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Family friendly mountain bike and run trail opens close to Stellenbosch
Do you live in the Welgevonden or Nooitgedacht residential areas and love the outdoors? You’ll be elated to know that you can now run and cycle on marked trails from your doorstep. The team from Dirtopia has developed a new trail on L’Avenir and Nooitgedacht Estates that even beginner mountain bikers can enjoy and is […]
SA cycling on top of the world
South African cycling is on top of the world as fans and supporters celebrated major successes from their cycling heroes in the various disciplines of cycling at the weekend. Saturday’s qualifying run at the second round of the UCI MTB World Cup (DHI #2) in Fort William was cancelled due to poor weather conditions, with […]
2015 KZNMTB Regional Championships
On the 6th and 7th June Enduro and DH riders descended upon Cascades Mountain Bike Park in Pietermaritzburg for the 2015 KZNMTB Regional Championships presented by NMI-DSM. The event brings to a close a highly successful 2015 race season, with a 3 round series and 1 championship event hosted at bike parks around the KwaZulu-Natal […]
On Test: Lezyne V Tool V-7, Road Drive, and Control Drive CO2
Lezyne has been designing and manufacturing high-quality bicycle tools and accessories since 2007. It was founded by industry icon Micki Kozuschek who, not long before doing so, sold Truvativ to SRAM. Lezyne’s goal was to engineer and produce premium quality accessories that meet the same high standards as high-end bicycle components. Several design awards show […]
Teklehaimanot extends lead in Mountains Classification
After pulling on the King of the Mountains leaders’ jersey at the end of yesterday’s opening Criterium du Dauphine stage, Daniel Teklehaimanot would find the break of the day again on today’s 2nd stage and he would extend his lead in the polka dot jersey competition. With the stage starting immediately on a category 2 […]
Medal tally opens for SA Para team in Italy
South African Para-cyclists Justine Asher and Goldy Fuchs put on stellar performances at the opening round of the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup to claim two gold medals and a bronze medal in Maniago, Italy, at the weekend. The Italian Dolomites, characterised by their rugged grey scree slopes, starkly contrast the verdant landscape above […]
Video: Greg Minnaar’s World Cup winning ride at Fort William
Greg Minnaar rode to a record equalling 17th World Cup victory at Fort William on Sunday. Watch his winning ride here:
Isuzu Trucks ups the ante with involvement in the PEPlett Mountain Bike Stage Race
The Isuzu Trucks PE Plett Mountain Bike stage race is in its third year of existence and Isuzu Truck South Africa is once again proud to be the title sponsor. The race extends over a four-day period and a distance of 340 kilometres, from Port Elizabeth to Plettenberg Bay, so training for a race of […]
Criterium du Dauphine #1: First World Tour jersey for MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung
The opening stage of the Criterium du Dauphine would be a close on perfect start for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to 3rd place at the finish and Daniel Teklehaimanot pulled on the King of the Mountains polka dot jersey. Our African team started the stage off on the front foot […]
Odendaal & Fourie crowned KZN Downhill Champs
KwaZulu-Natal’s top mountain bikers brought their A-game as Tiaan Odendaal and Kathryn Fourie descended the mountain in the quickest times in the men and women’s races to claim top honours at the 2015 KZN Provincial Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg today, 7 June. Despite the cold […]
Tour de Luxembourg #4: Jaco Venter makes the breakaway and nets 5th place
The final stage of the Tour de Luxembourg saw MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung in the thick of the action once again as Jaco Venter made the early break of the day which would turn out to also be the decisive move of the stage. The early break was initially made up by 11 riders, Jaco included. […]
Victory for Moolman-Pasio in Germany
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio delivered a superb performance during Sunday’s final stage of Auensteiner Radsporttage by winning the stage after crossing the line solo. The result also earned her the overall lead to top off a successful weekend by the Bigla Pro Cycling Team. “It was an incredible team performance,” a delighted Moolman-Pasio said at the finish. […]