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Strike gold at Pennypinchers Silverstar MTB Challenge
Pennypinchers Silverstar MTB Challenge participants could strike gold when they cover a historical mining route during Saturday’s feature race in Krugersdorp. Riders like defending champion Pierre Smith will be on the hunt for gold when the Pennypinchers Silverstar MTB Challenge takes place in Krugersdorp on Saturday. Photo: Jetline Action Photo Mountain bikers will follow a […]
Exciting mountain biking guaranteed at ISUZU MTB Festival Cape Town
Meerendal Wine Estate will be bustling with excitement this coming weekend (Saturday, 05 and Sunday, 06 September 2015) when mountain bike enthusiasts of all ages and expertise join in on the action at the inaugural ISUZU MTB Festival Cape Town which will include the launch of the Fedhealth MTB Challenge. The exciting ISUZU MTB Festival […]
Nissan Trailseeker Series continues to boost mountain biking growth
The immensely popular Gauteng Nissan TrailSeeker Series sold out yet another event this past weekend with 3200 mountain bikers taking to the trails at Round 3 at HazelDean, east of Pretoria. Incredibly, one in six riders that took part were doing their first mountain bike race. This statistic was revealed by SASeeding, a national mountain […]
Kristian Sbaragli nets breakthrough win at La Vuelta stage 10
Kristian Sbaragli once again proofed to be on form when stage 10 of La Vuelta a Espana came to conclusion today in Castellòn. The 24-year-old Italian powerhouse rode himself into perfect position over the last kilometer to finally beat John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin) and José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) into second and third. This win marks Kristian’s […]
BH Bikes to open new Concept Store in Cape Town
BH Bikes, one of the oldest and most prestigious European bicycle brands, will be represented by the Motorlease Group in Cape Town from 1 September 2015. BH G7 Disc Dura Ace BH Lynx 4.8 Carbon 29″ 9.7 BH Ultimate 9.9 29″ BH need no introduction when it comes to road and time trial bikes. Their […]
Amashova Africa’s only UWCT qualifier
KwaZulu-Natal’s premier cycle race, the Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic road cycle race from Pietermaritzburg to Durban is the only African qualifying event for the 2016 UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) final, when it takes place on 18 October 2015. The Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic road cycle race is the only African qualifying event […]
Livestreaming world first for Tour of Homewood MTB race
This week’s Tour of Homewood mountain bike stage race will make technology history when it becomes the first mountain bike stage race to offer live-streaming coverage for the complete event. The inaugural Tour of Homewood in South Africa will make technological history by becoming the first mountain bike stage race to offer livestreaming coverage throughout […]
Review: Lapierre Zesty AM427
The Zesty is available with 29″ wheels with 120mm travel front and rear and 27.5″ with 150mm travel front and rear. Lapierre feel that both wheel sizes offer benefits and that the compromise of making a 130mm+ 29er would be too large. The 27.5″ carries an AM (All Mountain) moniker while the 120mm 29er falls […]
Songezo Jim animates break at La Vuelta a Espana
Stage 9 of La Vuelta a Espana saw Songezo Jim animating the break of the day and Louis Meintjes finishing in 10th. The menu offered a similar profile like the previous day with the Cumbre del Sol being the sole obstacle of the day. However, the riders had to tackle the climb twice, finishing on […]
Jasper Stuyven forced to abandon La Vuelta after taking his first pro victory
There were highs and lows in the Trek Factory Racing Team on Saturday. Just a few hours after young Belgian talent Jasper Stuyven won the 8th stage of the Vuelta a Espana, the team announced he was forced to withdraw from the race due to a broken left scaphoid. Jasper Stuyven was one of the […]
Cyclists honour Mandela’s triumph of the human spirit
Hundreds of eager mountain bikers gathered at the iconic Nelson Mandela Capture Site in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to cycle in honour of the great late former President Nelson Mandela as they tackled the 42km, 21km and 10km routes with Brendon Davids and Candice Neethling claiming the victories. In what has been dubbed a massive prize […]
Kristian Sbaragli digs deep to finish 5th for MTN-Qhubeka
Kristian Sbaragli showed his fighting spirit today at the Vuelta a Espana 8th stage by taking 5th place on an extremely tough stage. The victory went to Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing) with Pello Bilbao (Caja-Rural) 2nd and Kevin Reza (FDJ) 3rd. The stage saw 6 rider’s escape from the peloton early on but with […]