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Davids and Mapstone cruise to impressive Howick MTB Classic titles
Riders were greeted by some hospitable conditions at the start of the 29th edition of the popular Sappi Howick MTB Classic on Sunday and it was local Under 23 star Brendon Davids who managed to shake off a recent run of bad luck to claim the men’s title in the 40km classic with youngster Alexandra […]
Louw and Hill trek to victory at Zuurberg
Andrew Hill and Adriaan Louw were in confident form ahead of next week’s national marathon championships as they cruised to victory in the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek in the Addo area near Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Fairview-TIB’s Andrew Hill (left) and Adriaan Louw celebrate their victory in the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain […]
Two more medals for SA road race cyclists at African Youth Games, Botswana
Michelle Benson and Graeme Ockhuis collected another two medals for South Africa’s young cycling team in the road race at the 2014 African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana on Thursday 29 May. Eighteen-year-old Michelle Benson kicked off the cycling medal intake on Thursday when she claimed silver in the road race. This brought Michelle’s own […]
Davids firm favourite ahead of Howick MTB classic
One of South Africa’s top cross country stars Brendon Davids is eager to return to winning ways on a course he has always loved when he returns to the Sappi Howick MTB Classic this Sunday. Image credit: Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media Fresh off a race-ending broken rim at the UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg, the bounce […]
Lakata aims to go one better at 2014 MTB Marathon Worlds
Current world number three Alban Lakata is a vastly experienced campaigner on South African soil and the Austrian star is firmly focused on making the coveted rainbow striped world champion’s jersey his own when he heads to Pietermaritzburg for the UCI MTB Marathon World Championships on Sunday 29 June. Image credit: Gamplan Media With one […]
Erdelyi out of 2014 Howick MTB Classic
The race for the women’s title at the 2014 Sappi Howick MTB Classic was thrown wide open just days before the event is set to get underway on Sunday, 1 June, when women’s defending champ Eszter Erdelyi confirmed she has been ruled out of this year’s action due to the return of a mysterious and […]
Novel navigation format returns for 2014 dusi2c
The mountain bike race that started the trend of using GPS navigation is back, fully committed to developing and entrenching the pioneering concept when the second edition of the BSi Steel dusi2c takes place from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Blue Lagoon in Durban on 21 and 22 June. With GPS unit firmly attached to […]
Single speed build project: The frame part 2
My previous installment on this build ended with the Momsen STR29 receiving it’s first coat of Gulf orange. At that stage I was still looking for a fork and after holding out for a rigid carbon fork I decided to pull the trigger on a steel fork from Grant Usher. A Gulf Momsen, who would’ve […]
Du Toit, Sanders and Odendaal tops at third XCO and DHI Nationals, MPU
Arno du Toit (Heart-Sports ASG), Samantha Sanders (Valencia) and Tiaan Odendaal (Green Team) walked away with top points in the Elite cross-country and downhill categories at the third round of the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series, which took place at Mankele Mountain Bike Park near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, at the weekend. The small field […]
Cherise Stander hoping to harness Burry’s legacy at MTB Worlds
Following a tough start to the 2014 season, the iconic Cascades MTB Park and the legend of her late husband Burry could be the tonic that Cherise Stander needs as she heads into her maiden UCI MTB Marathon World Championships that gets underway in Pietermaritzburg on 29 June. In what will be her first appearance […]
Video: Danny MacAskill – Epecuen
Danny MacAskill shows off his street trials magic in amongst the ruins of a forgotten city, Epecuén. Watch below or on epecuen.redbull.com
Epic champ ready for Zuurberg trek
Well-known television presenter and Cape Epic champion in the grand masters category Andrew Mclean will be on the start line of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek, which starts near Addo just outside Port Elizabeth on May 30. Supercycling presenter and triple Cape Epic champion in his age group, Andrew Mclean, will participate in the three-day […]