Provinces battle it out for Spur Schools MTB Interprovincial title
The 2016 Spur Schools Mountain Bike League wrapped up a highly successful season with a nail-biting Interprovincial Championship, which saw the top riders in each of the competing regions join forces for the best possible go at the coveted trophy. North West Province crowned Provincial Spur Schools MTB League Champions. Pictured with Arianne Kleinhans and […]
Top teams crowned at 2016 Spur Schools MTB League Finals
A record Spur Schools Mountain Bike League season, which saw more than 10 500 kids competing across South Africa, culminated in a nail-biting final at Bekker School in Magaliesburg this weekend. Ariane Kleinhans of Team Spur wishing the youth women 15 years good luck before their race. With 438 mountain bike riders representing 84 schools […]
Counting down to Spur Schools MTB League Finals
Tension is mounting with the 2016 Spur Schools Mountain Bike League National finals only days away following a record-breaking season, which saw more than 10 000 riders compete in 45 events across South Africa, Zambia and Namibia. Competition was fierce at all the regional events as only the top schools and individual category winners in […]
Lydenburg High reigns supreme in Mpumalanga
Lydenburg High School reigned supreme in the 2016 Mpumalanga Spur Schools Mountain Bike League Finals at Mankele Mountain Bike Park this weekend and once again clinched the regional trophy with a huge margin logging 951 points. Junior Men’s finals of the Mpumalanga Spur Schools MTB League finals. Nelspruit High School finished in second place with […]
Potchefstroom Gimnasium wins North West Spur Schools MTB League
Tension is mounting around the country for the 2016 Spur Schools MTB Finals and Interprovincial Championships to be hosted in October. This year it featured 45 events, an estimated 500 schools and 10 000 MTB enthusiasts competing across the country for a spot in the finals. Following a stellar season, the 2016 North West Series […]
Western Cape Schools MTB Champions crowned
Parel Vallei High School wrapped up the 2016 Spur Schools Mountain Bike League season in stellar style winning both the mixed and women’s categories, while Paul Roos Gymnasium was crowned men’s champion. DF Malan High School finished second in the women’s and mixed categories, while Montana High School in Worcester took third place in the […]
Mpumalanga Spur Schools MTB finals this weekend
Tension is mounting countrywide with the 2016 Spur High Schools League National Finals, to be hosted at Bekker School in Magaliesberg in October, around the corner. This weekend riders in Mpumalanga will have the last opportunity to log points for their schools in an attempt to qualify for the event. More than 60 schools participated […]
Video: Spur Sizzling Skillz – Cornering Fast
Cornering at speed and with confidence is one of the best ways to make up time on a mountain bike course. Watch as Olympian James Reid explains the key skills to staying smooth and fast in corners. Get practicing, the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League National Finals are almost here!
Olympic MTB, James Reid to attend Western Cape final tomorrow
Tension is mounting countrywide for the 2016 Spur High Schools League National Finals to be hosted at Bekker School in Magaliesberg in October as an exciting season wraps up this month with the last regional qualifying events. Local riders will pull out all the stops on Saturday (17 September) when they take to the track […]
Who will be the Western Cape Spur League Champions?
Riders will pull out all the stops on Saturday, 17 September when they take to the track at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch for the 2016 Western Cape finals of the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League. The top schools in the Western Cape will get to compete against the top schools from around South Africa […]
Spur Schools MTB League weekend roundup
Heading into the last month before the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League National finals in October, schools are pulling out all the stops to qualify. This weekend mountain bike enthusiasts in the Northern Cape, Free State, Kwazulu Natal and Limpopo will have another opportunity to add to their point count and better their positions on […]
Six Spur Schools MTB League races this weekend
The Spur Schools Mountain Bike League is gaining momentum as riders across South Africa are giving it their all to qualify for the 2016 National Finals in Magaliesburg in October. On Saturday, 27 August keen mountain bike riders in six provinces will have another opportunity to generate points to secure their spot on the team […]