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Hatherly sets eyes on MTB Cup Series prize
Online entries for the first round of the Stihl 2016 SA MTB Cup Series XCO close at midnight tonight, (Tuesday 26 January) ahead of this weekend’s event at Mankele MTB Park in Mpumalanga on Saturday 30 January. With most of the series’ events boasting UCI Category 1 status, each race holds great opportunity in boosting […]
World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list (January 2016)
Cycling South Africa has uploaded the 2016 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Anti-doping Code International Standard Prohibited List to our website, which is in effect from 1 January 2016. We urge you as members, cyclists, athletes, coaches, managers, medical commissions and all other role players within the sport to familiarise yourselves with the Anti-doping Code International […]
Scott LCB Factory Racing add Olympic focus in 2016
Philip Buys, one of South Africa’s most successful mountain bike racers, will continue to lead the SCOTT LCB Factory Racing professional mountain bike team in 2016. But being an Olympic year, the team will have dual objectives. The four-man squad remains unchanged from 2015 and comprises Buys, a London Olympian and former multiple African and […]
Review: RockShox Pike
Calling something a game-changer is most often just marketing talk, but when RockShox released the new Pike in 2013 it did just that – it changed the game. Along came a fork that seemingly offered it all at a time when Enduro racing was booming. A tapered (1.125″ to 1.5″) head tube and 15 mm […]
Video: Pure Darkness 3 | Building Week Two
Week two of the build and things are only getting bigger. Sam packs in the lip and Matt paints a new set. They also jump off the biggest bridge bungee in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knjmF-J86O4 It’s like looking at a painting three quarters the way through and it looks terrible, right? Well, it’s the same with […]
New-company boost for Morewood Bikes
A new company, Morewood Bikes (Pty) Ltd, has been formed that will give the South African-based mountain bike brand, Morewood Bikes, a new range and a fresh focus on it’s primary bike categories of Gravity and Trail. The new company is owned by Richard Carter, Morewood Bikes co-founder and Victor Momsen, founder of Momsen Bikes, […]
Safer Berge en Dale Classic route approved
Organisers of next weekend’s Rudy Project Berge en Dale Classic confirmed a change to the official race route after receiving the go-ahead from local authorities. Route director Darren Herbst said they made the decision in conjunction with the Mogale City Metro Police Department to divert the iconic West Rand cycle race from its traditional course […]
Peters, Reeves crowned champions at XTERRA Buffelspoort Lite
A weekend of action packed XTERRA racing was closed off at the Buffelspoort Dam on Sunday, 24 January 2016 when close to 750 multi-sport enthusiasts gathered to partake in the Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort Lite. Herbert Peters took the lead in the men’s race, completing the 400m swim, 19km mountain bike discipline and 6km trail run […]
Weiss, Griffioen successfully defend XTERRA Buffelspoort titles
Reigning Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort Champions Bradley Weiss and Nicolette Griffioen obliterated the field on Saturday, 23 January 2016 when they successfully defended their Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort titles in 02 hours 27 minutes 13 seconds and 02 hours 51 minutes 15 seconds respectively. “Coming to XTERRA Buffelspoort as the defending champion, I had high hopes to […]
Mark Renshaw claims another sprint finish 2nd place at Tour Down Under
Just as the Santos Tour Down Under started with a stage 1 Caleb Ewan (GreenEDGE) sprint victory and our Mark Renshaw in 2nd, so it would conclude on today’s final stage. Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) was the rider 3rd on the line. 20 laps of a 4.5km city circuit were to be raced around Adelaide today. […]
Olympic International launches new cycling shoe range
Arguably the fastest-growing sport in South Africa, cycling has taken the nation by storm over the past few years with the estimated year-on-year growth of this industry believed to be in double-digit figures. Following this trend, leading South African footwear brand, Olympic International, has launched its new range of cycling gear to the public. The […]
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg attacks at Tour Down Under
For the 3rd year in a row, Richie Porte (BMC Racing) won the stage finishing stage atop Willunga Hill. Today it was Sergio Henao (Team Sky) in 2nd and Michael Woods (Cannondale) in 3rd place. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka were in the spotlight for the majority of the stage, thanks to Reinardt Janse van […]