The Long and Winding Road (to Rio)
If you’re a local mountain biker with dreams of wearing South African colours at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August, you’re probably not getting much sleep tonight! And if you’re passionate about this sport you’ll likely be feeling the same butterflies as star rider, James Reid. At 2pm tomorrow (Saturday, 30 April) […]
Rourke Croeser found guilty of two anti-doping rule violations
Cycling South Africa reports that mountain bike cyclist Rourke Croeser has been found guilty of two anti-doping rule violations. The first anti-doping rule violation was for the presence of Recombinant EPO in an out-of-competition test conducted on 30 August 2015 in Andorra (Europe) before the Cross Country World Championships. The second anti-doping rule violation was […]
Scramble for Series points heats up at third XCO Cup
Not only will the country witness the neck-in-neck display of racing action put on by the Elite riders fighting for all-important UCI points, but also a rather exciting and always surprising turn of events demonstrated by our very talented younger and older riders scrambling for their own series points in the third round of the […]
Cycling well represented with nine nominations for SA Sport Awards
Cycling South Africa is ecstatic to announce that cycling is nominated for nine slots for the 2015 South African Sport Awards (SASA), which was announced at SABC Radio Park in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, on Tuesday morning. South African cycling stars Greg Minnaar (Sportsman of the Year nominee) Jayde Julius (Best Newcomer nominee) and Songezo Jim […]
Croeser contravenes UCI medical rules
National team rider Rourke Croeser was found to be in possession of a syringe at the recent World MTB Championships in Andorra. This is in direct contravention of the UCI Medical rules and specifically in relation to the sub-section “Ban on Injections”. The possession of syringes is in violation of UCI Medical rule 13.03.058 (2). […]
CSA call for women applications for UCI Sport Director course (SUI)
Cycling South Africa is calling all women who are interested in attending the next Sport Director (DS) course, which will be held at the UCI World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland in November, to submit their applications. The UCI has offered a limited number of scholarships to women registering for the course. Cycling SA would […]
PPA, Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust & Cycling SA reach agreement
After long, successful negotiations, an agreement was this week concluded between Cycling South Africa (CSA), the Pedal Power Association (PPA) and the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT) whereby all events on the PPA calendar with a racing element will be sanctioned by Cycling SA. After long, successful negotiations, an agreement was this week concluded […]
Marathon World Champs incentives for SA riders
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has offered a great incentive to all South African mountain bikers who are competing in the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Selva Val Gardena in the Dolomites, Italy, on 27 June. The Marathon discipline allows for riders who did not qualify through the selection process, to […]
Cycling SA membership valid for a full year, all year round
The new changes to the Cycling SA membership structure has witnessed an influx of members already in the early part of 2015. By shaping the membership to last a full 12-month period means that avid cyclists can purchase their membership at any time during the year and enjoy the full benefits, particularly with the road […]
Cycling SA reiterates firm stance against racism and xenophobia
Cycling South Africa recently took to their communication channels to stress the solid stance that the National Federation has against racism in our sport and country. The launch of the #jointheteam Anti-racism Pledge received great response from the cycling community and general public who took the opportunity to unite in our stance against racism. Cycling […]
SA to host African Road Champs for first time
The rural town of Wartburg outside Pietermaritzburg will play host to the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC) Road Cycling Championships from 9 to 14 February, the first time that South Africa has hosted the continental road cycling showcase event. The three days of time trial and three days of road racing will follow immediately after […]
Cycling SA clarifies ruling regarding U23 and Elite Road Championship Jerseys
The 2014 Time Freight SA Road Cycling Championships delivered a spectacle of racing hardly seen before in South Africa. Louis Meintjes (Team MTN-Qhubeka) just snuck past Daryl Impey (Orica GreenEdge) after 180km of gruelling racing. It was a massive disappointment to Daryl that his bike developed a mechanical in the sprint finish. Unfortunately, the prize […]