Hatherly, Strauss hold top form at third XCO Cup
The third round of the 2017 SA National MTB Cup Series XCO took place in Bloemfontein at Happy Valley Conservancy on Saturday 6 May, where Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly took the top honours in the Elite Men’s race and OMX Pro Team’s Mariske Strauss took the Elite Women’s title. The penultimate race of the National […]
Comfortable victories for Buys and Redecker at Free State XCO Cup Series Finale
The Happy Valley Conservancy played host to the fifth and final round of the STIHL 2016 SA XCO Cup Series in Bloemfontein on Saturday 18 June. Novus OMX Pro MTB Team’s Cherie Redecker and Team SCOTT LCB’s Philip Buys took the respective wins in the Elite Women and Men’s category at the first UCI Category […]
XCO Series titles wide open as finale approaches
With the fifth and final round of the STIHL 2016 SA XCO Cup Series rapidly approaching, the Series Title is wide open as the riders prepare for the season finale in the Free State at Happy Valley Conservancy in Bloemfontein on Saturday 18 June. What is important to note, is that all five rounds this […]
Port Elizabeth SA XCO Cup Series in pictures
A truly amazing track was set ablaze with racing here in PE by top riders from all over the country. The fourth round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series took place on 14 May and riders were able to experience the beauty of Baakens Valley while battling out for SA XCO National positions […]
Reid and Strauss lead from the gun at final local Olympic qualifier
James Reid (Team Spur) and Mariske Strauss (Novus OMX Pro Team) displayed their athletic dominance amidst perfect weather conditions and energised crowds when they raced against some of the country’s top mountain bike enthusiasts at Settlers Park Nature Reserve in the fourth round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series in Port Elizabeth on […]
Stihl Series competition heats up ahead of penultimate XCO Cup
Top-notch racing is expected from South Africa’s biggest cross-country racing stars as we go into the penultimate round of the STIHL 2016 SA XCO Cup Series, which shifts across to the Eastern Cape at Settler’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 14 May. The Pro-elite race carries a UCI Category 1 rating, which offers some […]
Leg-power required for National XCO Cup in PE
Round four of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series takes place this year at Settler’s Park in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 14 May. Entries are open and close at midnight on Tuesday 10 May. Eastern Cape Bike Mountain Bike Commissioner, Charl Joubert says: “Although it will be very much the same as last year’s […]
National Champions dominate third XCO Cup at Wolwespruit
South African Mountain Bike Champions James Reid and Cherie Redecker took the respective titles in the Elite Men and Women’s races at the third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series hosted by City of Tshwane at Wolwespruit Bike Park in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria on Saturday 26 March. Pleasant skies and warm mid-twenties temperatures […]
Juniors ready to tackle third SA XCO Cup
The third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series, which takes place at Wolwespruit Bike Park, will be hosted by City of Tshwane in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria on Saturday 26 March. Although the UCI Category 1 rating applies to Pro-Elites only, this does not stop the performance of the younger riders, as they all […]
New venue Wolwespruit gears up for exciting XCO Cup Series
The third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series will be heading to a brand new venue on the calendar at Wolwespruit Bike Park in the City of Tshwane on Saturday 26 March. Wolwespruit is a mountain bike and trail run park located in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria. Named after the spruit that runs through […]
International flair as Gaze and Suss win National XCO Cup
New Zealand’s Samuel Gaze (S-Racing XCO) and Switzerland’s Esther Süss (Wheeler) placed their racing prowess in the spotlight when they won the Pro-Elite Men and Women’s races respectively by a large margin at Helderberg Farms in Somerset West on Saturday for the second round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series. 2014 Commonwealth Games […]
Top quality entry field for XCO Cup in Somerset West
The second round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series – presented by Subaru Cape Town takes place this weekend at Helderberg Farms in the Western Cape, and with an exciting pre-entry line-up of national and international riders, the hype around the event is growing quickly. Included in those to be seen on the […]