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Top riders cycle for cancer at Lost City
Concerned cyclists will be doing their bit for cancer awareness when they sign up for the Lost City Cycle 4 Cansa weekend, presented by Bestmed, on August 15 and 16. More than 3 000 roadies and around a thousand mountain bikers are expected to turn out for the 17th edition of the North West province […]
Simon Nicks to ride Leadville 100 miler for Velokhaya
Velokhaya supporter and avid mountain bike rider, Simon Nicks from Cape Town, has had the good fortune of being invited to participate in the 2015 Leadville MTB 100 miler – thanks to friendships made during the 2013 ABSA Cape Epic – and has decided, very kindly, to use his participation in the event to raise […]
Team SA maintains great standard at German Para Cup
Round three of the 2015 UCI Para-cycling World Cup took place in Elzach, Germany from 24-26 July 2015 and Team South Africa put on a fantastic show, by adding four medals to their already impressive count in the World Cup series this year. Ernst van Dyk grabbed two bronze medals for his Time Trial and […]
The Making of Brandon Semenuk’s “One-Shot” Segment
Last week, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Anthill Films released one of the most acclaimed segments from unReal, Brandon Semenuk’s “One Shot” segment. It’s the first full segment in a mountain bike film shot in a single, continuous shot. In this episode of Mind the Gap, we go behind the scenes in Cambria, California and […]
Video: Dust Apocalypse
One of the craziest dust conditions ever seen gave us the opportunity to film these insane dust explosions. This is probably what riding MTB is going to look like if global warming hits us hard! Fabien “CousCous” Cousinié was like a kid in a sand pit, shameless and riding as hard as he can until […]
Video: Vittorio Brumotti lives on the edge in Livigno
Trials rider Vittorio Brumotti shows up team Tinkoff Saxo at their training camp in the Alpine town of Livigno.
More top tracks for 2015 Scottburgh MTB clash
A fresh finish experience awaits participants of the 2015 Sappi Scottburgh MTB Race on Sunday 9 August as they tackle the all new Chep SA walkway on Scottburgh’s Main Beach shortly before heading for the finish line. While more of the same great courses that the South Coast event has become renowned has again been […]
White keen to put past Eston demons to bed in 2015
Following what has been a reasonably long road to recovery, KZN North Coast resident Tyronne White is back and feeling close to his best once more and will be hoping that he can put his past misfortunes at the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge to bed when he sets off from the Eston Club on Sunday, […]
Velokhaya’s new Life Skills Centre to benefit all
In a ground breaking ceremony in Khayelitsha last week, Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy with the support of the MTN SA Foundation launched their state-of-the-art ICT and Life Skills Centre, with construction starting this month. Khayelitsha’s bustling cycling academy is well known nationwide for developing and growing young champions, teaching them valuable life skills and above […]
Fantasy Tour 2015: All the winners
With the Tour de France having come and gone so too has our Fantasy Tour competition. As we settle back into our “normal”, productive lives, here’s a recap of the winners for this year’s Fantasy Tour. Grand Prize Winner: Stages Power Meter After holding a healthy mid-competition lead it was Hilton. and his team Afrique […]
Review: Extreme Lights XP3 and XP7 bike lights
It’s been a dry winter in the Cape, making it all that much easier to leave the house to stretch the legs in the dark. This winter I’ve had the XP3 and XP7 to keep me company. Extreme Lights are a well established supplier making LED lights for a wide range of applications and founder […]
Video: Chris Akrigg – The Water Cycle
A downhill romp from the top of the Brecon Beacons through South Wales all the way to the coast through streams, rivers, waterfalls, reservoirs and across beaches. https://vimeo.com/134600938 Filmed and Edited by Will Evans Music by James Welsh – jiminalhouse@gmail.com