Tour of Qatar #4: Cavendish back in Gold after Boasson Hagen punctures
The 4th stage of the Tour of Qatar saw Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) win a select group sprint ahead of Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Katusha). It would be a dramatic finish to the 4th stage of the Tour of Qatar as our race leader Edvald Boasson Hagen punctured with just 8km to […]
Tour of Qatar #3: Edvald Boasson Hagen powers to stage win and overall lead
Edvald Boasson Hagen put on an incredible display of power during the 3rd stage of the Tour of Qatar, to win the 11km time trial by 25″ from Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo). Manuel Quinziato (BMC Racing) rounded out the podium in 3rd place. It was always known that the time trial stage of the Tour […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka set its sights on South African National Championships
The South African National Championships will take place from 10th – 14th February in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The elite time trial happens on Thursday 11th and the elite/u23 road race will be the final event on Sunday the 14th. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will be out to defend the national road race champions jersey […]
Tour of Qatar #2: Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka put in strong ride to retain race lead
A mass crash would affect the 2nd Tour of Qatar stage but our Dimension Data for Qhubeka team kept out of trouble in the front of peloton to have Mark Cavendish take 2nd place in a photo finish with Alexander Kristoff (Katusha). Roy Jans (Wanty Gobert) was 3rd. The 2nd stage of the of the […]
Mark Cavendish secures first victory for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka
Mark Cavendish opened his season victory account today at stage 1 of the Tour of Qatar, giving Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka its inaugural win. Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) was 2nd and Andrea Guardini (Astana) took 3rd. The opening stage of the Tour of Qatar got off to a blistering start today as a lead group […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka Preview: Tour of Qatar
The Tour of Qatar gets underway on Monday 8 February and our African Team will be lining-up once again in the early season UCI 2.HC desert race. The race will be run over 5 stages with the 3rd stage being an 11km individual time trial. As seasoned cycling fans will know already, the Tour of […]
Dubai Tour #4: Mark Cavendish places 3rd on final stage
The final stage of the Dubai Tour saw another thrilling bunch sprint that Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep) would win ahead of Elia Viviani (Team Sky) with our Mark Cavendish taking the final podium spot. Kittel’s win was also enough to see him win the Dubai Tour overall. After losing Bernie Eisel to a broken collarbone sustained […]
Dubai Tour #3: Natnael Berhane tries his luck during finale
The 3rd stage of the Dubai Tour would not go the way of Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka with a late mechanical putting an end to our hopes today. Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar) would triumph, Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) was 2nd- also pulling on the race leaders jersey, with Silvain Dillier (BMC) 3rd on the stage. […]
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka launches Continental outfit
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka are proud to announce the launch of our Continental development team for 2016. The South African registered squad will comprise of 10 African riders who will race a mainly European program in 2016. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka sees the launch of its very own Continental outfit as a logical […]
Dubai Tour #1: Mark Cavendish finishes 2nd in Dubai opener
Mark Cavendish would net his first podium placing for Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka at the opening Dubai Tour stage today, sprinting to 2nd place just behind Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quickstep). Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo) was 3rd. Initially 4 riders got away early in the stage before 2 more joined them up front to form a lead […]
Dimension Data hope to defend Cavendish’s Dubai Tour title
Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka will next take to the start of the UCI 2.HC Dubai Tour. The 4-day race begins on Wednesday the 3rd February and comes to an end with the final stage on Saturday. As the defending champion, Mark Cavendish will start the Dubai Tour alongside a strong mix of riders from […]
DiData ‘racing to win’ Tour of Good Hope
After coming up short against Australia’s Team Drapac last year, Dimension Data’s continental team will be racing to win this month’s Bestmed Tour of Good Hope. Team manager Kevin Campbell said the five-day tour through the Cape Winelands, which starts on February 29, was an excellent conditioner for them ahead of their European campaign. “We’ll […]