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Cycling changes lives for children in Lesotho
The Lesotho Sky Race is the biggest 6-day mountain bike race in Lesotho and since it’s inaugural event in 2011 attracts riders from around the world to Lesotho every year. This year, Sentebale is partnering with the Lesotho Sky and will become the official charity of the mountain bike race. Cyclists take on Lesotho’s mountainous […]
Workshop: Endurance athletes-recovery strategies to enhance your performance
An area of performance often neglected by endurance athletes is an effective recovery strategy. Therefore the Discovery High Performance Centre of the Sports Science Institute of SA (SSISA), in conjunction with PeptoSport and Discovery Vitality, is pleased to present workshops on commonly available and best-practice recovery strategies used by endurance athletes and how best to […]
Call for Nominations: Coaching Commission Chair
All members of Cycling South Africa are invited to submit their nominations for the Management Committee of Cycling South Africa for the position of Coaching Commission Chair. Complete the nomination form below and submit to secretarygeneral@cyclingsa.com before 22 August 2014. Following the submission of the nomination forms the following requirements and procedures will be instituted […]
SA cycling team geared for Nanjing Youth Olympics
Four young cyclists will be representing South Africa at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, which kicks off this coming weekend in China and is held from 16-28 August. Photo credit: @Cycling_SA BMX racers Alex Limberg and Maia Rawlins, road cyclist Ivan Venter and mountain biker Lebo Pebane will tackle the various cycling disciplines in […]
Defending champ Hoffman looking for form at Lost City Classic
Defending champion Nolan Hoffman will be looking to regain his confidence and form at the Powerade Bestmed Lost City Cycle Festival – the first of the spring classics – in the North-West Province on Saturday. Team Abantu’s Nolan Hoffman will be aiming to retain his title at the Powerade Bestmed Lost City Cycle Festival in […]
Bicycle technical training academy launches in South Africa
Cycling has become the fastest-growing sport in South Africa and has created great growth opportunities for our economy over the past few years. However, there has been a complete lack of formalised and structured training of bicycle mechanics in South Africa. Torq Zone Cycles, South Africa’s leading bicycle maintenance and repair business, will launch the […]
Silverstar Mountain Bike Challenge shines this spring
Gauteng mountain bikers will have a chance to stretch their legs and shake off the winter cobwebs with the first of the spring races near Krugersdorp on September 6. Riders will enjoy some great mountain biking when one of the first spring races, the Pennypinchers Silverstar Mountain Bike Challenge, rolls around on September 6. // […]
Review: 661 Rage knee pads
Any gravity rider worth their weight in Stan’s will tell you that a solid pair of knee pads is essential to feel confident about bombing trails at 100%. With side protection and a big, solid front pad, the 661 Rage knee pads look the business, and are aimed at pure performance. The 661 Rage knee […]
Interprovincial and Grand Prix track cycling set to rock Bellville Velodrome
The best of South Africa’s track cyclists will be competing in the 2014 South African Omnium Championships as well as the Lights by Linea President’s Cup (interprovincial) and Western Cape Grand Prix meetings during the weekend of 22-24 August at the Bellville Velodrome, Western Cape. The new SA Omnium champion will be decided after participation […]
Winner of the Photo of the Day, July 2014
Votes are in and the winner of the GoPro Hero3+ for July 2014 has been chosen. Congrats to Atomic for his daring mid-flight selfie at Thaba Trails. http://media.thehubsa.co.za/forum/uploads/gallery/category_11/gallery_58625_11_873571.jpg Atomic walks away with a GoPro Hero3+ Silver Edition. All the finalists and voting results for July can be viewed here. Previous winners of the GoPro Photo […]
Venter delivers first blow at Lowveld Tour
Juanita Venter of Team Bestmed-ASG delivered the first blow at the Clover Lowveld Tour by outgunning the top female riders in the country to win the opening stage time-trial at Hazyview on Thursday. Juanita Venter of Team Bestmed-ASG delivered the first punch at the Clover Lowveld Tour when she won the opening stage at Hazyview […]
Workshop: Can strength training improve your endurance performance?
A very important, but often neglected area of training for endurance athletes is strength-work. In light of this – the Discovery High Performance Centre of the SSISA will be hosting a workshop specifically geared at strength training for endurance performance. This informative workshop will take place at the SSISA’s conference centre, Boundary Rd Newlands on […]