Reid and Jessop ready to ruffle feathers at Pioneer
After bearing witness to an explosive weekend of racing at the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League Final in Magaliesburg recently, Team Spur is bristling with excitement for the upcoming Cape Pioneer Trek, starting on Sunday, 16 October. Team Spur is privileged to be harnessing some of the incredible talent that has emerged from the Spur […]
Olympic MTB, James Reid to attend Western Cape final tomorrow
Tension is mounting countrywide for the 2016 Spur High Schools League National Finals to be hosted at Bekker School in Magaliesberg in October as an exciting season wraps up this month with the last regional qualifying events. Local riders will pull out all the stops on Saturday (17 September) when they take to the track […]
Mixed bag of emotions for SA’s BMX and MTB Olympians
As the Rio 2016 Olympic Games curtain drew to a close, cyclists Kyle Dodd (BMX), James Reid and Alan Hatherly (both MTB) reflected on the jubilation, the pain and experiences of a lifetime. “It was probably one of the best experiences of my life,” said South African National BMX Champion, Kyle Dodd. “Just going to […]
SA’s MTB Olympians gear up for exciting racing
South African cycling representatives James Reid and Alan Hatherly are currently testing out the Mountain Bike Cross-country course in the final days ahead of their race at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday 21 August. Reid, the two-time SA National Cross-country Champion, has also claimed two Elite Men’s Marathon National […]
Video: Spur Sizzling Skillz – Track Stands
Sometimes it’s not about being the fastest! Trackstanding is an essential skill to master on the trail. It’ll help you climb and descend better when the trails get really steep. Besides, it’s impressive to watch and fun to learn this balancing technique with friends. South African Mountain Bike Champion James Reid shows you how to […]
Bike Check: James Reid’s Olympic Specialized S-Works Epic
We managed to squeeze in some snaps of James’s Specialized S-Works Epic Torch Edition between the time team mechanic JP Jacobs completed the build and James Reid picked up the bike before leaving for Rio. Along with some other Specialized supported riders, James will be riding the S-Works Epic FSR Torch Edition frame at the […]
Video: Spur Sizzling Skillz – Drop-offs
James Reid recently tore through the all-new Cascades course in Pietermaritzburg to claim his second South African Elite Cross-country title. Get some hot tips from our champion on staying fast and smooth when hitting drop-offs.
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 […]
Olympian Reid seeks fast & fierce Eston Marathon
Defending champion James Reid has confirmed he will be on the start line of this year’s 60km Illovo Eston Marathon, the feature race of the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge on Sunday 7 August, before jetting off to Rio de Janeiro less than a week later to represent Team South Africa at for the 2016 Olympic […]
Reid bounces back in electrifying XCO Champs finish
It must be dubbed as one of the most electrifying races when Team Spur’s James Reid fought back a 45-second deficit behind Scott LCB’s Philip Buys to claw his way back and take the Elite Men’s victory at the STIHL 2016 South African National Mountain Bike Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday […]
Team Spur’s James Reid and JP Jacobs are off to Rio
Team Spur’s James Reid was named as part of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee’s (SASCOC) Olympic team in an official announcement on Thursday, 14 July. The 23-year-old mountain biker will compete for his country in the cross-country (XCO) discipline in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 21 August 2016. “It’s the pinnacle […]