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Maritzburg Young Turks step up to the plate
The core of the South African downhill team for the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships that start on 26 August has three distinctive characteristics – youthfulness, a strong Pietermaritzburg flavour, and the guiding hand of world champion Greg Minnaar. World Champ Greg Minnaar (back) spends time with the six Pietermaritzburg friends preparing for the […]
Thrills and spills on day one of Masters MTB World Champs
The first official practice day of the UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships in Pietermaritzburg saw hundreds of cross country and downhill riders take to the Cascades MTB Park courses for the first time with varying results. Ready for action! Masters riders enjoying the camaraderie of the first training day of the UCI MTB Masters […]
Acknowledging our women cyclists this August: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio was introduced to cycling in 2007, and started racing competitively from 2008. It was during her studies at Stellenbosch University where she met her best friend and husband Carl Pasio. Carl was a serious triathlete, and it was through him that Ashleigh developed a passion for endurance sports. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Vital Stats Date […]
Acknowledging our women cyclists this August: Robyn de Groot
Robyn de Groot began her cycling career on the road in 2005 through a good support structure of friends and family who believed in her dreams and goals. Their tremendous encouragement saw her pursue professional cycling and represent her country on more than one occasion. Robyn de Groot Vital Stats Date of birth:26-12-1982 Hometown:Johannesburg,Gauteng Currently […]
Bloemfontein Youth Event to cater for all disabled cyclists
The Bloemfontein Youth Event, previously known as the Gariep Youth Festival, will cater for all classes of young disabled cyclists this year when it takes place from 25-28 September 2013. Western Province Hand cyclist Tiaan Boshoff at the 2012 Oudtshoorn Youth Festival Para-cyclists will once again have the opportunity to participate in a youth event […]
Globe’s best descend on PMB for Masters
After months of eager anticipation, the serious racing gets under way this week with the UCI MTB Masters World Championships, which for the first time ever is being hosted in conjunction with the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships that gets under way next week. Hungarian national, now residing in South Africa, Eszter Erdelyi (Bergamont-SA) […]
Acknowledging our women cyclists this August: Erica Green
Erica Green lived in Switzerland and worked with horses in the Equestrian sport of dressage and it was there, in Europe, where she discovered mountain biking in 1991. Upon her return to Somerset West, Erica slotted in with her local cycling club and started road and track cycling with her club mates. Erica Green Vital […]
It’s never too late for a World Champs
Having the UCI MTB Masters World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa is an opportunity of a lifetime for many of the local cycling fraternity and was something that the two oldest competitors, Michael Smith and Frances Marsburg, were not prepared to miss. 59 year old Kloof local Frances Marsburg is the […]
South Africa represented at inaugural UCI Women’s Coaching Course
Ambitious South African women coaches Annerine Wenhold and Erica Green are in Aigle, Switzerland for the inaugural four-week women’s coaching course at the UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC), taking place from 5-30 August 2013. The Cycling South Africa Coaching Commission, SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) and Olympic Solidarity afforded them the opportunity.The […]
Linus Gerdemann adds depth to Team MTN-Qhubeka
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samung is proud to welcome Linus Gerdemann for the 2014-2015 seasons. The German rose to fame in 2007 when he won a stage of the Tour de France and earned himself the yellow and white jerseys. Since then he went on to enjoy more successful years at the highest level of the […]
Pennypinchers Proud Title Sponsor of Origin Of Trails
The Steinbuild Group, through its Pennypinchers brand, is proud to be the Title Sponsor of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails a two day mountain bike stage race that will take place in Stellenbosch on Friday, 29 and Saturday, 30 November 2013. Pennypinchers is a leading customer focused supplier of building materials and home improvement products. […]
Good news for African Cycling ahead of Tour de l’Avenir
The development of African cycling received another boost today when the line up of the World Cycling Centre’s team for the Tour de l’Avenir was revealed. The race takes place from 24 – 31 August and is known as the Tour of the Future as most riders who excel in the race go on to […]