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Ironman Tissink still going strong in the Absa Cape Epic
South African Ironman winner, Raynard Tissink is participating in this year’s Absa Cape Epic with Mr. African, Mannie Heymans, in order to raise funds for the JAG Foundation. Team JAG (Tissink and Heynmans) is racing in the well-known black and yellow colours of the JAG Foundation, and is still going strong after Stage 4. Tissink […]
Old Mutual joBerg2c reaches new frontiers
While some companies have decreased their investment in sports sponsorship, Old Mutual is finding it an effective tool to reach new frontiers. The financial services provider has invited cyclists from emerging markets such as Kenya, Swaziland and Namibia to be part of the annual Old Mutual joBerg2c, the country’s longest paired mountain bike stage race, […]
Absa Cape Epic Stage 3: Stander and Sauser reign supreme in sprint finish
CALEDON, MARCH 28 2012 – Christoph Sauser of Songo-36One-Specialized leads David George and Kevin Evans of Team 360Life during stage 3 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Robertson Primary School in Robertson to Overberg Primary & High School in Caledon, South Africa on the 28 March 2012 Photo by […]
Germans claim stage win, Stander, Sauser retain Cape Epic lead
Karl Platt of the Bulls celebrates after crossing the line to complete the win with his partner Stefan Sahm (unseen) as Hannes Genze of Multivan Merida Biking (L) looks on during stage 2 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Robertson Primary School in Robertson, South Africa on the 27 […]
Absa Cape Epic Stage 1 – Stander and Sauser victorious and lead by more than 9 minutes
Burry Stander & Christoph Sauser of the 36One-Songo-Specialized team celebrate after winning the 1st Stage during stage 1 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held from Robertson Primary School in Robertson, South Africa on the 26 March 2012 Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Stage One: Robertson to Robertson (115km, 2350m of […]
Bonitas starts European campaign with a bang
Team Bonitas, one of South Africa’s top professional men’s road cycling teams, started its European campaign with a bang at the four-day Volta a Alentejo stage race in Portugal, which ended on Sunday. The team’s top climber, Darren Lill, won the King of the Mountains title after a fierce battle with Portuguese climber Jose Mendez […]
South Africans on fire on opening Cape Epic Stage
Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander of 36One-Songo-Specialized, prologue winners during the Prologue of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville outside Cape Town, South Africa on the 25 March 2012 Photo by Sven Martin/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS South Africa’s top marathon racers got the 2012 ABSA Cape Epic […]
Lill secures King of the Mountains lead in Portugal
South African Darren Lill secured the King of the Mountains leader’s jersey on Stage 2 of the Volta a Alentejo tour in Portugal on Friday. Riding for Team Bonitas, Lill sprinted to second place over the only King of the Mountains prime on the relatively flat stage. His main rival in the competition, Portugal’s Jose […]
All-Star Competition Set for SA Para-Champs
The SA National Para-cycling Championships, part of the Nedbank National Championships for the Physically Disabled, presented by SASAPD (South African Sport Association for the Physically Disabled), takes place in Durban from Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th March 2012. The three days of cycling incorporate a flat track series of races for the juniors, and a […]
Odds on favourites at Emerald Casino
Following the hype of the first two Sasol Cross Triathlon events at Buffelspoort and Abrahamsrust, off-road action continues in the penultimate instalment at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark this Sunday. With hometown favourite and last year’s overall champion Rudolf Naude out of contention due to injury, the stage is set for rising star […]
Sauser and Stander return to defend their Absa Cape Epic title
The 2011 winners of the Absa Cape Epic, Christoph Sauser (35) from Switzerland and Burry Stander (24) from South African will be back this year to defend their title, racing together as team 36ONE-Songo-Specialized. Sauser was also part of the winning team that took top honours at the 2006 event. This year’s race, which takes […]
Lill gets Team Bonitas off to a promising start in Europe
Darren Lill, the 2011 South Africa road cycling champion, got Team Bonitas’ 2012 European campaign off to a promising start on Thursday when he collected two Sprint primes and a King of the Mountains prime while in a six rider break during Stage 1 of the Volta a Alentejo in Portugal. The break was the […]