Training camp and seminars organised by the UCI in Africa
The UCI (International Cycling Union), with the support and collaboration of Dr. Wagih Azzam, President of CAC and UCI Vice President, Mr. Yao Allah Kouamé, CAC Secretary General and Mr. William Newman, President of Cycling South Africa, will be hosting a rider training camp, coaching seminar, mechanics course and anti-doping information sessions in January and […]
‘Africa’s Bike City’ shines upon review
Since the concerted effort to position Pietermaritzburg as Africa’s “Bike City” began in 2008, the collaboration between Cycling South Africa, event organisers and the province of KwaZulu-Natal has triggered economic revenue of over R170 million in the region, with associated media exposure and marketing value estimated at over R5 billion. The UCI MTB and Trials […]
PMB World Cup: DH Qualifying
Qualifying for the 2014 PMB World Cup took a surprising turn with Aaron Gwin taking top spot, with Josh Bryceland second and Greg Minnaar shortly after. Gee Atherton had an unfortunate over-the-bar incident, but was unhurt, so don’t count him out of the running either. Josh ‘Ratboy’ Bryceland during practice Josh Lowe of Great Britain […]
Gwin goes fastest in Downhill qualifying
Specialized Racing Downhill team star Aaron Gwin produced the quickest time in the men’s downhill qualifying at the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, as he finished two and a half seconds ahead of Santa Cruz Syndicate duo of Josh Bryceland and Pietermaritzburg’s own world champion Greg Minnaar after the final round of […]
Cross Country World Cup stars sweat it out in Maritzburg heat
The globe’s top cross country mountain biking stars continued their preparations for the opening leg of the 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg in energy-sapping hot and dry conditions. RSA-Web’s Renay Groustra will be hoping to impress in front of a home crowd when he tackles’ Sunday’s […]
PMB World Cup: First day of practice
First day of practice at the Pietermaritzburg MTB World Cup, and the downhill guys are getting warmed up. The course isn’t as forgiving as some might have thought and the additions are catching some riders out. Josh ‘Ratboy’ Bryceland still deciding to run the full Santa Cruz V10 DH rig over the new Nomad [/caption] […]
UCI gives PMB MTB World Cup the green light
With the clock ticking by and the start of this weekend’s 2014 UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg, presented by Shimano, getting ever closer, the International Cycling Union (UCI) have given the Cascades MTB Park-based event an unqualified thumbs up. Myriam Nicole Nick Floros’ revamped cross country course has been the talk of the event thus […]
PMB World Cup: Sam Hill bike check and Nigel Page interview
Ryan Franklin from Monster Energy caught up with Nigel Page, manager of Team CRC/Nukeproof to see what they were running for the Pietermaritzburg DH course. Turns out it’s something very special. https://soundcloud.com/thehubsa/20140409-180949 Team CRC/Nukeproof have opted to go the full custom route for this year’s PMB World Cup. The course being significantly more pedally than […]
MTB World Cup: Checking out the DH course
It’s finally here, the first round of the UCI World Cup in Pietermaritzburg. Yesterday was the start of the festivities and a chance for all the riders to check out the Downhill course. There have been a few changes to the course this year, namely an extension to the rock gardens at the top of […]
Video: UCI MTB World Cup season preview
Excited for this year’s UCI MTB World Cup season? We are too. Check out a preview of what is in store for this year, with, of course, Pietermaritzburg as the opening round from 10-13 April 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udXSq_ljZyM Make sure you don’t miss out on the festivities and fun in Pietermaritzburg this year. For details on […]
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 […]
Maritzburg enhancing its “Africa’s Bike City” reputation
With the 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge just over a month away, Pietermaritzburg continues to establish itself as the cycling hub of South Africa and Africa “Bike City” with a strong reputation for hosting international cycling events across a wide variety of disciplines. Anthony Grote The General Manager for Infrastructure Management and Economic Services at the […]