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Paris-Nice #2: Crosswinds leave Dimension Data for Qhubeka chasing
Arnaud Demare (FDJ) won the first road stage of the Paris-Nice, out-sprinting Ben Swift (Team Sky) and Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) to take the victory on a cold day in Vendome. Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) retained the leader’s yellow jersey. The day started off with snow greeting the riders on the start line in Conde-sur-Vesgre. As soon […]
Strong and versatile Team Dimension Data squad start Tirreno-Adriatico
The UCI World Tour is now in full swing as Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka prepare to line-up for the Tirreno-Adriatico. The 7 stage event begins on Wednesday 9 March and the final stage takes place on Tuesday, 15 March. The Tirreno-Adriatico is a race that offers something for all rider types with a team […]
Video: Grip It and Whippet – Kelly McGarry
Anyone lucky enough to interact with Kelly McGarry was instantly struck by his good natured personality and ability to make you feel like an old friend within minutes of meeting him. We at ODI were fortunate to have been able to work with Kelly over the past few years and were ecstatic when Kelly approached […]
KAP sani2c: a world class event with a social conscience
Underberg – KAP Industrial Holdings Limited, a JSE listed company, is proud to announce a B-BBEE partnership with sani2c mountain bike event, and hereby introduces the KAP sani2c. sani2c was started 12 years ago in order to raise funds for a school in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, and is now rated as the largest staged mountain […]
Video: Flo Like Water – Florian Nicolai
Florian Nicolaï is one of the most creative riders on the EWS circuit. His unique style threatens the podium at every race he enters. The Maritime Alps are home to some of the most technical tracks in the world, and working on this project over the winter showed us just how good Flo really is. […]
Last day to save big on Lesotho Sky entry
If you are considering to enter for the Lesotho Sky 2016, you’d better get going. As the event is growing in legendary status, the entries are selling out faster than two fatties on a tandem down Chapman’s Peak. Compared to last year this time, the entries have seen a 100% growth. With the overall entries […]
Eroica Series: The Bicycle Collector
If you spent a bit of time digging around for a vintage bicycle part in South Africa, one name always comes up – Ron Thompson. The legend, the infamy, the stories. You’ll hear things like, “he’s got seven garages piled to the roof with old bikes”, “he’s got parts in there worth millions”, “he’s a […]
Paris-Nice #1: Tyler Farrar starts fastest for Dimension Data for Qhubeka
The Paris-Nice got underway with a 6.1km prologue earlier today. Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) clocked the best time of the day to take the first yellow jersey of the race. Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) was 2nd and Patrick Bevin (Cannondale) finished 3rd. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka did not have a specialist for today’s violent prologue effort, […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Week wraps up
At the sharp end of the field, Clint Hendricks (RoadCover) crossed the finish line of the 39th Cape Town Cycle Tour at around 10 minutes to nine, a long time before a big chunk of the 35 000 riders in the world’s largest individually timed cycle race even started. David Bellairs – a Director of […]
Sappi Howick MTB celebrates 20th anniversary in style
KwaZulu-Natal’s mountain biking fraternity celebrated the Sappi Howick MTB Classic & Enduro’s 30th anniversary in style on Saturday, 5 and Sunday, 6 March as Alan Hatherley and Frankie du Toit claimed the 40km Classic titles while Tiaan Odendaal and schoolgirl Charné Dreyer won the first ever staging of the event’s Enduro race. Hatherly (Kargo Pro […]
Clint Hendricks claims 2016 Cape Town Cycle Tour in spectacular fashion
Clint Hendricks (RoadCover) took the coveted title of the 39th Cape Town Cycle Tour in perfect conditions this morning. Hendricks out-sprinted Jayde Julius (Dimension Data Continental) and two-time defending champion Nolan Hoffman (Team Telkom) in what many are calling the most exciting Cape Town Cycle Tour in modern memory. “It’s been a long time coming, […]
Hot competition for KZN Provincial XCO at Mazarat
Sunny KwaZulu-Natal put on a spectacular display of sunshine and great weather for the second round of the KZNMTB Provincial XCO Series, which took place at Mazarat MTB Park in Waterfall on Saturday 5 March. In the U23 Men’s race, the first place title as well as overall first finisher on the day went to […]