FedGroup Itec signs Knox
The FedGroup Itec professional mountain bike racing team announced on Monday the signing of Max Knox, one of South Africa’s most accomplished marathon mountain bike racers. Max Knox has been signed to the FedGroup Itec team and will join Kevin Evans in the team’s quest for a place on the overall podium at the 2014 […]
Minnaar back on the beat after knee injury, Fourie takes women’s victory
Downhill World Champion Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) took his World Champs rainbow jersey to his local track and claimed victory in his first race since his knee operation late last year, posting a winning time of 3 minutes 17.631 seconds in the opening round of the Southern African MTB Cup Series in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, […]
Buys nails XCO victory for top UCI race points on home soil
Philip Buys (Scott Sports) conquered the heat and the course changes at the hot and humid Cascades MTB Park to secure victory and a valuable 60 UCI points in the opening round of the Southern African MTB Cup Series in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. Philip Buys (Scott Sports) Brendon Davids (Trek South Africa) Rourke Croeser (Kargo […]
Strauss continues women’s XCO domination, Haw excels in Junior race
Mariske Strauss (Orange Monkey Pro Team) and Bianca Haw (BMC-SA) excelled in their races at the opening round of the Southern African MTB Cup Series, which took place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. After a week of rain and dismal conditions, riders were greeted with very hot and humid weather. Mariske Strauss […]
Southern African MTB Cup Series opening round this weekend at Cascades
The opening round of the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series kicks off in Pietermaritzburg, at Cascades Mountain Bike Park, on 15 and 16 March. Wet and cold conditions have prevailed throughout the week leading up to the event, and the host province is hoping that the rain stays at bay for the weekend’s […]
Two Riders Out Of Absa Cape Epic Due To Doping
Two South African mountain bikers are out of the Absa Cape Epic after failing anti-doping tests. One of the riders has been provisionally suspended by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) and in the meantime is not eligible to take part in any races sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) – including […]
Race Report: 2014 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Momentum MTB Challenge
The new venue for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Momentum MTB Challenge drew a sold out field to the Le Bonheur Wine Estate in Stellenbosch, and a host of world class riders littered the start line for the 55km route. As always it was a great honour to start with names like Sauser, Lill, […]
WIN: Entries to the 2014 Trans Karoo up for grabs
We’ve got four entries for the 2014 Trans Karoo to give away over the next few weeks. Simply share your most embarrassing cycling moment with us and you could win. The Trans Karoo is a 240km endurance mountain bike event taking riders from Ceres to Sutherland through the famed Tankwa Karoo. Competing solo, in teams […]
De Groot takes dominant win at Dullstroom
Current South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota), claimed a morale-boosting win at the opening round of the MTN National Marathon Mountain Bike Series in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga on Saturday. Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota) and Lourens Luus (RE:CM) celebrate their respective overall women and men’s category wins at the MTN Dullstroom on Saturday.Photo […]
International riders dominate stage two of ISUZU Ride The Rock
The Swiss and Bermudan flags were flying high on Saturday, 08 February 2014 with Konny Looser and Flora Duffy crossing the finish line first in their respective categories after Stage Two of the action packed ISUZU Ride The Rock Mountain Bike (MTB) Race. Konny Looser (Switzerland) took top honours in the men’s race on Saturday, […]
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 […]
UCI World Cup Programme for PMB 2014
Big changes for 2014 are that the UCI has taken media advice and moved the Downhill from Sunday to Saturday with the XCO now on Sunday as the final event. Also the XCE has been dropped from the South African round due to a change in event timing as the UCI looks to standardize viewing […]