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SA stars shine despite grey conditions at BMX World Champs (BEL)
South African BMX riders achieved five world numbers at the recent 2015 UCI BMX World Championships at the Cirque de Zolder BMX track at Heusden, Belgium from 21-25 July 2015. “The track is a big, wide and very technical track. With a record number of entries at close to 3200 riders, this World Championship was […]
Kargo pair seek Scottburgh MTB supremacy
Brendon Davids and Alan Hatherly’s participation in the 2015 Sappi Scottburgh MTB Race that takes place this Sunday, 9 August has added a new dimension to the battle for overall supremacy in the popular South Coast clash. “The Sappi Scottburgh MTB Race should be a pretty cool race for both Alan (Hatherly) and I this […]
Absa Cape Epic Women’s Race Rule Changes
In 2012 the Absa Cape Epic women’s race received UCI HC (beyond categorisation) classification and in 2014 it introduced equal prize money for the Women’s category. Now the Cape Epic has announced additional far-reaching and innovative changes to the rules governing the elite women’s race for 2016 and beyond. From 2016 UCI-registered women will start […]
Lesotho Sky Introduces Solo Category
The Lesotho Sky Event is designed for riders that are passionate about mountain biking. Like veins of the mountains, a network of trails connects rural villages and communities and makes the experience of riding the Lesotho Sky Race like no other. Lesotho is a country free of fences and boundaries. This land belongs to the […]
FNB Wines2Whales MTB Race announces prize purse for 2015
The organizers of the revered FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are excited to announce that the prize purse for the 2015 FNB W2W MTB Race has increased by R31 500, taking the overall total to a whopping R381 500. According to Michael Meyer, Director FNB W2W MTB Events, although only in its 7th […]
Gauteng Junior Eliminator Series Round 3: Heronbridge College
Sunday 2 August saw the third round of the Junior Eliminator Series for Gauteng hosted by Heronbridge College in Nietgedacht. After a very technical course in round two, riders arrived to find a lot more friendly course in terms of technicality but still testing with two short sharp leg burning climbs with plenty of overtaking […]
Tour of Utah #1: Johann van Zyl finishes 5th on opening stage
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung got the Tour of Utah off to a great start with Johann van Zyl taking 5th place after a 200km long breakaway. The stage win went to Kiel Reijnen (United Healthcare). With a long 212km stage on the cards today, Johann “vanSnail” threw caution to the wind and attacked with 6 […]
MTN-Qhubeka to hunt for stage wins in Denmark
Tomorrow Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will start the Tour of Denmark. The UCI 2.HC race is a 6 stage event run over the course of 5 days, with both a road and short individual time trial stage on the 7th of August. Our African team first took part in the Tour of Denmark last year […]
Statement on bike jacking incident at Die Burger MTB Challenge
A woman participating in the 50km event was confronted by a man wielding a knife who, after threatening her, stole her bike. As organisers we are all very grateful that she was not injured. The incident took place during the 10th running of Die Burger MTB Challenge. Organisers were alerted via the emergency line that […]
Video: Dash For Cash Pump Track Race
Highlights video from the Dash For Cash bicycle pump track race held on 1 August 2015 at Mambaskate.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg0uXvvby2s& The event was sponsored by Fox Racing and MoZamBik restaurant. On-site First Aid was provided kindly by the Ballito Rescue Unit. PA system and energy provided by Red Bull. Filmed by: Pete Kohne, Brode Vosloo, Travis […]
Ride London Classic: Kristian Sbaragli finishes in 5th place for MTN-Qhubeka
The Prudential Ride London-Surrey Classic came down to an exciting 4 man sprint with Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC Racing) taking the win. Mike Teunissen (Lotto-Jumbo) was 2nd and Ben Swift (Team Sky) took the final podium placing. There was a fair amount of action before the eventual sprint finale as 5 riders went clear in the […]
Review: Camelbak Volt LR Hydration Pack
Camelbak’s Charge was one of the manufacturers most popular bike packs when first introduced. It featured a unique low mounted reservoir, which centred the water weight over a rider’s hips. The Charge was adapted from Camelbak’s adventure/trekking line to include bike features, but was fairly compact with a 2lt reservoir and 8lt cargo space. Its […]