year’s race. The 2016 route, as […]