Western Cape road racing about to take off with Lights By Linea Hero Challenge
After the successful hosting of the Lights By Linea criterium events in Stellenbosch toward the end of 2013, event director Wayne Roberts has extended the series of events into the summer of 2014. The series will then be followed by a series of long distance one-day races, forming a winter series, with another group of […]
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Moolman-Pasio, Gerber crowned African Champions in road races [updated]
Olympian Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and junior cyclist Monique Gerber were crowned African Continental Champions in the elite and junior women’s road races in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, today. Photo Credit: Raymond Cox Moolman-Pasio, who represents Momentum Toyota Cycling Team in South Africa and races for the Lotto Belisol Ladies team whilst in Europe, added the continental […]
National Road Team Announced for African Continental Champs (EGYPT)
Cycling South Africa has announced the road cycling team that will be participating in the 2013 African Continental Championships, which takes place in Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt, from 29 November to 5 December 2013. The riders will compete in all the road cycling disciplines during the prestigious Championship event, these being the Team Time Trial, […]
Geldenhuys does the double at the Msunduzi Road Challenge 2013
Port Elizabeth resident Francois Geldenhuys produced the fastest overall time on Sunday in the Road Race which coupled with his Time Trial victory on Saturday meant that he completed a pair of victories in his age category on a gloomy day in Noodsberg at the 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge. In what proved to be more […]
Msunduzi Road Race entries extended
The organisers of the 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge have closed the entry for the 29km time trial this Saturday 26 October after the entry hit its peak number of entrants, but with a steady stream of late entries being processed for the road races on Sunday, the organisers have extended the entries for the Road […]
John-Lee Augustyn joins Team MTN-Qhubeka
John-Lee Augustyn will return to professional cycling next year with Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. The South African returns to the sport after spending time off the bike to recover from a hip injury he sustained while racing as a professional. Image credit: www.teammtnqhubeka.com Augustyn turned professional with Team Barloworld in 2007 and remained there until […]
Full road closure for the Msunduzi Road Challenge
Road cyclists are turning their attention to the Msunduzi Road Challenge on 26 and 27 October because it lays on full road closure, guaranteeing their safety during the time trial and road races. That’s the opinion of Westville Cycle Club head Kelvin du Sart, who says the sport is alive and well in KwaZulu-Natal but […]
Momentum Toyota continue women’s road race dominance
Former South African road race champion, Lynette Burger, outsprinted her rivals to claim victory in the Engen Dynamic Cycle Challenge in Pretoria on Sunday, giving her Momentum Toyota team a total of seven wins in seven races. Image credit: www.cyclenation.co.za A headwind in the finishing straight of the 103km race gave Burger the opportunity to […]
Four African Riders To Make WorldTour Debut In Lombardia
This Sunday presents another opportunity for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung to display its project to the world when it lines up for another of cycling’s monuments, Il Lombardia. As the team hopes to make its GrandTour debut in 2014, the race allows another opportunity to race in front of the Giro d’Italia organisation. The WorldTour […]
Cycling the extra mile for the RedCap Foundation
The fourth annual Ride for RedCap, a gruelling 640km bicycle ride from Johannesburg to Durban, is fast approaching and is now open to all those who feel that they have what it takes to complete one of the most daunting challenges on the local cycling calendar from November 24-25. Image credit: Pierre Tostee The Ride […]
World Champ Ackermann returns for Msunduzi 2013
South Africa’s newest cycling world champion Neville Ackermann will proudly don his crisp, new UCI rainbow striped jersey at the Msunduzi Road Challenge on 26 and 27 October as the Highveld star tackles both the time trial and road race in his men’s 55-59 year category after winning the time trial world title in Italy […]
Racing in Belgium and Italy awaits Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung returns to racing this week with tomorrow’s Milano-Torino (1.HC) and Tour de l’Eurométropole (2.1) starting on Thursday. The races are part of the final European program for 2013 and are being used as a build up to the last major events of the season, Il Lombardia and Paris Tours. Image credit: […]