Video: Spur Sizzling Skillz – Fixing a flat
South African Mountain Bike Champion James Reid has been known to plug a tyre, inflate it, and get racing again in under 20 seconds! Here he takes you through the basics of this essential trailside mechanical skill.
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 […]
Video: Spur Sizzling Skill – Starting fast
South African Cross-country Mountain Bike Champion James Reid has spent years honing his mass-starting technique. Here he shows you how to make sure you’re the first rider into the singletrack.
Introducing Spur Sizzling Skillz video series
Ariane Kleinhans and James Reid are helping Spur Schools Mountain Bike League participants sharpen their bike skills. While the Team Spur duo are busy preparing for the Marathon and Cross-country World Champs in Europe, they are also hoping a series of videos they release this week will inspire the next generation of mountain biking superstars […]
XCO Series titles wide open as finale approaches
With the fifth and final round of the STIHL 2016 SA XCO Cup Series rapidly approaching, the Series Title is wide open as the riders prepare for the season finale in the Free State at Happy Valley Conservancy in Bloemfontein on Saturday 18 June. What is important to note, is that all five rounds this […]
Team Spur: Ariane and James gear up for World Championship battles
It has been a month of hard lessons and hard-fought victories spanning both hemispheres for mountain bike stars, Ariane Kleinhans and James Reid of Team Spur. The final local Olympic selection races had our South African XCO Champion, James battling rivals at cruel altitudes and in a variety of harsh conditions throughout April and May. […]
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 […]
Reid and Strauss lead from the gun at final local Olympic qualifier
James Reid (Team Spur) and Mariske Strauss (Novus OMX Pro Team) displayed their athletic dominance amidst perfect weather conditions and energised crowds when they raced against some of the country’s top mountain bike enthusiasts at Settlers Park Nature Reserve in the fourth round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series in Port Elizabeth on […]
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. […]
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) […]
Reid gunning for gold at the Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge
Elite South African mountain biker James Reid will be gunning for gold at the 5th annual Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge that will be held at the picturesque Arabella Hotel & Spa in Kleinmond on Saturday, 23 April 2016 and Sunday, 24 April 2016. Elite South African mountain biker James Reid will be gunning for […]
National Champions dominate third XCO Cup at Wolwespruit
South African Mountain Bike Champions James Reid and Cherie Redecker took the respective titles in the Elite Men and Women’s races at the third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series hosted by City of Tshwane at Wolwespruit Bike Park in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria on Saturday 26 March. Pleasant skies and warm mid-twenties temperatures […]