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Best ever result for Moolman-Pasio in Giro Rosa
The biggest race in women’s cycling ended on Sunday in San Domenica di Varzo. The race which took place over ten days saw team leader Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio finish fourth overall. The result is the best ever for a South African in the only women’s Grand Tour. “Giro Rosa was an incredible experience this year. It’s […]
Tour of Austria #9: Natnael Berhane ends 5th overall in Austria
The final stage of the Tour of Austria ran its course today with Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Garmin) winning the final bunch sprint. David Tanner (IAM Cycling) was 2nd and Clement Venturini (Cofidis) finished in 3rd. The two category 1 climbs on route today created an attacking platform and the riders obliged with constant attacks all stage. […]
MTN-Qhubeka finish team time trial with one eye on the mountains
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung would finish in 20th place during today’s stage 9 team time trial at the Tour de France. BMC Racing would be the winning team today as they beat Team Sky and Movistar into 2nd and 3rd respectively. Our African team had hoped to do a strong ride today but were also […]
Tour of Austria #8: Jaco Venter just misses top 10 finish
The Tour of Austria’s 7th stage would only be a short one at 124km in length but the racing would be fast and furious. In the end it was a big 21 rider break that would decide the day with Lukas Pöstlberger (Tirol) taking the stage win ahead of Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) and Moreno Moser […]
Third Place In Individual Time Trial For Moolman-Pasio at Giro Rosa
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio turned out another fine performance during the penultimate stage of this year’s Giro Rosa. The South African champion finished third on the stage behind Anna van der Breggen (Rabo-Liv) and Megan Guarnier (Boels-Dolmans). Moolman-Pasio was first disappointed with the result as it meant she slips back to third overall but having thought about […]
Daniel Teklehaimanot retains the Polka Dot Jersey
Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale) won the 8th stage of the Tour de France, riding clear on the Mur de Bretagne. Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) was 2nd and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) came in in 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s first objective of the day was to retain Daniel Teklehaimanot’s Polka Dot jersey. With 2 points available […]
Fantasy Tour Preview: Stage 9 – Sigma ROX 10.0
The team time trial is a 28 km route from Vannes to Plumelec. The Stage 9 prize, a Sigma ROX 10 GPS computer, will go to a team boss that correctly selected the winning team for the stage. What awaits your team on Stage 9: Profile: Map: TV Broadcast times: Stage 9 will be live […]
Another great day for MTN-Qhubeka
The Tour de France finally saw its first real mass bunch sprint of this year’s race with Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) taking the win in Fougeres. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) was 2nd and Peter Sagan rounded out the podium in 3rd. For MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung it was another terrific day as Daniel Teklehaimanot got to start the […]
Fantasy Tour: Stage 8 – Giro Synthe helmet
The 181.5 km route starting in Rennes ends on top of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Stage 8 prize, a Giro Synthe helmet, will go to the team boss with the highest team score for the stage. What awaits your team on Stage 8: Profile: Last kilometre: Map: TV Broadcast times: Stage 8 will be live on […]
Tour of Austria #7: Natnael Berhane finished 5th on Austrian Queen stage
The Queen stage of the Tour of Austria took riders over the Grossglockner before eventually finishing atop the famed Kitzbuheler Horn. Victor De la Parte (Vorarlberg) would be the rider to climb his way to the stage victory and also into the race leader’s jersey. There would be a fair sized group of 8 riders […]
First Look: Today’s Plan online training program
Today’s Plan is an Australian software startup which seeks to bring the knowledge of a qualified coach to an affordable, cloud-based training and coaching subscription service in the form of training programs. Today’s Plan dashboard. Training calendar. Although not the first in this arena, Today’s Plan offers a range of unique features promising to take […]
Nissan Trailseeker Series heads north for big-five reserve challenge
The Gauteng Nissan TrailSeeker Series moves a little further north than usual for Saturday’s Lionman edition of the popular mountain bike racing series. The 3200-rider entry limit was reached some time ago for the event, which takes place entirely in the Mabalingwe Big Five Game Reserve, nestled in deep bushveld vegetation on the edge of […]