6 MTN-Qhubeka riders up for African Cyclist of the Year
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to have 6 riders nominated for the African Cyclist of the Year Trophy. The nominees were announced by the organisers of the Tropicala Amissa Bongo as they have always been, since the event initiated the award back in 2012. The African Cyclist of the Year will be voted for by […]
Team MTN Qhubeka wins Coronation Double Century
In what proved to be an epic battle for the podium with a time difference of only 1.4 seconds, Team MTN Qhubeka clinched the main prize at the 23rd annual Coronation Double Century on Saturday 21 November 2015 in a time of 05:05:41.00 beating second placed Tag Heuer Spartens by Harris with a time of […]
Bicycles Change Lives Ride-a-thon on 28 November
#BicyclesChangeLives aims to mobilise people through bicycle donations to Qhubeka, World Bicycle Relief’s programme in South Africa. Join Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as they Make It Count and participate in the 24-hour Bicycles Change Lives Ride-a-thon beginning on 28 November 2015. The goal of the #BicyclesChangeLives campaign is to raise funds for 5 000 bicycles […]
Teshome takes farewell win at Satellite Classic
Africa Games gold medallist Meron Teshome said farewell to his MTN-Qhubeka teammates in fine style when he raced to victory in the Bestmed Satellite Classic, presented by ASG, near Hartbeespoort Dam on Saturday. The Eritrean, who triumphed in the individual time-trial at last month’s continental tournament, sprinted to the classic win on the Hartbeeshoek road […]
Kanstanstin Siutsou adds firepower to Team Dimension Data from 2016
With planning for the 2016 season already well underway, we are ecstatic in announcing Kanstanstin Siutsou as the latest addition to our African team, set to race as Team Dimension Data next year. Kanstanstin is one of the real powerhouses of the professional peloton and he joins our team after spending the past 4 seasons […]
Cameron Meyer joins Team Dimension Data in 2016
MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, who will race as Team Dimension Data from next year onward, are delighted to announce that Cameron Meyer has signed for Africa’s Team. Cameron Meyer will join our South African registered team after having spent the past 4 seasons with the Australian Orica-Greenedge outfit. Meyer, at still only 27 years of age, […]
Paris-Tours: Dougall & Van Zyl both go on the offensive
The Paris-Tours saw a dramatic finale with Matteo Trentin (Etixx-Quickstep) taking the win ahead of his late breakaway mates Tosh van der Sande (Lotto-Soudal) and Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing). Paris-Tours would be a frighteningly fast race as riders averaged 49.6km/h for the 231km route. The defining moment of the race came as early as […]
Gran Premio Beghelli: Merhawi Kudus takes GPM and Sprint competition
The Gran Premio Beghelli saw a select bunch sprint decide the race victor with Sonny Colbrelli (Bardiani) being the fastest. Manuel Belletti (Southeast) was 2nd and Roberto Ferrari (Lampre) took 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung was put on display for the majority of the day by Merhawi Kudus, as he and Jef van Meirhaeghe (Topsport […]
Abu Dhabi Tour #4: Racing season comes to a close on Yas Marina motor circuit
The final stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour came down to sprint finish on the Yas Marina Motor Circuit with Elia Viviani (Team Sky) powering to the stage win. World Champion Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Andrea Gaurdini (Astana) took 3rd. It would be 20 laps of the famous Formula 1 track for the […]
Giro dell’ Emillia: Merhawi Kudus climbs to a top 10 finish
The Giro dell Emillia, our penultimate Italian race of the season saw Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale) take the win ahead of his late breakaway mates, Andrea Fedi (Southeast) and Angel Madrazo (Caja-Rural). Our Merhawi Kudus would finish in 10th place. Today the riders would get the racing underway in the pouring rain and it […]
Abu Dhabi Tour #3: Songezo Jim impresses once again
The 3rd and Queen stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour saw Esteban Chaves (Orica-Greenedge) take the stage win as well as the leaders jersey. Fabio Aru (Astana) was 2nd and Wout Poels (Team Sky) finished in 3rd place. Although today was only 140km in length, it would be one of the more difficult races to […]
Abu Dhabi Tour #2: Theo Bos abandons after heavy fall
The 2nd stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour came down to another expected bunch sprint with Elia Viviani (Team Sky) taking the spoils. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was 2nd and Fabio Sabatini (Etixx-Quickstep) was 3rd. For MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung it wouldn’t be the best of days as our ace sprint card, Theo Bos crashed out of […]