Race Report: 99er Cycle Tour
Once again, the timing on the We Benefit 99er Cycle Tour collided with SA Champs being held in Oudtshoorn, which meant that many of the regular instigators in the peloton were rolling the dice for a chance of glory. The weather could not have been a more perfect greeting for the riders on the morning. […]
Race report: Stellenbosch Cycle Tour – The Hell’s of the North
With the Coronation Double Century done and dusted it is that time of the year again when you roll the dice and see what you have left in the legs for the Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour. On collecting our race packs we were given a lucky packet full of arts and crafts with two shirt […]
Race report: A Savage Coronation Double Century
We’re about 31 kilometres into the 2017 Coronation Double Century, maybe 35 – it’s all a bit blurry at the moment but Tradouw Pass looms. Right now it feels like an episode of Prison Break because the veins in Theunis de Bruin’s calves look a lot like Michael Scofield’s tattoos – a veritable map leading […]
Race Report: A proper Durbie Dashing
Coming off the high of a cracking One Tonner, the boys were frothing for the Durbie Dash. This led to at least 45 minutes of discussions around possible tactics for the race and analysis of Windpomp, in the end, it was decided to stick to what we know and go out and hammer. We set […]
Race Report: Enjoy One Tonner – When the South Easter has to work weekends
As a result of many teams traditionally using the Enjoy One Tonner as a dress rehearsal for the Coronation Double Century, the Pedal Power Association decided to introduce an official team category for the 2017 edition. We entered a full complement of 12 riders but lost our breakaway specialist, Jarred, before the start due to […]
Pure Savage Race Report: 99er Cycle Tour
The South African National Road Champs, Tankwa Trek, TransCape MTB as well as the World Triathlon Series did little to thwart the spirits of the thousands of riders that lined up to ride the 99er Cycle Tour in Durbanville on Saturday. Owing to this fact the lack of firepower up front was clearly evident and […]
Pure Savage race report: Bouckaert-Soenen
It was a very early start to the morning out in Paarl for the first road race of the year, The Bouckaert-Soenen Road race run by the Paarl Rotary Club. Due to training for the Epic, XCO races and offspring due, only one Pure Savage was able to make it to the start in Paarl […]
Pure Savage race report: West Coast Wheel Suckers
After being postponed a few months ago the Outriders West Coast Express was the final Pedal Power Association event of the year. Due to Tokai opening, The Cape Town Sevens and the festive season having kicked off most of the Savage team was out of action for the action on Sunday, the remaining Pure Savage […]
Pure Savage Coronation Double Century 2016: A parable of pain and pleasure
Like most ardent cyclists in Cape Town the Coronation Double Century is a highlight on the racing calendar for Pure Savage – the team was of course founded because of this event so it’s an auspicious occasion for us. While we’ve lost a few stalwarts over the years, including some of the original Savages, we’ve […]
Race Report: Durbie Dash with Pure Savage
As the morning of the 2016 Chris Willemse Cycles Durbie Dash approached it became increasingly apparent that this year’s Durbie Dash was going to be spent in the gutter. When the morning arrived, so did the wind! The team decided to roll from the A group for a little more suffering this weekend. Checking out […]
Race Report: Team Pure Savage’s Enjoy One Tonner
The unfortunate cancellation of the West Coast Express a week earlier meant the Enjoy One Tonner was the first race of the PPA calendar for many Western Cape roadies. This was abundantly clear with the event being sold out. The major change to the event this year, apart from the awesome new sponsor Enjoy Fitness, […]