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Trail Daze: The hidden gem that is Piket-bo-berg
About an hour and a half’s drive north from Cape Town, lies the small, rural town of Piketberg. Used by most people only as a fuel stop, or quickly skipped on the way to other things further up the West coast, it’s not well known to many mountain bikers as a prime riding spot. But […]
Video: Josh Bryceland: Madeira Dreamin’ on the new Bronson
Josh ‘Ratboy’ Bryceland smashing the mountain bike trails of Madeira on his new Bronson.
First Look Friday: Transition Patrol, Wolf Tooth Elliptical chainring, Specialized 2FO Clip
First Look Friday is an introduction to the products that we are currently testing for review. This week we’re featuring the Transition Patrol, an elliptical chain ring from Wolf Tooth and Specialized’s 2FO Clip shoes. Transition Patrol The Patrol seemed to enjoy hanging around the office couch. In 2015 Transition released a whole new range […]
Bestmed Makro Tour brings Brown full cycle
When 16-year-old Jessica Brown lines up for the 30km race at the Bestmed Makro Cycle Tour on Saturday morning it will mark exactly seven years since the start of her cycling career. Back in 2008, she entered the 5km race as a Grade 3 learner and promptly fell in love with the sport. Alexander Road […]
3 Medals for South Africa at Masters World Champs
The 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships took place at Pal ski station, Vallnord (Andorra) from the 23-27 August. Seven downhill riders from South Africa descended upon the 2,5km track and arrived at the bottom of the track with three medals to take home. Joanne Hicks (left) finished in third place and Kathryn Fourie […]
Songezo Jim in the break once again at Vuelta
Nicolas Roche (Team Sky) won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espana after out-sprinting fellow breakaway partner Haimer Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing). Louis Meintjes was our top finisher in 17th place. Roche and Zubeldia were initially part of a 25 rider breakaway that also included our Songezo Jim. One of the riders also in […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen moves into yellow at Tour of Britain
There had been a lot of talk before stage 5 of the Tour of Britain. The peloton faced 166 lumpy kilometers from Prudhoe to the summit of the scenic Hartside climb, a stage made to reshuffle the overall. And MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung was set to leave its mark on it. Edvald Boasson Hagen and Serge […]
Hill2Hill to firm up ROAG Series standings
The Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill2Hill mountain bike marathon forms the penultimate leg of the 2015 Quattro ROAG Series and has ensured that the series’ ‘big three’ and the country’s top ultra-marathoners go head to head for the prestigious event’s spoils. TIB Insurance’s Andrew Hill will hope to fend off a strong men’s field at this […]
Video: The Syndicate – World Championships Andorra
After a week of rain in the Pyrenees, the track at Vallnord, Andorra was relatively dry, fast, and as technical as ever. Both Greg and Josh laid down super-fast runs, but it all finally came together for Loic Bruni, and he came down just over two seconds faster, which netted Greg the silver and Josh […]
Video: A week of action at Suzuki Nine Knights MTB 2015
Though the contest part of Suzuki Nine Knights MTB often takes the limelight, in reality the whole week of freeriding in Livigno, Italy is equally important. The riders work closely with the media teams and photographers to capture some unforgettable moments in the picturesque setting of Mottolino Fun Mountain. It’s about perfecting the style and […]
Dullstroom’s high-altitude course primed for mountain bike series finale
The final round of the 2015 Ashburton Investments National Mountain Bike Series will take place in the scenic high-altitude town of Dullstroom in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province this weekend – 12-13 September. The two-day event gives mountain bikers a chance to escape from the city and make a weekend of the experience with the 75km […]
Inspiring SA newcomers to Para-cycling
While a World Cup race attracts the best in the world to compete against each other for medals and UCI points, hosting the fourth round of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Pietermaritzburg has offered keen South African Para-cyclists the chance to test themselves against the elite in their fields. Considered fledglings to the […]