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ORICA-GreenEDGE earns silver medal in Team Time Trial at Road Worlds
“We can’t fault anyone. If we had gone nine-hundredths of a second faster, we would be world champions today.” Image credit: ORICA-GreenEDGE ORICA-GreenEDGE narrowly missed the top step of the podium and a world title in Florence, Italy in the team time trial at the Road World Championships. The Australian outfit settled for the silver […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka announces TTT squad for World Championships
The team time trial for the UCI World Championship takes place on Sunday, 22 September and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is proud to have qualified for the event through winning the UCI Africa Tour. The team has been training in Lucca, Italy, and has selected the final six riders to start the event. Forming part […]
Only UCI World Cycling Tour qualifying event in Africa for Pietermaritzburg
Entries for the Msunduzi Road Challenge are now open and road cyclists competing in the Masters’ categories have the opportunity to participate in the only leg of the UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) on the African continent, held in Pietermaritzburg next month on 26 and 27 October 2013. Image credit: Anthony Grote – Gameplan Media […]
2014 SA Road Championships – a race for all cyclists
The 2014 SA National Road Championships’ organisers are steamrolling ahead with their preparations, and are announcing the distances and routes for the prestigious event on the national calendar, which takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 4-9 February 2014. Image credit: Mylene Loumeau Dubbed as the “race for all cyclists”, the National Road Championships will see […]
Preview of the final DHI World Cup and 4X World Champs in Leogang, Austria
This weekend is the last time the top gravity riders in the world will be able to show what they’re made of as Leogang, Austria hosts the 4X World Championships and final round of the DHI World Cup. Thomas Dietze DHI World Cup © Red Bull Media House It may come as no surprise that […]
Tri Talk SA: What is holding you back from being an Ironman?
This week Tri Talk SA are joined by two of the most inspiring triathletes you will ever meet. Hein Wagner, who was born blind, completed his first Ironman in April this year and speaks about some of the obstacles he had to overcome to achieve his goal. Hein also holds the blind land speed record, […]
MTB Talk SA: Who will be the top Buffalo at joBerg2C in 2014?
If you, like Brad, are a tad bit bigger than the guys who win the race you really need to listen to this week’s show. Image credit: Kelvin Trautman It was with much excitement that MTB Talk SA learnt about the Tread Buffalo category, made for people 90kg or above, that has been introduced for […]
Cycle Talk SA: Cherise Stander speaks about her difficulties getting back on the bike after Burry’s death
This week Cycle Talk SA caught up with Cherise Stander, wife of the late Burry Stander who has teamed up with the Pedal Power Association to help raise awareness about their Ride 4 Your Life campaign. Image credit: Kyle Gilham – Gameplan Media Cherise told Brad at Cycle Talk SA about the ride they have […]
Richard Murray finishes fifth in ITU World Triathlon Series
Richard Murray finished the ITU World Triathlon Series in fifth place overall after Sunday’s grand finale of the World Series in London where his fellow Specialized athlete Spain’s Javier Gomez was crowned World Series Champion. The London race was the last of the World Triathlon Series and after a very hard and fast bike leg […]
Dreyer leads ROAG Series after solid Hill 2 Hill performance
For the first time since 2007 both the men’s and women’s titles at the Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill are owned by local KZN stars after Rourke Croeser and Jeannie Dreyer emerged as champions in the prestigious 97km mountain bike race on Sunday. Image credit: Jon Ivins Dreyer’s big win means that she now claims the […]
Video of the Week – Chris Akrigg: Trial Trails
If you thought that trials was only for rigid, tiny, urban based bikes, think again. Chris Akrigg shows us how some trials skills can translate to the trails. http://vimeo.com/74449652 Image credit: Victor Lucas
Croeser heads to China and Malaysia after Hill 2 Hill victory
After claiming a dramatic last gasp victory in Sunday’s Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill 2 Hill mountain bike race, Kargo Pro MTB team star Rourke Croeser sets his sights on two major international events in the Far East. Sprint finishes are by no means unfamiliar territory for Croeser, having claimed victory in numerous tight encounters recently, […]