Burger Pieterse sets sights on 2016 aQuellé Tour Durban
Lynette Burger Pieterse has her sights firmly set on the aQuellé Tour Durban, determined to use her experience and influence in the women’s peloton to deal with the stronger women’s teams expected on the start line in Durban on 24 April. Lynette Burger Pieterse (centre) controlled much of the women’s race at last year’s aQuellé […]
Team Telkom target Tour Durban triumph
Team Telkom Pro Cycling are relishing a trip to KwaZulu-Natal’s East Coast for the 2016 aQuellé Tour Durban as they look to return either three time race winner Nolan Hoffman or 2014 champion Reynard Butler to the top step of the popular 105km event’s podium on Sunday, 24 April. Hoffman and Butler will be joined […]
Tour Durban strengthens ties with Domino Foundation
The 2015 aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune might be little more than a fond memory for thousands of cyclists, but the race’s deep-rooted legacy took another bold stride forward this week with another substantial donation to the unique local community organisation The Domino Foundation. Formally bringing down the curtain on the successful 2015 […]
Two new champions enthroned at Tour Durban
Europcar’s Ryan Gibbons brought the five-year Team Abantu reign at the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune to an end with a thrilling victory in the men’s 105km race, while Cherise Stander (RECM) came out on top of a see-saw end-sprint that saw nine riders challenge for the women’s race laurels. Racing in balmy […]
Domino Foundation back anti-xenophobia efforts
With a scourge of xenophobia sweeping across parts of KwaZulu-Natal and further a field in recent weeks the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune’s owners, the Domino Foundation, have become inspirational in helping foreigners displaced by the violence and are using the Tour Durban to gather funds through the purchasing of arm bands in […]
Massive field gears up for Tour Durban
With superb weather forecast for the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune, thousands of social road riders will share the freeways around Durban on Sunday morning with the cream of the elite road racing crop for the 22nd edition of the popular Durban classic. The race for the 2015 titles in the 105km classic, […]
Lill and Woolcock spice of Tour Durban cyclocross race
Cape MTB stars Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock have added their names to the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune cyclocross entry, dramatically reshaping the race for the 55km title. With the last two defending champions Andrew Hill and Rourke Croeser missing from the line-up through commitments abroad or to the Old Mutual Joberg2c, […]
MTN Qhubeka feeder team enters Tour Durban
The strong elite field expected for the 105km aQuellé Tour Durban classic on Sunday 26 April has been bolstered by the inclusion of an MTN Qhubeka feeder team of three emerging local racers and three top Eritrean riders. Masterminded by road cycling stalwart JP van Zyl, the team of Under 23 athletes comes into the […]
Tour Durban sets tills ringing across KZN
As the online entries for the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune closed on Sunday night and the iconic Durban event heads for another significant year-on-year growth, tourism and hospitality stakeholders are looking forward to a bumper weekend triggered by the influx of cyclists into the region. Based on statistics gathered over the last […]
Domino Foundation cyclists spread message of hope through sport
Among the hordes of excited riders cycling the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune on the 26 April a group of Domino Foundation development cyclists will be cycling for a bigger purpose, to show how sport can change lives positively. The Domino Foundation, a non-profit organisation that runs a wide variety of community support […]
Olivier keen to defend Tour Durban title
After grabbing her maiden win in the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune last year, Pretoria based racer Lise Olivier has committed to lining up with her Time Freight eTeam teammates in what she expects to be the biggest and most competitive women’s field in many years on Sunday, 26 April. The 31 year […]
Brand new kids ride for aQuellé Tour Durban
While thousands of avid cyclists enjoy the 21st edition of the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Sunday Tribune on Sunday 26 April, the brand new one kilometre Sunday Tribune Kids Ride has been added to the programme to give younger members of the family the chance to be part of the iconic event. Starting at […]