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Review: Momsen VIPA
I have been toying with the idea of switching to a dual suspension bike for some time and when Iwan Kemp, aka The Crow, offered me his Momsen VIPA for a test ride I jumped at the opportunity. Touted as a “Super Bike” the Momsen VIPA is purpose built for cross country and marathon riding, […]
Buys, Vale, and Brown claim fourth and final XCO and DHI Nationals, PE
Philip Buys (Scott Sports SA), Cherie Vale (Paarl Media) and Gregg Brown (Team Jeep) claimed the fourth and final round of the Elite cross-country and downhill races in the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series, which took place at Hayterdale Trails near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, at the weekend. The Elite men had to […]
Powerful field entered for 2014 MTB Marathon Worlds
136 men and women from 31 nations and 6 continents around the world have entered for this weekend’s UCI MTB Marathon World Championships which take place in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, determined to do battle in the search of the coveted UCI rainbow striped world champion jersey. Specialized Racing’s Jaroslav Kulhavy, the former cross-country World Champion […]
Calling all TotalSports XTERRA Kids Warriors
The exciting Totalsports XTERRA Kids Race presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT returns to the majestic Pezula Private Estate, Field of Dreams (Knysna) on Wednesday, 09 July 2014. Featuring an exciting run/bike format, each entrant will receive a goody bag and medals will be awarded to all finishers! EVENT INFORMATION: TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Pezula Kids presented by REHIDRAT® […]
Impala Ranch – gem of a new Eastern Cape bike park unveiled
The 2014 JBay MTB Open will feature virgin trails in a brand new bike park outside Jeffreys Bay. Russell Egan, who was commissioned by owner Johan Marais to develop the trail network on the 1000 hectares of pristine countryside some seven kilometres outside of Jeffreys Bay, explains that riders of the mountain biking event of […]
Absa Cape Epic riding royalty will congregate in Pietermaritzburg on June 29 for the UCI Marathon World Champs
Seven overall winners of the Absa Cape Epic – including 2014 winners Robert Mennen of Germany and Kristian Hynek of the Czech Republic – will compete for the men’s title. Favourite after a compelling win in the Marathon World Championships in Ballyhoura, Ireland, on June 15 will be Absa Cape Epic legend and four-times winner […]
Costa wins Tour de Suisse, MTN-Qhubeka happy with overall performance
The final stage of the Tour de Suisse saw a shake up in the General Classification as Tony Martin (Omega Pharma Quickstep) finally lost his grip on the yellow leaders jersey. World Road Race Champion, Rui Costa (Lampre Merida), would walk away as overall victor of the Tour de Suisse for the 3rd year in […]
Masterful show from Hill and Louw to claim 2014 dusi2c
Having negotiated some bitterly cold conditions early in the day riders once again had clear skies and dry trails for the second day of the 2014 BSi Steel dusi2c and it was the Team TIB pair of Andrew Hill and Adriaan Louw who inflated their overnight lead by a minute to cross the finish line […]
Review: WTB Wolverine and Bronson 26” AM TCS
When it came time to choose tyres for my new bike I wasn’t keen to follow the hype and pay millions of my hard earned cents on the trendy rubber. There’s so many options out there, and why not go for something that hasn’t necessarily been proven on the enduro or downhill circuit? You can […]
Victory at Valloire puts Mosley and Graves at top of Enduro World Series standings
After 6 stages of wild alpine racing, epic hammer-down descents that lasted up to 18 minutes, and a winning overall combined time of 1h20:39.921, the final podium of the the third round of the Enduro World Series this weekend in Valloire, France, came down to a microscopic four second spread between the top three men. […]
Final SA MTB Cup race set to light up Hayterdale Trails
The fourth and final round of the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series takes place at Hayterdale Trails near Addo in Port Elizabeth, from 21-22 June. Image credit: Morne Marais The last event in the National Cross-country (XCO) and Downhill (DHI) Cup Series for 2014 will see riders in some of the age categories […]
Collapsed bridge forces final change to dusi2c route
The collapse of the water pipeline running across the uMngeni River in the outskirts of Durban has forced a last minute change to the BSi Steel dusi2c mountain bike stage race this weekend. The bridge collapsed after ongoing theft of cables supporting the water pipeline that supplies the northern suburbs of the city. Race organiser […]