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Standers set Sappi Scottburgh alight
Scottburgh – Against a perfect backdrop of clear blue skies, South Coast sand and surf and an impressive number of local supporters the fairytale continued for South Africa’s cycling sweethearts, Burry and Cherise Stander (neé Taylor), when the pair claimed the men’s and women’s 2012 Sappi Scottburgh MTB race titles respectively on Saturday 16 June. […]
Pietermaritzburg scoops MTB Marathon World champs in 2014
Pietermaritzburg – Cycling South Africa has clinched another major coup with the awarding today of the right to stage the 2014 MTB marathon world championships in the greater Pietermaritzburg area. The announcement was made on Thursday evening at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) board meeting in Salzburg, and will follow hot on the heels of […]
The stage set for great 2012 Sappi Scottburgh MTB Race
Scottburgh – A last minute flood of online entries has seen the field for the Sappi Scottburgh MTB Race on Saturday surge towards record levels, with South African Olympic medal hopeful Burry Stander and his new wife Cherise topping the bill. A last minute sprinkle of rain has helped to settle the track, leaving riders […]
2013 Absa Cape Epic Announces R1 Million Prize Purse
The Absa Cape Epic, the most televised mountain bike race in the world, has announced an increased prize purse of R1 million for the 10th edition of the race next year, which consolidates its position as mountain bike race with the largest prize purse in the world. The event’s total prize purse has doubled in […]
New World’s View Venue for Final Nationals Leg in KZN
CSA-MTBs National Cup Series culminates with the 4th leg in KwaZulu-Natal on 23rd and 24th June. Local track builders have been placing the finishing touches on the cross-country and downhill tracks this past weekend at World’s View in Hilton, the new venue for the event. Participants and their supporters will now have a change of […]
Masters Track Cycling Team Selected for World Champs (GBR)
Cycling South Africa’s Track Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to participate at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships in Manchester, England from 6th to 14th October 2012. MEN: 35-39: Morne van Greuning Michael Oosthuizen Faizel Thomas Faizel Hendricks 40-44: Mario Nell Martin van Wyk Brett […]
Momentum Toyota Riders to fulfil SA’s Olympic ambitions
All three cyclists selected on Wednesday to represent South Africa in women’s road cycling at the London Olympic Games are from the Momentum Toyota team, an appropriate reward for three years of commitment and hard work by riders and team management towards an Olympic goal. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Robyn de Groot and Joanna van de […]
Para-cycling Swiss Grand Finale to be Extremely Proud Of
Cycling South Africa’s Para-cycling road team spent a very productive week based in Nottwill, Switzerland last week training for the London Paralympic Games. The region provides cycling routes, including circuits around the beautiful Sempachersee Lake that are relatively free of traffic, with good road surfaces, variable gradients and some quite technical elements. A typical training […]
Roberts continues good run of form with Howick MTB Classic win
The hugely talented Luke Roberts continued his incredible run of form when he narrowly edged out top ultra-marathon rider Andrew Hill to claim a deserved victory in Sunday’s Lizzard Howick MTB Classic, presented by Sappi. Despite a promising start from Patrick Belton, he and Mark Malherbe took the scenic route in the latter stages of […]
Cycling SA Olympic Squad Announced
Cycling South Africa along with its parent body SASCOC (South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee) are proud to announce the largest ever contingent of South African cyclists (since our readmission to world sport in 1992) that has been selected to attend the 2012 London Olympics. For many of the cyclists it has been a […]
Win with K-Way: Where is your ultimate riding destination?
http://media.thehubsa.co.za/forum/ccs_files/promo/kway/kway_header.png Where is your ultimate riding destination? Tell us where in the world you’d love to ride! The best mens and best ladies entry will each win a selection of K-Way Cycle Wear. How to Enter Post a photo, video or story in this thread which showcases your ultimate riding destination Include the category you’d […]
ABSA Cape Epic celebrates 10th event in 2013
The Absa Cape Epic, which celebrates its 10th event next year, has announced the names of riders to participate in the prestigious event, with the lottery closing on Thursday (31 May) last week. Successful entrants were notified at the end of last week (1 June) and can start their training programmes in anticipation of next […]