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Herald VW Cycle Tour in good health
Organisers of the 29th edition of The Herald VW Cycle Tour are leaving nothing to chance when it comes to the safety of participants on February 1 and 2. Image credit: Brian Witbooi Gardmed private ambulance service will once again do duty on the streets of Port Elizabeth and on the mountain bike trails at […]
New MTB honours launched with Rainbow Challenge
With the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships heading for the Cascades MTB Park at the end of June 2014, a brand new competition has been launched that allows amateur veteran and masters riders to compete for honours in their respective age groups on the same course that will decide the world titles. Image credit: […]
Video of the Week – Road Bike Party: Road Bike Party 2
A much anticipated sequel to his Road Bike Party video, Martyn Ashton has released Road Bike Party 2. Unfortunately injury has befallen Martyn, so friends, Danny Macaskill and Chris Akrigg have joined up to help Martyn complete his project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhabgvIIXik
Secure your entry for the iconic Garden Route 300 powered by Trek
Already one of the most anticipated events on the biking calendar, this three day, 300km stage race is renowned for its technical challenges and incredible scenery. “You’ll be hard pressed to keep your eyes on the single track as you pedal through kilometres of indigenous forest and fynbos with views over valleys, mountains and the […]
FNB new title sponsor of Magalies Monster MTB Classic
Known as one of South Africa’s toughest mountain biking (MTB) events, the organisers of the Magalies Monster MTB Classic presented by ISUZU are extremely proud to welcome FNB as the official title sponsor of this much talked about event. “FNB is proud to be the title sponsor of one of the leading sporting events in […]
Lambert and Uys up for Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge
Two of South Africa’s top sports men, trail runner Eddie Lambert and mountain biker Jurgens Uys, will join forces in January to take on the much anticipated Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge presented by Liberty Medical Scheme and REHIDRAT® SPORT. Image credit: Jetline Action Photo “One Team, Seven Challenges” The Totalsports Terra Firma Challenge features four […]
Quick Ride: Trek Remedy 9 29
My first thought when seeing the Remedy is, “that’s quite beefy, must be heavy”. Which isn’t that bad of a thing, necessarily. Most 29ers are short travel, skinny, light buggars that you wouldn’t want to point down a rooted slope, never mind a muscly beefcake like this. While we only had the pleasure of playing […]
Double gold as Moolman Pasio concludes successful 2013 season
You can hardly fault Ashleigh Moolman Pasio’s 2013. In March she claimed both gold medals at the South African Championships in Nelspruit and then bookended her racing year appropriately this week with double gold at the African Championships in Egypt. Image credit: www.cyclenation.co.za In between she competed in Europe against the world’s best racers and […]
Total of eight gold medals achieved at Continental Champs in Egypt
South Africa has claimed a total of eight gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 2013 African Continental Championships, which came to a close after today’s Elite/under-23 men’s road race, in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. Image credit: www.ashleighcycling.com The Elite and under-23 men did not finish within the medal count in today’s road […]
African Continental XCO/DHI Champs for Cape Town in January
The Western Cape will play host to the 2014 African Continental Mountain Bike Championships, which will kick off the 2014 mountain biking season in South Africa, from 25-26 January. The cross-country (XCO) and downhill (DHI) disciplines will take place at the Willowbridge Shopping Centre on Saturday 25 January, and at Contermanskloof on Sunday 26 January […]
Review: ICEdot Crash Sensor
ICEdot has created a device to detect when you have crashed and to potentially alert the an emergency contact about your incident and location. It’s a little dot that sticks to your helmet and it’s actually quite fun to play with. ICEdot Crash Sensor I didn’t exactly want to go and have myself a crash, […]
UCI medal for Hoffman in Mexico
South African track cycling star Nolan Hoffman claimed a bronze medal in the 15km Scratch race at the “warm-up” UCI track cycling race, Copa Internaçional de Pista, in Mexico at the weekend. The event preceded Round 2 of the UCI Track World Cup Series, also taking place in Mexico, in Aguascalientes, from 5-7 December 2013. […]