Team announcement for 2015 MTB XCO and DHI World Champs
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 2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in Vallnord, Andorra, from 31 August to 6 September. The following riders have been selected according to the 2015 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria. Cross-country […]
Relaxed Odendaal prepped for SA Downhill Champs
With three consecutive South African Downhill Championship titles under his belt, defending South African champion Tiaan Odendaal has arrived in Stellenbosch in good spirits ahead of the Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings in Stellenbosch on Sunday 19 July. The youngster from Pietermaritzburg has had a great season leading up to […]
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup: Lenzerheide XCO & DHI
Scheduled for the beginning of July, the Swiss resort is – along with Lourdes – one of the new venues this year. Lenzerheide will welcome the season’s first combined XCO/DHI event, which will also be the first of three rounds (2015-2017) at the venue in the lead-up to the 2018 UCI World Championships. The Swiss, […]
Video: Claudio takes on Lenzerheide
For the very first time the mountain bike World Cup pays a visit to Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Boasting a newly built track, that’s been specifically designed with racing in mind, and surrounded by snow-capped mountains and an emerald lake, it’s the picture-perfect setting for a new round. Course commentator, Claudio Caluori, has been involved with the […]
Odendaal wraps up SA MTB Cup Series downhill
The cool and fresh Pietermaritzburg morning greeted riders and spectators with icy hands but warm hearts, as all geared up for the final round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup Series DHI at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 28 June. The fast-paced and exciting action in Downhill racing always has the crowds on the […]
2016 UCI Mountain Bike Race Calendar
The Union Cycliste Internationale’s (UCI’s) 2016 season of major mountain bike events will be marked by the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the UCI World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic (for Olympic cross-country – XCO) and Val di Sole, Italy (downhill and four-cross – DHI and 4X), as well as the return of Cairns (Australia) […]
Course designers up the ante ahead of 2015 Downhill nationals
With less than a month to go to the Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings, course builders are hard at work preparing the stage on which the action from the much-anticipated downhill national champs will unfold on Sunday 19 July. Downhillers countrywide can expect a tip-top course worthy of hosting the […]
Entries for last round SA MTB Cup Series close midnight
Looking back on a series of superb racing and fantastic results seen from multitude of XCO and DHI stars, the final rounds of the 2015 SA MTB XCO and DHI Cup will definitely be one for the books at Cascades MTB Park, Pietermaritzburg from 27-28 June. Entries for both events close at midnight tonight (Tuesday […]
Hart and Ragot succeed in Schladming
We’re looking back at one of the most demanding, but also most popular races of the whole iXS season. It was far from easy to make it down the track in one piece this weekend for more than 400 riders from 30 different nations. The fastest riders of the weekend were Emmeline Ragot and Danny […]
Exciting racing on the cards for Downhill Cup finale
The 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup Series draws to a close when the final rounds of both XCO and DHI take place in a thrilling finale at Cascades MTB Park, KwaZulu-Natal, on 27-28 June. The mix of superb Downhill riders competing on the Sunday will provide for an electrifying event. The first DHI round at […]
SRAM announces new X0 DH hubs
The new SRAM X0 DH hubs are built around strength and durability. Our 52 point ratchet design gives you quick and reliable engagement. The X0 hubs are built with precision machined bearings giving you lower resistance, faster revolutions and no wasted time on drag. The hubs are also convertible to different axle types with removable […]
2015 KZNMTB Regional Championships
On the 6th and 7th June Enduro and DH riders descended upon Cascades Mountain Bike Park in Pietermaritzburg for the 2015 KZNMTB Regional Championships presented by NMI-DSM. The event brings to a close a highly successful 2015 race season, with a 3 round series and 1 championship event hosted at bike parks around the KwaZulu-Natal […]