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Herald Sun Tour #1: Tyler Farrar fastest for MTN-Qhubeka

The Herald Sun Tour got underway today with a quick 2.1km prologue. The short technical course around Melbourne was quite a spectacle with William Clarke (Drapac) clocking the fastest time to take the victory. Caleb Ewan (Orica-Greenedge) and Brenton Jones (Drapac) rounded out the podium. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung had Tyler Farrar stop the clock […]

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Team MTN-Qhubeka to SA National Championships

This week the South African National Road Championships get underway in Mbombela (previously known as Nelspruit). The Men’s elite time trial will take place on Thursday 5th of February while the road race is on Saturday 7th of February. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will send a strong quartet of riders to defend our national road […]

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Challenge Mallorca #4: Kristian Sbaragli sprints into top 10

The final race of the Mallorca Challenge saw the expected bunch sprint materialize. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung were in the mix as Kristian Sbaragli sprinted his way to 9th position. The first rider across the line though was Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling) he just pipped Andre Greipel (Lotto – Soudal) and Ben Swift (Team Sky) […]

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Mallorca Challenge: Valverde wins after brave ride by Merhawi Kudus

The third Mallorca Challenge race was one for the climbers as the route included no less than 7 categorised climbs. After coming 2nd behind our Steve Cummings during yesterday’s race, Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) managed to go one better to claim the victory today. He crossed the line solo with Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) coming 2nd and […]

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Great team effort sets up Steve Cummings for the win!

The 2nd day of racing at the Mallorca Challenge proved to be a magical day for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung as Steve Cummings earned our team’s first victory of the season! Steve put in a late attack with just a kilometer to go after teammate Johann van Zyl spent over 145km’s in the days’ main […]

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ROTOR presents Q-Rings for Qhubeka

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be using the ROTOR Q-Rings this season on all models of its Cervélo bikes. We are quite excited at this partnership and are pleased to report that ROTOR’s passion and support for the Qhubeka initiative has led them to produce special edition ROTOR Q-Rings for Qhubeka. The special edition Q-Rings […]

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Andy Stauff – Crash Report

Today saw MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung begin their racing season at the Mallorca Challenge. Unfortunately we did not have the ideal start to our seasons campaign as Andreas Stauff crashed out of the race in the closing kilometers. It was a chaotic finale as the crosswinds pushed the peloton into the gutters. The high speed and […]

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2015 MTN-Qhubeka Cervélo Team Bikes

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are happy to unveil its 2015 range of Cervélo bikes it will be using this season. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be making use of all 3 of Cervélo’s top end road frames, the R5, S5 and P5. All the bikes will be equipped with ROTOR rings, cranks and power meters, KMC […]

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Preview: MTN-Qhubeka take on Challenge Mallorca

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will begin its racing season at the Challenge Mallorca starting on the 29th of January. The Challenge Mallorca is comprised of 4 separate one day races (UCI 1.1) taking place over 4 days on the island of Mallorca. Teams are allowed to select new rosters for each race, alternating riders to […]

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MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung to race Amgen Tour of California

Today the organisers of the Amgen Tour of California announced the 18 teams that will participate in its 10th anniversary event. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are really happy to have been included in this years’ edition of the race. The Amgen Tour of California is America’s premier cycling race and takes place from 10-17 May. […]

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Tirreno Adriatico and Milan Sanremo wildcards for Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung

On Monday RCS Sport announced the wildcard recipients for their respective 2015 World Tour events. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung are delighted that for the 3rd year running, they have been included in both the Tirreno Adriatico and Milan Sanremo events. We would like to thank RCS Sport for extending these invitations to our team. We […]

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John-Lee Augustyn joins Team MTN-Qhubeka

John-Lee Augustyn will return to professional cycling next year with Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung. The South African returns to the sport after spending time off the bike to recover from a hip injury he sustained while racing as a professional. Image credit: www.teammtnqhubeka.com Augustyn turned professional with Team Barloworld in 2007 and remained there until […]