Moolman Pasio continues to rise up the world rankings
While Daryl Impey has been making Tour de France history, South African women’s road race champion, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio has been continuing her rise up the International Cycling Union (UCI) rankings with an eighth place overall at the Giro Donne, the most prestigious women’s road stage race in the world. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio continued her […]
Bergstrom overcomes injury ahead of MTB Masters World Champs debut
South African masters cross country mountain biking pocket rocket Natalie Bergstrom (Coffeeberry/Momsen) has overcome her recent knee injury in time to give the final two months of her preparations for the 2013 UCI MTB Masters World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg from 21-25 August a full go. “I’m trying to prepare for the […]
De Groot’s fairytale mountain bike debut with a win at MTN Rooiberg
The fairy tale mountain-bike debut of Robyn de Groot (Needs Sponsor) is far from over. On Saturday (15 June), at the MTN Rooiberg event in Limpopo, she achieved another cycling first when she won the women’s marathon over 75km. Eventual 2nd place Yolandi du Toit in action at MTN_Rooiberg Photo: Zoon Cronje It was her […]
Kleinhans wins Swiss National Marathon title
South African resident Ariane Kleinhans of Team RE:CM claimed her first national mountain bike racing title when she won the Swiss women’s marathon mountain bike championships on Sunday. Team RE:CM’s Ariane Kleinhans proudly wears the Swiss national champion’s jersey following her victory on Sunday. On the left is Milena Landtwig (second) and on the right […]
Burger Pieterse wins tight tussle for Kremetart title
Double Master’s world champion, Lynette Burger Pieterse (Momentum Toyota), used her experience to beat off a field of ambitious young challengers to win the 2013 PPC Kremetart road cycling stage race in the Limpopo Province at the weekend. Lynette Burger secured a hard-fought overall victory and two stage wins at the PPC Kremetart stage race […]
Strauss continues World Cup momentum with career-best sixth
The second round of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series took place in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic at the weekend. Continuing her momentum from the previous weekend in Albstadt, Germany where she finished in 8th place, Mariske Strauss put on another solid performance to claim sixth place in the under-23 women’s race in […]
Moolman-Pasio claims first UCI victory in The Netherlands
South African Time Trial and Road Cycling Champion Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio had the race of her life when she won the UCI 1.2 Boels Rental Hills Classic in Valkenburg, The Netherlands on Friday. The Lotto Belisol Ladies team rider comes off what she terms a “hard race block” having just completed the gruelling Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon. […]