Spur/Red-E Reign Supreme on the #SwartbergShowdown
The Queen Stage of the 2017 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, saw the Team Spur/Red-E combination to Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers distance NAD Pro MTB in the final meters to claim a potentially decisive stage win. The sixth stage of the race, on Friday the 20th of October, featured a mammoth […]
Team Spur/Red-E three-peat at the Cape Pioneer Trek
The Team Spur/Red-E combination of Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers sprinted to victory on stage three of the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, on Tuesday, the 17th of October. Their female compatriots were not able to match their winning streak, however, as Team Ascendis Health raced to their first stage win of […]
Team Spur kick start the Cape Pioneer Trek with double stage victory
The Team Spur squads got the 2017 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, off to the best possible start with stage victories for both the men’s and women’s teams. Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers claimed the win in the UCI men’s race for Team Spur/Red-E, while Ariane Lüthi and Amy-Beth McDougall were victorious […]
Emphatic Silver for Alan Hatherly at UCI MTB World Champs
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly capped off his best ever XCO season by finishing in second place in the U23 Men’s race at the UCI MTB World Champs in Australia, on Friday 8 September. Hatherly completed the six laps of the 4.3km course in 1:17:57, some 11 seconds behind New Zealand’s, Sam Gaze who won his […]
WPMTBC call for funding: UCI World MTB Champs Cairns
Due to the fact that Cycling South Africa (CSA) is not in a position to contribute towards the travel costs of riders that have been selected to compete at at the UCI World MTB Champs in Cairns, Australia, the selected athletes are required to self-fund the trip. The Western Province Mountain Biking Commission (WPMTBC) has […]
Hatherly and Strauss new XCO Champs; Potgieter heads DHI Game
The 2017 SA National MTB Championships took place at Mankele MTB Park for both cross-country and downhill events on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July. Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly grabbed the Elite Men’s XCO title, and the Women’s race win went to Mariske Strauss. The fastest down the hill on Sunday was Johann “Pottie” Potgieter. […]
Tough day out for Alan Hatherly at Round 4 of the 2017 XCO World Cup
Alan Hatherly held on for a valiant 11th overall after a big mechanical halfway through, while Ariane Lüthi crossed the line in 47th place. In sharp contrast to the dry, dusty practice sessions during the lead-up, race-day saw a muddy, slippery Lenzerheide course, thanks to overnight rain. Alan Hatherly was up first in the U23 […]
Alan Hatherly podiums in Andorra World Cup
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly finished second in the U23 Men’s race at Round 3 of the UCI XCO World Cup in Andorra on Sunday, 2 July. Hatherly put together a near-perfect tactical race to work his way up from a start on the second row and narrowly missed out on the top step in a […]
Hatherly and McDougall dominate XCO Cup Final
The final round of the SA National MTB Cup Series XCO took place at the world class Cascades MTB Park on Saturday 17 June. Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly displayed his phenomenal speed and skill set on a bike to once again take the top honours in the Elite Men’s race and claim the overall Cup […]
Hatherly opens his World Cup season with 6th at Nové Město
The small town of Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic on a UCI Mountain Bike World Cup weekend is a full-blown carnival. And this year 50,000 fans turned up for the opening round of the 2017 season. The racing was split across the weekend, with the U23 Men and Elite Women racing on […]
Emphatic win for Alan Hatherly at African Continental Champs
Alan Hatherly won the men’s Elite XCO title at the African Continental Champs on Friday, 12 May. Hatherly outclassed fellow countryman Stuart Marais and Mauritian, Yannick Lincoln to claim the title in a time of 1h20:18 over five laps. “Solid points in the bag ahead of Europe next week,” commented the 21-year-old after the race. […]
Hatherly, Strauss hold top form at third XCO Cup
The third round of the 2017 SA National MTB Cup Series XCO took place in Bloemfontein at Happy Valley Conservancy on Saturday 6 May, where Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly took the top honours in the Elite Men’s race and OMX Pro Team’s Mariske Strauss took the Elite Women’s title. The penultimate race of the National […]