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ISUZU MTB Festival Cape Town kicks off with a bang
The inaugural ISUZU MTB Festival Cape Town kicked off at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate on Saturday, 05 September 2015. Riders in action during the ISUZU 3km Team Relay that formed part of Day One of the ISUZU MTB Festival Cape Town at the Meerendal Wine Estate (Durbanville) on Saturday, 05 September 2015. Photo Credit: […]
Race Report: Isuzu Trucks PE Plett Day 3
Day 3 of the Isuzu Trucks PE Plett took us on a 69km route from Soloko Game Reserve to Tsitsikamma Falls. Again the recent flooding had an impact on our route, although this time the organisers had no option but to skip the too muddy parts of the course through the Tsitsikamma forest. This was […]
Uys aces Silverstar mountain bike race
South African sub-veteran marathon champion Henry Uys mastered the wet and slippery riding conditions atop the Krugersdorp Ridge to claim the victory in the Pennypinchers Silverstar MTB Challenge, presented by ASG, on Saturday. Uys, who rides in the colours of Complete Cyclist, kept his nerve on the three-kilometre finishing descent to take the 40km win […]
MTN-Qhubeka Preview: Tour of Britain
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will start the Tour of Britain this coming Sunday. Edvald Boasson Hagen leads the team in the eight-stage race from 6 to 13 September. He will be accompanied by Serge Pauwels, Tyler Farrar, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg, Gerald Ciolek and Andreas Stauff. Edvald won the race back in 2009 but this will […]
joBerg2c shows UK best of South African mountain biking
The Old Mutual joBerg2c stage race has teamed up with Game On Sports and Travel to help international mountain bikers discover and “Ride South Africa”. Organisers are preparing to share the highlights of SA’s favourite nine-day stage race with visitors to The Cycle Show in Birmingham, England, from September 24. Riders hug the edge of […]
Grindrod to present 10th Berg and Bush
Grindrod Bank has come on board as the presenting sponsor of the Berg and Bush mountain bike race, which celebrates 10 trailblazing years in the Central Drakensberg in October. Grindrod public relations and marketing coordinator Sarah Freestone said the national financial institution had a long history of sponsoring outdoor events such as the Umngazi Pondo […]
All set for exciting Spur MTB League Western Cape finals
A record field and fierce competition is expected at the Western Cape Finals of the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League on Saturday, 12 September at the Paul Roos Gymnasium track in Stellenbosch. Andrew Sparks of Reddam House leading the pack in the junior men’s race in which he finished overall third. Going onto the finals […]
Video: The big tricks from Suzuki Nine Knights so far
The Suzuki Nine Knights has seen some big tricks going down. Nicholi Rogatkin pulled off a huge Cork 720 on his downhill bike and Szymon Godziek stunned the crowds with his perfectly executed flip whip. Nicholi Rogatkin (USA) stomping a huge Cork 720 on his Downhill Bike, a premiere at Suzuki Nine Knights MTB. “I […]
Lesotho Sky entries are closing & strong field at this year’s event
The 5th edition of the Lesotho Sky race is going ahead in just 2 weeks time. This year for the first time there is a SOLO category too. Entries to this year’s event close at midnight on the 5th of September (That’s today…) Due to some last minute changes in the route, riders will have […]
Video: World Champs XCO course preview – Vallnord
Follow Erin Huck and Claudio Caluori for a lap on the XCO course in Vallnord.
Race Report: Isuzu Trucks PE Plett Day 2
Today was the longest stage of the 2015 Isuzu Trucks PE Plett covering 97km from Gamtoos to the Soloko Game Reserve. After yesterdays mud fest we were warned to expect more of the sticky stuff. In the words of Mike Glover of Red Cherry Adventures “There’s no other way to say it, but that you’ll […]
Steve Cummings in the days breakaway at La Vuelta a Espana
Stage 13 of La Vuelta a Espana was another transition stage. With a few tough days coming up, it was a day made for a brakaway. Steve Cummings got himself into the move with 23 other riders. The group established a lead of more than 5 minutes over the peloton. In the end Nelson Oliviera […]