2019 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar
With all the stage races taking place in South Africa and its neighbouring countries, it can get a bit hectic trying to plan your schedule. Here is our list of the mountain bike stage races being held in 2019, so you can start organising your race calendar for the year. Enjoy the ride! 2020 MTB […]
SRAM Western Province Gravity Enduro Series # 1 | Jonkershoek
The 2017 SRAM WP Gravity Enduro series kicked off with a bang in Jonkershoek, starting things on a very positive note. Two very important events occurred in relation to this event, the first of which was the 23mm of rain that we received on Saturday evening. This might not seem stellar, but with the current […]
South African National Downhill Series Round 2 – Jonkershoek
It was all about KZN vs Western Province during round 2 of the South African National Downhill series this past weekend at a slightly more damp Jonkershoek. Following last weekend’s marginal miss over victory, just 1.06 seconds from the top step, Theo Erlangsen finally put together the run that would see him take top honours […]
Livestreaming world first for Tour of Homewood MTB race
This week’s Tour of Homewood mountain bike stage race will make technology history when it becomes the first mountain bike stage race to offer live-streaming coverage for the complete event. The inaugural Tour of Homewood in South Africa will make technological history by becoming the first mountain bike stage race to offer livestreaming coverage throughout […]
Review: Onza Canis 29 x 2.25 Tyres
Though a little before my mountain biking time, Onza (or OnZa) was one of the big brands in mountain bike tyres and other components in the late nineties. While the brand faded away in the early 2000’s more recently a swiss-based company relaunched the Onza brand and range of tyres. Meet the Onza Canis which […]
Weather gods smile upon 2014 Illovo Eston
A revamped course and a superb weather forecast will see a massive field descend upon Eston Club in KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlands this Sunday for one of the province’s biggest one-day mountain bike races, the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge. Participants of the 2014 Illovo Eston MTB Challenge which takes place at the Eston Club this Sunday are […]
Thaba Trails in top condition for Mountain Bike National Champs, Gauteng
Gauteng’s Thaba Trails Mountain Bike Park is gearing up to welcome South Africa’s top cross-country (XCO) and downhill (DHI) competitors as it plays host to the 2014 Cycling SA-MTB National Championships, on 19 and 20 July. Image source: thabatrails.webs.com Situated in the south of Johannesburg at 101 Klip River Drive, Mulbarton, the 450 hectare nature […]
Riders brace for Gauteng’s oldest and coldest race
Entries are streaming in for Gauteng’s oldest – and coldest – off-road race, the Bestmed Walkerville Mountain Bike Classic on July 13. Riders in action during last year’s Bestmed Walkervile MTB Classic. Entries for the 17th edition close on Sunday. Photo: Jetline Action Photo Now in its 17th year, the race promises riders an authentic […]
Epic champ ready for Zuurberg trek
Well-known television presenter and Cape Epic champion in the grand masters category Andrew Mclean will be on the start line of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek, which starts near Addo just outside Port Elizabeth on May 30. Supercycling presenter and triple Cape Epic champion in his age group, Andrew Mclean, will participate in the three-day […]
Tough, technical and beautiful MTB Marathon Worlds course awaits
The buzz ahead of the 2014 UCI MTB Marathon World Championships continues to build in KwaZulu-Natal’s capital as course designer Nick Floros and his team make the final tweaks to the widely anticipated route for of the global showcase. Race Coordinator Andrew van Rensburg, Event Director Alec Lenferna and globally renowned Course Designer Nick Floros […]
Enduro Champ Tracy Moseley shifts focus to XCO
Having achieved all that she could in her downhill mountain biking career, former women’s downhill World Champion Tracy Moseley now has her sights firmly set on a spot on the English Cross Country team for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and this weekend’s 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, in Pietermaritzburg will serve […]
Hermida and Van Houts take the Absa Cape Epic Prologue
The fifth prologue in the eleven year history of the Absa Cape Epic set the seeding order for tomorrow’s [Monday, 24 March 2014] Stage 1. Riders climb Stairway to Heaven during the Prologue of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville outside Cape Town, South Africa […]