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Thies and Odendaal claim final Enduro Series points
The stunning trails of Howick were an excellent final venue for the last round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles on Saturday 21 May. Thirteen-year-old mountain bike trail star, Sabine ‘Beani’ Thies and Downhill racer, Tiaan Odendaal, took the overall women’s and men’s titles respectively. Greg Minnaar […]
Team Announcement for XCO World Champs – Nové Mēsto (CZE)
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships at Nové Mēsto na Moravē, Czech Republic, from 29 June to 3 July. The following riders have been selected according to the 2016 CSA-MTB […]
PPA assists commuter cyclists to become visible in the Strand
Five hundred surprised commuters at one of the Strand’s busiest intersections, Broadway and Broadlands roads, were over the moon on Friday when they received free reflective bibs, bicycle lights and helmets. The hand-out was done by staff members of the Pedal Power Association, together with Ntombi Kulati (marketing manager, RAF Western Cape) who assisted on […]
Erik Kleinhans wins second Amarider 100Miler title
The 8th annual Amarider 100Miler, presented by Bike Hub, took place in perfect weather conditions on Saturday, 21 May. Record times were ridden and eventually Erik Kleinhans from Team Topeak Ergon finished in 05h41, becoming the first rider to win the race twice. Adriaan Louw from Contego was second in 05h44 with Stephen Ihlenveldt in […]
Moolman-Pasio wins in Switzerland
The Cervélo Bigla Pro Cycling Team emulated its performance in the previous edition of Berner Rundfahrt by again taking all three positions in the Suisse race. The event is sponsored by long time supporter of the team, Bigla, and was important for the team to honour their support of women’s cycling over the years. Ashleigh […]
Nominate and win with Contego Segment Hunter and Cadence Nutrition
We’re looking for you to nominate your favourite Strava segments to be featured in our Contego Segment Hunter video series. If your segment is chosen you could win a Cadence Nutrition hamper valued at R2,620. Each Contego Segment Hunter episode will feature a different type of segment, be it a technical mountain bike descent, a […]
Trail Daze | Drakensberg on the fly
We head out to KZN and the greater Drakensberg area, to bring you an alternative take on ascending 1400 vertical metres, a world of off-piste trails and riding that will test the average man and his machine to their limits. A line I’ve been thinking about for a while now, planning this rather unique trip […]
Tour of Norway: Boasson Hagen doubles up with another stage win
Edvald Boasson Hagen made it two out of two when he won the final stage of the Tour of Norway earlier today. 2nd place went the way of Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) and August Jensen (Coop-Osterhuis) finished in 3rd. The overall victory was taken by Pieter Weening (Roompot). It was another wet and windy day […]
Tour of Norway #4: Edvald Boasson Hagen sprints to victory
It was a great day for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka as Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to the victory on stage 4 of the Tour of Norway. Our Norwegian champion beat Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) and Paul Martens (LottoNL-Jumbo) to the line. Our African Team were always on the front foot during today’s 174km stage […]
Seyffert, De Groot clinch FNB Magalies Monster victories
Pieter Seyffert and Robyn De Groot’s FNB Magalies Monster victories at the ATKV in Buffelspoort on Saturday, 21 May 2016 did not come without its fair share of challenges. Seyffert completed the 70km FNB Magalies Monster MTB Classic in an impressive time of 03 hours 26 minutes 31 seconds. “The route was very challenging,” says […]
First Look Friday: SwiftCarbon Ultravox RS-1; Giant Rail; Specialized Fast Trak
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re previewing the SwiftCarbon Ultravox RS-1, Giant Rail helmet, and Specialized Fast Trak Control 2Bliss Ready tyres. SwiftCarbon Ultravox RS-1 The Swift Ultravox RS-1 is a full carbon race machine which, on paper, provides unbeatable value. The […]
Rainmaker Solutions Raise Over R700 000 for songo.info
Daily life for Rainmaker Solutions CEO, Jan Joubert in London is far removed from the dusty streets of Kaymandi, but that doesn’t prevent him from doing all he can to help raise much needed funds for songo.info. While spearheading a recent charity drive in the UK Jan managed to raise £33 000, which when converted […]