Events

Stefan Garlicki and Sharjah Jonsson explore Morocco

Photographer, Dan Milner has spent the best part of the last three decades travelling the world on mountain bike adventure shoots. With memories of his last Moroccan adventure flooding back he was quick to suggest the Atlas Mountains as the ideal destination for a PRO Community Riders trip. We pump our handlebars around swooping, natural […]

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WPMTBC call for funding: UCI World MTB Champs Cairns

Due to the fact that Cycling South Africa (CSA) is not in a position to contribute towards the travel costs of riders that have been selected to compete at at the UCI World MTB Champs in Cairns, Australia, the selected athletes are required to self-fund the trip. The Western Province Mountain Biking Commission (WPMTBC) has […]

Adventure and Travel

2017 SA Downhill Cup Round 1 | Helderberg

Round one of the 2017 SA Downhill Cup series kicked off with a bang and some tight racing this past weekend. Plenty of KZN riders made the trip down Cape Town to join in and give the Western Province boys a good run for their money on the ever popular Helderberg Downhill track. The event […]

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Garlicki itching to get back onto the track ahead of first SA Cup

The 2017 South African mountain bike season kicks off with its first Downhill National Cup Series race at the Helderberg trails in the Western Cape on Sunday 29 January. This forms part of the MTB Gravity Series taking place on the same weekend. South African National Downhill Champion, Stefan Garlicki (Solid Reverse/Investec) chats about the […]

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Video: Stefan Garlicki – Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Two-time South African downhill mountain bike champion Stefan Garlicki starts his “off season” with a bang! With a German Cup win and numerous other top results under his belt, Stefan certainly has high hopes for 2017. https://www.facebook.com/stefangarlicki/videos/vb.890855117650526/1093099297426106/?type=3&theater Having to shoot this raw video in one day certainly proved to be a massive task. My mission […]

Tech

Bike Check: Stefan Garlicki’s Solid Strike EVO

2016 has had its successes for Stefan Garlicki. He defended his SA National Champs title at Cascades in July, snatched a win in the iXS Downhill Cup, and has been putting up a fight on the World Cup circuit. Stefan rides for Solid Reverse Factory Racing. Photos by Zack Faulkner. Stefan races a Strike EVO […]

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Team SA experience exciting but challenging DHI Worlds course

The 2016 UCI MTB World Downhill Championships took place in Val di Sole, Italy at the weekend, and Team SA described the course as one of the most challenging that they have faced yet. The riders were met with tough conditions and a bone dry, steep course, with deep dust, roots and rocks from top […]

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Team SA prepare for DHI World Championships

The 2016 UCI MTB World Downhill Championships is upon us, and takes place this year in Val di Sole, Italy from 6-11 September. The South African team prepares for a great week of bike building, preparation and practice ahead of the main competition events on Saturday and Sunday. South African National Elite Men’s Downhill Champion, […]

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Garlicki and Thies secure national DHI titles

Capetonian Stefan Garlicki (Investec) and Martitzburger Sabine Thies (Greg Minnaar Cycles/Pizzology/Foxhead South Africa) descended the mountain slopes of Cascades MTB Park in the quickest overall times in the Men and Women’s categories to claim the National Titles at the STIHL 2016 South African National Mountain bike Downhill Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 17 July. For […]

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Team Announcement for DHI World Champs – Val di Sole (ITA)

Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Championships at Val di Sole – Trentino, Italy, from 6-11 September. The following riders have been selected according to the 2016 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria: Elite […]

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SA Downhill Champion returning to defend title

Current Downhill Champion, Stefan Garlicki is returning home from Europe to race on one of his favourite tracks and defend his 2015 title at the 2016 South African National Mountain bike Championships, which take place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg from 16-17 July. “I’m looking forward to next weekend, and I’m really looking forward […]

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Garlicki and Westbrook reflect on an epic DHI National in Paarl

The third round of the 2016 SA National Downhill Cup series took place at Cascade Manor in Paarl on Sunday 1 May. Solid Reverse Factory Racing’s Stefan Garlicki (Sponsored by Investec) took the Elite Men and overall win, with Elite and overall Women’s title going to Kim Westbrook. “The weekend went really well, and my […]