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Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo opens at Cape Town Stadium today
Excitement filled the air this morning as visitors waited in anticipation for the doors of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo to open at its new home in the Cape Town Stadium. The Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo runs from today until 16h00 on Saturday, 5 March. The Expo is the largest of its kind […]
Butler wins in photo finish at Tour of Good Hope
The fourth stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope came to a dramatic conclusion when Team Telkom’s Reynard Butler took stage honours in a photo finish ahead of New Zealand’s Sam Gaze at La Paris Estate in Paarl today. Metres from the line it looked like Gaze – who won on top of Du […]
Grand Opening of the Specialized Stellenbosch Store
On Wednesday the 2nd of March the Specialized Stellenbosch Store held a grand opening to officially introduce the local cycling community to this new store. There was an air of excitement on the evening as everyone waited to receive the official grand tour. The evening got underway much as any visit to the Specialized Stellenbosch […]
Action-packed programme for 20th Sappi Howick MTB celebrations
The Sappi Howick MTB Classic & Enduro celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend when the all new Enduro event takes place on Saturday, 5 March followed by the ever-popular ‘raw and unplugged’ Classic on Sunday, 6 March. Kargo Pro Cycling’s Alan Hatherly hopes to be back to defend his Sappi Howick MTB Classic title on […]
Who to watch at this year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour
The Cape Town Cycle Tour, with its 35 000 participants, may be best known as the world’s largest timed cycle race, but it is also the most prestigious road race for a South African pro to win. When the business end of the field flies over the finish line in Green Point for the 39th […]
XCO Masters Champion embraces the essence of cycling
A smashing new venue awaits the KwaZulu-Natal cross-country specialists this weekend as the second round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial XCO Series takes place at Mazarat MTB Park in Waterfall on Saturday 5 March. 2015 KwaZulu-Natal Veteran Men’s Champion, Warren Price (Jowetts Cycles) will be at the next event, either racing or supporting his son, […]
Ilias and Ferreira show their mettle ahead of Absa Cape Epic
Periklis Ilias and Tiago Ferreira (Dolomiti Superbike) have signalled their Absa Cape Epic intentions by winning a tightly contested Andalucia Bike Race in Spain. The untested Greek/Portuguese combination beat Absa Cape Epic big-hitters Alban Lakata and Kristian Hynek (Topeak Ergon Racing) into second place in the six-day stage race. According to the Spanish race’s website […]
Video: DreamRide
Enter a dream world where the trails never end. Where the promise of joy and freedom exist around each bend. Take a magical trip through beautiful landscapes and join us on this DreamRide. DreamRide was filmed in Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, and Washington in the Fall of 2015. The goal was to find the most […]
De Bod holds onto yellow at Tour of Good Hope
Stefan de Bod put in a performance that belied his years on the 133km queen stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope to retain the yellow jersey on top of Du Toitskloof Pass today. The 19-year-old Dimension Data rider, who won yesterday’s individual time-trial to surge into the overall lead, finished third on the […]
Wealth of women’s talent ready for 2016 Sappi Howick MTB
The 2016 Sappi Howick MTB Classic takes place on Sunday, 6 March and the women’s field is looking increasingly competitive as the entry list fills up ahead of the race’s 30th anniversary celebrations. The route for the 40km tussle suggests it will be a technical and challenging day in the saddle, giving those with strong […]
Inaugural Fairtree Capital Simonsberg Contour a huge success
Launching a new race is never easy, so having to contend with the devastating Simonsberg fire just 2 weeks before the race certainly tested the organisation to the limit. 90% of the trails constructed over the past 2 years were damaged and the bulk of the forest canopy lost when fires ravaged the Simonsberg Mountain […]
Impressive day at Downhill Cup in Somerset West
Solid-Reverse Factory Racing Team’s Stefan Garlicki (sponsored by Investec) took the Elite Men’s title and fastest time of the day at the Helderberg Trails in Somerset West for the Western Cape Downhill Provincial, which doubled as the first round of the South African National Cup Series, at the weekend. With close to 100 riders competing, […]