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Gran Fondo
Exploring L’Agulhas by gravel bike
With the very welcome winter rainfall has come the seasonal chill, cold, dark mornings, and a noticeable decrease in riding time. To shake ourselves out of hibernation we headed to the southernmost tip of Africa: the Cape L’Agulhas for a gravel Gran Fondo (which I think might be code for a lot of coffee stops […]
Wild Card entries for Gran Fondo World Champs
Cycling South Africa has 10 Wild Card entries for the 2017 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, which will take place in Albi (France) from 24-27 August. Cycling South Africa has 10 Wild Card entries for the 2017 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, which will take place in Albi (France) from 24-27 August. Photo: Cycling SA […]
Ultimate in bike selection at inaugural Swartberg100 Gran Fondo race
SA’s very first Gran Fondo gravel bike race took place recently in the exquisite Swartberg Mountain region that covered a gruelling 170km route with challenging climbs totalling 2800m interspersed with exhilarating descents. Mike Posthumus took first place on a Cannondale Synapse road bike with Matthys Beukes coming in second on a Scott Scale 900 mountain […]
SA’s first Gran Fondo gravel bike race – be a part of history
In an exciting first for SA, later this month sees the inaugural Swartberg100 – a Gran Fondo gravel bike race that promises an experience like no other for the SA cycling fraternity. With gravel bike racing already a firm favourite for biking enthusiasts globally, the niche is still relatively undiscovered in SA. Carving a unique […]