Reid claims riveting Illovo Eston MTB tussle in final pre-Olympic clash
First and third place respectively for James Reid and Alan Hatherly after a four-rider end sprint at Sunday’s 60km Illovo Eston Marathon, the feature race of the 2016 Illovo Eston MTB Challenge, served as the perfect final race preparation ahead of the pair’s departure for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, while Cherie Redecker […]
Distinct Olympic flavour to 2016 Eston MTB Challenge
Thousands of riders and spectators will flock to the Beaumont Eston Farmer’s Club on Sunday, 7 August for one of the country’s premier one day classic’s, the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge, as Rio Olympic Games bound James Reid and Alan Hatherly have one last tussle before they join forces as part of Team South Africa […]
Eston MTB key part of Hatherly’s Road to Rio
Under-23 mountain biking sensation Alan Hatherly has confirmed he will include the popular 60km Illovo Eston Marathon – the feature race of Sunday 7 August’s Illovo Eston MTB Challenge – in his final preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic debutant was recently named as one of the two […]
Team Kargo delivers Olympic athlete
Peschl Sports and the Kargo Pro Cycling Team is proud to announce that Alan Hatherly has been selected by SASCOC as one of 137 athletes to represent South Africa at the 2016 Olympic Games to be held from 5-21 August in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Alan Hatherly of Kargo Pro MTB Team. Credit: Tyron Mackenzie. […]
Team SA settled and ready ahead of World XCO Champs
The South African team has settled in well and are enjoying the last few moments of practice and preparations ahead of the action-packed week at the 2016 UCI Mountain bike XCO World Championships, which take place for the first time in Nove Mesto Na Morave in the Czech Republic from Wednesday 29 June to Sunday […]
Buys and Hatherly to tussle it out for XCO Series title
The fifth and final round of the STIHL 2016 SA MTB Cup Series XCO takes place at the Happy Valley Conservancy in Bloemfontein on Saturday 18 June. Entries close at midnight tonight (Tuesday 14 June 2016). The top Series Log contenders in the Pro-Elite Men category, Philip Buys and Alan Hatherly, are prepared to give […]
Cross country aces lead Sappi Karkloof charge
Last minute entries by cross country stars Brendon Davids and Alan Hatherly for Sunday’s 60km Sappi Karkloof Marathon, the feature race of this weekend’s 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival which takes place at Karkloof Country Club, is set to produce an interesting tussle between the duo and fellow XCO ace, Julian Jessop. Having confirmed […]
Team Announcement for XCO World Champs – Nové Mēsto (CZE)
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships at Nové Mēsto na Moravē, Czech Republic, from 29 June to 3 July. The following riders have been selected according to the 2016 CSA-MTB […]
Final Olympic qualifier set to draw big crowds in PE
With the Olympics little more than 3 months away, PE will be host to a truly monumental race on Saturday, 14 May. A race that will be the final deciding factor for riders like James Reid (Team Spur) and Alan Hatherly (Kargo Pro MTB) who are aiming for a spot in this year’s Olympic Team. […]
Hatherly and Du Toit find early form at KZN Provincial
Kargo Pro MTB Team’s Alan Hatherly and Frankie du Toit were on top form claiming the overall men and women’s races at the opening round of the well-supported 2016 KZNMTB Provincial XCO Series in the forests of Hilton at Hilton Christian Fellowship today. Frankie du Toit (Kargo Pro MTB Team) stamped her authority on the […]
Hatherly sets eyes on MTB Cup Series prize
Online entries for the first round of the Stihl 2016 SA MTB Cup Series XCO close at midnight tonight, (Tuesday 26 January) ahead of this weekend’s event at Mankele MTB Park in Mpumalanga on Saturday 30 January. With most of the series’ events boasting UCI Category 1 status, each race holds great opportunity in boosting […]
Kargo Team wins KZN Road Title
The Kargo Pro MTB Team dominated the podium at the 2016 KZN Road Cycling Championships in Eston, Pietermaritzburg this past weekend. Through sterling teamwork the riders ensured their first race for the season ended in a win. Brendon Davids took the coveted first place, followed closely by team mates Alan Hatherly (4th Overall / 1st […]