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Croeser & Vale clinch victory in final round of SA MTB Cup Series
Cold conditions greeted the riders at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg for the fourth and final round of the Stihl SA MTB Cup Series, which saw tough competition and hard racing amongst all the categories today. The sun broke through at the beginning of the Elite Men’s seven-lap race at 1pm, five minutes before the […]
2016 UCI Mountain Bike Race Calendar
The Union Cycliste Internationale’s (UCI’s) 2016 season of major mountain bike events will be marked by the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the UCI World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic (for Olympic cross-country – XCO) and Val di Sole, Italy (downhill and four-cross – DHI and 4X), as well as the return of Cairns (Australia) […]
Double Youth Festival spectacle for north and south
The end of June will be a true celebration of the youth in cycling when two Youth Festivals will be hosted to cater for the northern and southern parts of the country. Kicking off the week is the Oudtshoorn Youth Festival from 29 June to 2 July, with the Badplaas Youth Festival running from 2-5 […]
Eritrean Time Trial Championships: Daniel Teklehaimanot Wins Gold
Daniel Teklehaimanot has won the Eritrean national time trial championships after beating the MTN-Qhubeka Feeder Team rider, Meron Teshome by just 4 seconds over the 38km course. Natnael Berhane made it an even better day for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung by finishing in 3rd place. It would be an extremely long day of competition at the […]
Course designers up the ante ahead of 2015 Downhill nationals
With less than a month to go to the Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings, course builders are hard at work preparing the stage on which the action from the much-anticipated downhill national champs will unfold on Sunday 19 July. Downhillers countrywide can expect a tip-top course worthy of hosting the […]
Gutsy trio to ‘Everest’ Sani Pass for Nepalese victims
Extreme adventurers Martin Dreyer and his wife Jeannie are about to start one of their most daunting challenges yet as they join a worldwide effort to raise funds for the victims of the earthquakes in Nepal in April by mountain biking up and down Sani Pass in KwaZulu-Natal’s Southern Drakensberg ten times this weekend. Martin […]
Berg and Bush adopts Qhubeka initiative
The Berg and Bush mountain bike race has adopted the Qhubeka bike initiative as the official charitable beneficiary for its 10th edition that takes place in the Central Drakensberg this year. The initiative, which provides bicycle transportation for deserving underprivileged candidates, is currently enjoying the international spotlight ahead of Team MTN-Qhubeka’s debut at next week’s […]
JBay MTB Open route highlights
The long routes of 2015 JBay MTB Open, presented by Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm, will feature the spectacular singletrack of Impala Ranch and the unique sights of the wind farm’s towering turbines. Impala Ranch, the trail network on the 1000 hectares of pristine countryside some seven kilometres outside of Jeffreys Bay has been open for […]
Picturesque route unveiled for Grabouw Trailseeker race
Round 2 of the Nissan TrailSeeker Western Cape Mountain Bike Series takes place on Saturday in the Grabouw region on a spectacular route that’s expected to reward both skill and endurance. The 70km marathon route makes use of the abundant gradient and superb trails in the Elgin Valley, with riders skirting the Eikenhof Dam, venturing […]
Edvald Boasson Hagen wins Norwegian National Time Trial Championships
Edvald Boasson Hagen has won the Norwegian national time trial championships for 7th time in his professional career today. The silver medal went to Andreas Vangstad (Sparebanken Sor) and Truls Engen Korsaeth (Team Joker) picked up the bronze medal. Edvald would put in a commanding performance over the 49km course today as his average speed […]
Eselfontein: Singletrack Heaven in the Farmlands of Ceres
The Winter rains finally arrived here in Cape Town after about 7 months without any, and we were happy to break out our long forgotten wet weather gear and long sleeves. We headed off to Eselfontein, a very popular piece of MTB heaven, featuring more than 100km of single track, just outside Ceres. Farm owner, […]
The battle of Beukes and Hatherly for the SA XCO Cup Series
This weekend brings to KwaZulu-Natal not only superb weather, but also the last round of the Stihl 2015 SA MTB Cup Series at Cascades MTB Park, Pietermaritzburg, from 27-28 June. On the top of the XCO points log lies Kargo Pro MTB Team rider, Alan Hatherly, in a tie with Scott Factory Racing Team powered […]