Video: Johann Potgieter previews the Cairns World Champs DH track
A course preview with South African flavour as national champion Johann Potgieter guides us through the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships downhill course in Cairns, Australia.
Emphatic Silver for Alan Hatherly at UCI MTB World Champs
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly capped off his best ever XCO season by finishing in second place in the U23 Men’s race at the UCI MTB World Champs in Australia, on Friday 8 September. Hatherly completed the six laps of the 4.3km course in 1:17:57, some 11 seconds behind New Zealand’s, Sam Gaze who won his […]
Follow the action at the 2017 UCI MTB World Championships in Cairns
The 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships will be taking place in Cairns, Australia this weekend and South African riders will be representing in both XCO and DH disciplines. Here’s how you can follow the action and support our riders. The one to watch: Greg Minnaar will be hoping to put the disappointment of losing […]
Video: The Syndicate – World Championships Andorra
After a week of rain in the Pyrenees, the track at Vallnord, Andorra was relatively dry, fast, and as technical as ever. Both Greg and Josh laid down super-fast runs, but it all finally came together for Loic Bruni, and he came down just over two seconds faster, which netted Greg the silver and Josh […]
Croeser contravenes UCI medical rules
National team rider Rourke Croeser was found to be in possession of a syringe at the recent World MTB Championships in Andorra. This is in direct contravention of the UCI Medical rules and specifically in relation to the sub-section “Ban on Injections”. The possession of syringes is in violation of UCI Medical rule 13.03.058 (2). […]
Video: DH World Championships Vallnord 2015 highlights
DH World Championships Vallnord 2015 highlights:
Video: World Champs XCO course preview – Vallnord
Follow Erin Huck and Claudio Caluori for a lap on the XCO course in Vallnord.
Team announcement for MTB XCO and DHI World Champs – Hafjell
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 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway, from 2-7 September. The following riders have been selected according to the 2014 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria.
MTB World Champs leaves R3 billion indelible print on PMB
After the dust has settled and the bike wheels stop turning the local organising committee of the UCI Mountain Bike Masters and MTB and Trials World Championships triggered an economic boom for the city of Pietermaritzburg and its broader regional economy worth R3 billion in direct economic activity and media exposure. Image credit: Darren Goddard/Gameplan […]
MTB Talk SA: Greg Minnaars’ winning moment & a wrap of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Champs
It was another breath-taking performance from Greg Minnaar last Sunday at Cascades and this week on MTB Talk SA we relive that exact moment. Dave Macleod was there and was doing commentary for radio as the South African hurtled his way down the course. Relive that moment and excitement on this weeks’ show. Dave also […]
Schurter’s World Title defence a result of consistency
Nothing is certain in mountain bike racing. But the remarkable consistency of Switzerland’s Nino Schurter strongly challenges that well-worn statement. The 27-year-old Swiss successfully defended his Elite men’s Cross-country (XCO) world title when he powered to a clinical victory on a technical course in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on Saturday. Nino Schurter’s seven laps were super-consistent, […]
Van der Ploeg ploughs his way to Eliminator gold
Australian Paul Van der Ploeg snatched the gold medal in the men’s final of the cross country eliminator at the UCI MTB and Trials world Championships with a daring inside move on the first corner, while Swedish rider Alexandra Engen dominated from start to finish to claim the women’s title ahead of the Swiss duo […]