Tandems get the green light for Msunduzi Road Challenge 2013
The 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge will be introducing tandem bicycles for the first time after the organisers were asked about the possibility of having the two-person bicycles in the race and it has been suggested that tandem riders use this race as an opportunity to prepare for the big road classics coming up around the […]
Masters’ age categories for UWCT qualifier, Msunduzi Road Challenge
With just under a month to go, road racing cyclists in the non-elite racing categories are preparing for the 2013 Msunduzi Road Challenge, which is the only leg of the global UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) on the African continent, in and around the Noodsberg / Wartburg area near Pietermaritzburg, on 26 and 27 October. […]
Mclean to strengthen field at Msunduzi 2013
The Msunduzi Road Challenge for 2013 has received a huge boost with the knowledge that popular South African cycling personality Andrew Mclean has entered to take part in the race and will be hoping to qualify for the 2014 UCI World Cycling Tour Final when the race takes place on October 26 and 27. Image […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka announces TTT squad for World Championships
The team time trial for the UCI World Championship takes place on Sunday, 22 September and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is proud to have qualified for the event through winning the UCI Africa Tour. The team has been training in Lucca, Italy, and has selected the final six riders to start the event. Forming part […]
Only UCI World Cycling Tour qualifying event in Africa for Pietermaritzburg
Entries for the Msunduzi Road Challenge are now open and road cyclists competing in the Masters’ categories have the opportunity to participate in the only leg of the UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) on the African continent, held in Pietermaritzburg next month on 26 and 27 October 2013. Image credit: Anthony Grote – Gameplan Media […]
2014 SA Road Championships – a race for all cyclists
The 2014 SA National Road Championships’ organisers are steamrolling ahead with their preparations, and are announcing the distances and routes for the prestigious event on the national calendar, which takes place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from 4-9 February 2014. Image credit: Mylene Loumeau Dubbed as the “race for all cyclists”, the National Road Championships will see […]
Determined Havinga returns for Msunduzi Road Challenge 2013
Pietermaritzburg businessman and cycling enthusiast Tinus Havinga is set on keeping his brother’s legacy alive as he attempts to qualify for the UCI World Cycling Tour Finals in 2014 when he takes part in the Msunduzi Road Challenge on the 26 and 27 October starting in Noodsburg. Havinga had to travel abroad to Trento in […]
Ciolek takes impressive win on Stage 2 of Tour of Britain
Gerald Ciolek salvaged what was becoming a day to forget for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung by winning Stage 2 of the Tour of Britain. Image credit: Dean Reeve Photography Africa’s first Professional Continental team lost both Andreas Stauff and Ferekalsi Debesay to crashes during Stage 2 and the day was looking bleak until Ciolek survived […]
Team MTN-Qhubeka Development Squad wins big in Race For Victory
The MTN-Qhubeka World Cycling Centre Africa team put on an impressive performance during the Rand Water Race for Victory on Sunday. The 150 kilometre event is known as one of the toughest in Gauteng, as a large part of race goes through the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. Photo Credit: www.cyclenation.co.za Calvin Beneke lead the team home […]
KZN awarded 2014 SA Road and TT Championship
KwaZulu-Natal has been awarded the 2014 SA National Road Cycling and Time Trial Championships, which will take place from 4-9 February 2014. The iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium towers above the beachfront where the 2014 SA National Time Trial Championships will be held. Photo: Mylene Loumeau The city of Durban played host to the successful 2012 […]
Bayern-Rundfahrt: Gerald Ciolek fourth in the opener
Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung got off to a great start in the 34th International Bayern Rundfahrt (May 22-26 / UCI 2.HC), with a fourth place finish for Gerald Ciolek. After 193.1 kilometers from Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm to Mühldorf am Inn, the 26-year old just missed out on the podium as the win went to […]