Victory for Kleinhans and Reid on first day of Tankwa Trek
Erik Kleinhans along with his teammate James Reid (RECM) dominated proceedings on day one of the third DUTOIT Tankwa Trek. Kleinhans and Reid won the stage over 83km and 1850m of vertical ascend in the Witzenberg Valley in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 21 seconds. The fast paced start by Kleinhans caught all the other […]
James Reid wins 2015 Trans Hajar MTB race
Having spent five days in the saddle covering an all-new 400-kilometre route and tackling 10,000 metres of climbing, South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, has won the 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race by a massive 12 minutes 58 seconds. It was an all South African podium at the end of the multi-day stage […]
Hill crashes out of Trans Hajar
The challenging conditions and terrain tripped up even the most experienced riders on the third day of the Trans Hajar Mountain Bike stage race in Oman. South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, now has three consecutive stage wins to his name, but today’s victory was far from easy after he broke a wheel spoke […]
James Reid continues to dominate in Trans Hajar
South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, extended his lead over his nearest rival to 1 minute 48 seconds on day 2 of the newly UCI classified Trans Hajar Mountain Bike race in Oman. The stage ended with a tense sprint finish between Reid and his fellow countryman Max Knox. With only one second separating […]
James Reid sets the pace in Trans Hajar MTB race
The fifth edition of Oman’s Trans Hajar Mountain Bike multi-day stage race kicked off today with an Individual Time Trial in the breath-taking surroundings of Jebel Shams, Arabia’s highest peak (3,028 metres). Leading the pack by 1 minute 40 seconds in the Male Open Category is South African 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful, James […]
75 riders to take on 2015 Trans Hajar mountain bike challenge
Seventy-five pro and amateur riders across 18 nationalities will line up at the start of the newly UCI classified 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race on Friday 30 January. Leading the international charge is South Africa with 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful James Reid making his Trans Hajar debut and last year’s female winner […]
National title adds to Reid’s Marathon Worlds confusion
Freshly re-crowned national marathon champion, James Reid is faced with a tough conundrum of decisions ahead of the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships which take place in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 29 June. Trek South Africa’s James Reid’s victory in the recent SA National MTB Marathon Champs has left him deliberating as to whether […]
Reid, Strauss and Odendaal claim Elite MTB races in Lesotho
Afriski Ski and Mountain Resort in Lesotho hosted the second round of the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series, on 19 and 20 April. South African, and some international riders, competed for UCI category points in the cross-country and downhill disciplines, which were UCI category 1 for the Elite Men and Elite Women, and […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Momsen, Cannondale, Trek and Emily Batty
It’s the final day of the UCI MTB World Cup here in Pietermaritzburg and we’re scouting the pits for more gear. Most of the elites are still hiding from the sun and heat, but we’ve caught a few snaps of some XCO machines. Marco Fontana’s Cannondale Flash getting sorted for the afternoon Schwalbe Racing Ralphs […]
Reid takes aim at USA Pro XC Series
As the South African cycling scene reaches fever pitch and gears up for the two biggest races in the calendar – the annual Cape Argus Pick ’n Pay Momentum Cycle Tour followed by the Absa Cape Epic – Cape Town based cross-country ace JAMES REID (Trek Racing) is leaving it all behind. The young mountain […]
Dramatic final stage saw Reid, Davids secure overall Tankwa Trek win
South African Erik Kleinhans and his Czech teammate, Frantisek Rabon (RE:CM Specialized) won the final stage of the three-day DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race on Sunday, but it was the young South African pair of James Reid and Brendon Davids (Trek Racing) that claimed an impressive overall victory on a dramatic final day. […]
African champ scores solo win in Addo
Recently crowned U23 African cross-country champion James Reid showed his continental class when he soloed to victory in the 80km Extreme mountain bike challenge at The Herald VW Cycle Tour in Addo on Saturday. Newly crowned U23 African champion James Reid celebrates his solo victory in the 80km Extreme mountain bike race during The Herald […]