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Garmin vívoactive: A GPS smartwatch with fitness capabilities
Garmin Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd., announce the latest addition to the vívo Series, the vívoactive. vívoactive is a lightweight and thin GPS smartwatch with built-in sports and activity tracking apps. It also features a sunlight-readable, high-resolution colour touchscreen which can be accessorised with a range of colourful and interchangeable straps to compliment any style. This […]
On Test: Giant Propel Advanced 2
Giant first entered the aero road bike game in 2013 with the launch of their Propel Advanced SL. Tests showed that, at 40 kph, the Propel Advanced SL saves 12-36 seconds over 40 kilometres. Third-party wind-tunnel tests showed that the Propel Advanced SL is more aerodynamic from every yaw angle tested when compared to other […]
Video: Coetzenburg cross-country course
Construction of the Coetzenburg cross-country course in Stellenbosch started on 25 March 2015. Bennet Nel and his team at Ace of Spades have been tasked with the track building. Having hosted Western Province XCO Champs in May, South African XCO Champs will take place at Coetzenburg on 18 July. For the SA XCO Champs, the […]
PPA safe cycling campaign partners with Cape 2 Knysna Cycle Tour
The Pedal Power Association has partnered with one of the more successful road cycle tours in South Africa, the Cape 2 Knysna Cycle Tour (28 June- 03 July) to create awareness that will keep cyclists safe on our roads. Participants of the Tour will ride in Stay Wider of the Rider cycling jerseys which sends […]
Boasson Hagen takes first victory of the year
Edvald Boasson Hagen would show his class at the final Tour des Fjords stage and took an emphatic stage victory. Edvald was part of a late 4 man escape and the Norwegian star was able to out sprint Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) and Marco Haller (Katusha) for his first victory of the season. As the race […]
Kevin Evans & Pieter Seyffert triumph in PwC Great Zuurberg Trek
Kevin Evans sealed what could be one of the last wins of his professional career when he and teammate Pieter Seyffert claimed the overall victory in the second edition of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain bike race near Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Kevin Evans (front) leads the pack on the final climb up Zuurberg […]
Thrilling KZN XCO Champs finale
Enthusiastic mountain bikers of all ages arrived at Cascades MTB Park and raced to their limits for a stake at the cross-country Championship titles in their respective categories in Pietermaritzburg today. Conditions were ideal with a cool and crisp start to the morning, warming up to over 30 degrees by noon, which made for some […]
Tour des Fjords #4: Sbaragli now 8th on GC for MTN-Qhubeka
The 4th stage of the Tour des Fjords would see a massive shake up in the GC as riders would cross the finish in one’s and two’s today. Soren Kragh Andersen (Trefor – Blue Water) would take the stage win after out sprinting Amets Txurruka (Caja-Rural) and teammate Michael Olsson. The 3 top riders were […]
Wolhuter, Hill sprint to stage victory at Zuurberg
Chris Wolhuter and Andrew Hill took one back from overnight leaders Kevin Evans and Pieter Seyffert as they sprinted to the stage win on day two of the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek near Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Chris Wolhuter (left) and Andrew Hill (second from left) outsprint Kevin Evans and Pieter Seyffert (far right) […]
Tour des Fjords: Boasson Hagen sprints in for 3rd place
The 3rd stage of the Tour des Fjords would allow Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) to secure his hatrick of wins, with nobody able to come over the race leader in the sprint finale. Daryl Impey (Orica-Greenedge) was his nearest challenger in 2nd with our Edvald Boasson Hagen next up in 3rd. Eddy was probably the fastest […]
Evans, Seyffert draw first blood at Zuurberg
Kevin Evans and Pieter Seyffert drew first blood on the opening stage of the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek near Addo, just outside Port Elizabeth, on Friday. Evans and Seyffert powered away from defending champion Andrew Hill and teammate Chris Wolhuter on the historic Zuurberg Pass to open up more than a minute’s lead in […]
Strong field aims at Nissan Trailseeker Series opener title
The first round of the 2015 Gauteng Nissan Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series, the Bundu Bash, takes place on Saturday at Buffelsdrift, Pretoria. Occupying a calendar spot just one week before the South African Marathon Championships, the race has attracted a strong field as professionals and serious age-groupers hone their form ahead of the national showpiece. […]