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Team Abantu claims victory in the Knysna Cycle Tour road race
Team Abantu claimed victory in the 109 km Momentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle Tour presented by Rotary road race, the second major event of this year’s Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival. The race was over in just 2:43:57 for winner Nolan Hoffman with teammate Reynard Butler a hair’s breadth behind him in second. Third […]
Knysna Oyster Festival kicks off with a great MTB cycle tour event
Nearly 4,000 riders competed in the first major sporting event of the 2015 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival this morning – the MTB events of the Momentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle Tour, presented by Rotary. Marketing Director for the race, Andrew Finn said that conditions for the race were perfect. “The weather in Knysna […]
Specialized Introduce New 2FO ClipLite Shoes
Easy out of the pedals, protection, and comfort — the addition of an all mountain/gravity shoe to our line opened our eyes to what riders really wanted. We leveraged that insight to build a new shoe that’s focused on the trail rider, specifically in these three areas: Connection, Comfort, & Light Weight. Connection The outsole […]
Specialized reveal new Camber
Trail riding encompasses all of the sweet spots of mountain biking— getting outdoors, climbing with friends, and descending amazing trails that put an ear-to-ear smile on your face. We’ve lived the trail riding life since we released our first trail bike in 1981, and the feeling has never been lost. We’re excited to announce the […]
Great racing wraps up season logs for SA XCO and DHI
The fourth and final rounds of both the XCO and DHI 2015 SA MTB Cup Series took place at Cascades MTB Park, Pietermariztburg from 27-28 June and both events made for some surprising and impressive results in the final races, and even more thrilling points logs. Stihl 2015 SA MTB Cup Series Results Co-ordinator, Grevile […]
Madibaz cyclists take silver at student champs
A determined Bestmed-Shukuma Madibaz cycling team held many of the larger squads at bay to take the silver medal in the team classification at the University Sport South Africa competition in Stellenbosch last week. The Western Cape institutions dominated the national student championship, with hosts Maties claiming the overall victory and the University of Cape […]
Van Huyssteen, Marais set sights on Xterra Pezula victories
Top XTERRA SA Warriors, Carla Van Huyssteen and Stuart Marais will be seen throwing down the gauntlet at South Africa’s leading off-road triathlon, the Totalsports XTERRA Pezula presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT that will take place at the picturesque Conrad Pezula Field Of Dreams (Knysna) on Thursday, 09 July 2015. “Claiming a title is one thing, […]
Dahle Flesjaa Wins Record 29th World Cup, Kulhavy Takes Men’s Lead
Swiss hopes of victory on home soil were dashed on Sunday, at Round 3 of the Cross-country series of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano in Lenzerheide, when Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Multivan Merida) and Jaroslav Kulhavy (Specialized) took wins in the Elite women and men categories. Jolanda Neff (Stoeckli) continues to lead […]
Moolman-Pasio goes close to stage win
Stage two of the Giro Rosa turned out to be a decisive day for the overall contenders. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio showed good form when she made a select lead group and sprinted to third on the stage. The result also moved her up to third in the overall classification. Two GPM climbs 30km from the finish […]
MTN-Qhubeka Report: Wind blows race apart on Stage 2
The 2nd stage of the Tour de France lived up to its expectations of having the weather, and particularly the wind affecting the race. A small group of 20 odd riders sprinted it out for the win with Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) taking the victory ahead of Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) and Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing). […]
Fantasy Tour: Stage 3 – Giro Empire SLX shoes
Stage 3 takes the riders on a 159.5 km trip from Anvers to Huy. With the climb up Mur de Huy at the end, we can expect an interesting dash for the line. The Stage 3 prize, Giro Empire SLX shoes, will go to the team boss with the highest standing in the green jersey […]
Tour of Austria #2: Gerald Ciolek sprints to 3rd
The first road stage of the Tour of Austria came down to the expected bunch sprint with our Gerald Ciolek right in the thick of things, sprinting to 3rd place at the finish. Sonder Holst Enger (IAM Cycling) took 1st place ahead of Paolo Simion (Bardiani). http://oesterreich-rundfahrt.at The stage was animated by 5 breakaway riders […]