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Live stream: Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival 2016 – Day 1
Watch the action live from Day 1 of the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR52FXZ7cuw Event Schedule – 30 April 2016 08:00 Race ‐ XCO Junior Women09:30 Race ‐ XCO Elite Women11:30 Awards Ceremony ‐ XCO Women12:30 Race ‐ XCO Junior Men14:00 Race ‐ XCO Elite Men (Due to weather conditions, the start time has been changed […]
First Look: Cannondale Scalpel-Si
After hearing many mumblings about a new Cannondale and then spotting an unbranded prototype at the Absa Cape Epic, it was clear that there was a new bike coming soon. And here it is, introducing the all-new Cannondale Scalpel-Si. An all-round nip and tuck with super slick cable routing Cannondale have applied what they call […]
Cannondale changes course with debut of all-new Scalpel-Si
Cannondale, a premium brand of Cycling Sports Group, part of Dorel Industries, Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A), today announced the ground-breaking evolution of the highly- successful Scalpel-Si full suspension XC race bike. Built specifically to address the changes found on World Cup cross-country courses, the Scalpel-Si delivers the competitive edge from start to finish. The bike […]
Battling at the back of the pack at Old Mutual joBerg2c
Every rider is a winner when they finish a day at the Old Mutual joBerg2c. But someone still crosses the line last. Every man for himself is not something you’ll hear often at the Old Mutual joBerg2c. In fact, it’s very much the opposite at the country’s longest MTB stage race, where the race organisers […]
The Long and Winding Road (to Rio)
If you’re a local mountain biker with dreams of wearing South African colours at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August, you’re probably not getting much sleep tonight! And if you’re passionate about this sport you’ll likely be feeling the same butterflies as star rider, James Reid. At 2pm tomorrow (Saturday, 30 April) […]
Bell, Combrinck take control of joBerg2c
Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck took a major step towards sealing the Old Mutual joBerg2c title with another impressive display on the penultimate stage between Ixopo and Highflats in KwaZulu-Natal today. Gawie Combrinck (front) and Nico Bell of NAD Pro lead the eighth stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c. Photo: Full Stop Communications The […]
RockShox announces all-new SID fork
No mountain bike fork has epitomized success more than SID. Gold in every Olympics since 2000. More major international race wins than any other fork. An unwavering dedication to light weight, precision, performance and speed. A fierce commitment to competition. From its dedicated, 100 millimeter travel-specific chassis, damper and air spring, to its precise steering […]
Dutoit Tankwa Trek shifts up a few gears for 2017
The DUTOIT Tankwa Trek international mountain bike stage race is expected to carry International Cycling Union (UCI) grading status in 2017 as the organisers continue to grow the stature of the event, which has fast become a calendar favourite for many of the world’s leading marathon and stage racers. Organisers, Dryland Event Management, have sent […]
Master of Singlespeed heading to Masters Marathon Champ
The 2016 SA MTB Marathon Championships for Masters 30-and-over takes place this year on Sunday 1 May. The event forms part of the second annual Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival, taking place at Cascades MTB Park from 30 April – 2 May. Coming straight to the race from this year’s joBerg2c nine-day stage race is singlespeed enthusiast […]
Lesotho Sky’s Nominate a Mate Campaign winners announced
In April we launched our Nominate a Mate Campaign. Mountain bikers could nominate their friends, good-looking colleagues, superfit parents or mountain-bike legends to win a team entry to Lesotho Sky 2016. As part of the nomination process, people had to tell us why their nominee deserved an entry. We were blown away by all the […]
Tour de Romandie #3: Jaco Venter shows our colours in the break
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie after the judges relegated Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha) to 2nd even though the Russian crossed the line first, due to irregular sprinting. Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) led home a select group of chasers to take 3rd on the stage. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka were part […]
More admitted to KAP sani2c ‘Black Mamba’ club in 2016
As the KAP sani2c heads into its thirteenth year and the pool of riders that have finished ten previous editions continuing to grow, another batch of riders is set to be handed their commemorative Black Mamba jersey when they complete their three day journey from Glencairn Farm in Underberg to Scottburgh Main Beach from 10-14 […]