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Stunning trails and sizzling action XCO Cup 2, Helderberg Farms
The Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series will see its second round take place just outside Somerset West on Helderberg Farms in the Western Cape on Saturday 27 February. As the 2016 Rio Olympic Games inch closer by the day, and with a UCI Category 1 rating status for Pro Elite Men and Women attached […]
Video: N1NO – The Hunt for Glory – Hittin’ the Gym with the Champ
The reasons behind Nino Schurter being one of the most iconic mountain bikers of all time is ever growing. One thing that sets him apart from the rest is the atypical way he trains and prepares for the season. Nino decided to reject traditional training methods and to re-think mountain bike training from the ground […]
Tour of Oman #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen keeps GC lead after sprint stage
The 3rd stage of the Tour of Oman saw a bunch kick decide the stage with the pre stage favourite, Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) taking the win ahead of Moreno Hofland (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Roy Jans (Wanty Groupe Gobert). With the leader’s jersey on the shoulders of our Norwegian Champion, Edvald Boasson Hagen, our African Team took […]
Tour of Good Hope up the ante in SA’s richest time-trial
The five-day Bestmed Tour of Good Hope will up the ante once more when they present the richest time-trial in South African cycling for the second year running later this month. ASG, who own the Cycling South Africa-sanctioned event, today announced an extension of their partnership with Paarl-based Buffet Olives, who will again float the […]
Star-studded field set for Sabie Mountain Bike showdown
Angry service-delivery protests in the town of Sabie almost forced the postponement of Round 2 of the Ashburton Investments South African National MTB Series in the Mpumalanga province this weekend. But while peace has been restored in the local community, there’s likely to be little in the way of peace on the race route as […]
Ruta del Sol #1: Quiet start for Dimension Data for Qhubeka in Andalucia
Danielle Bennati (Tinkoff-Saxo) won the opening stage of the Ruta del Sol from a mass sprint. Bert Van Lerberghe (Topsport Vlaanderen) was 2nd and Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar) claimed the 3rd position on the line. The 162km stage that finished in Sevilla started with some rolling undulations but the flat to downhill final 40km certainly […]
Tour of Oman #2: Edvald Boasson Hagen powers to stage win and overall lead
Edvald Boasson Hagen’s fine form continued today at the Tour of Oman as he powered to an emphatic stage 2 victory. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was 2nd on the day with Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) rounding out the podium. Just as yesterday began with an early escape going clear, so it would be the case […]
Protests in Sabie lead to potential postponement of Ashburton Investments National MTB Series race
The violent protests that are raging in Sabie have put the Sabie Ashburton Investments National MTB Series, one of South Africa’s most established classics on the mountain biking circuit in jeopardy. The event that is due to take place this weekend attracted some of the big stars in international and local mountain biking is now […]
Thrilling gravity provincial series opener kicks off at St. Ives
The KwaZulu-Natal Midlands opens its heart to all the riders taking part in the first rounds of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro and Downhill Series – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles at St. Ives on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 February. Friends and family can spectate and support extraordinary racing for two days, as the […]
Du Plessis, Steyn continue their DualX Domination
Brand du Plessis and Andrea Steyn are the most prolific winners in the men and women’s divisions respectively at the Momentum Health OatWell DualX powered by PeptoPro off-road duathlon series. And at the weekend, they extended their status by each securing wins at the opening round of the 2016 series at Legends MX, East of […]
Eroica SA: The popular international ride makes its debut in South Africa.
The hugely popular international L’Eroica cycling series is coming to South Africa. It is an Italian vintage bike event celebrating the beauty of cycling on vintage bikes, in vintage kit. The unique nature of L’Eroica has made it an extremely successful event in the cyclist’s calendar, with first-timers frequently turning into fanatical evangelists, returning year-after-year […]
Interview: Nic Lamond talks Team Spur
Nic Lamond, founder of Podium Sports athlete management company, was instrumental in putting together the newly formed Team Spur duo Ariane Kleinhans and James Reid. We caught up with Nic to get his views on professional mountain biking, putting together a professional team in South Africa and the ambitions of Team Spur. You are no […]