South Africans shine in XCO World Cup series
Hatherly produces final round masterclass to clinch XCO World Cup overall Alan Hatherly was in a strong position going into the final round of the season, but his overall title wasn’t a foregone conclusion – Victor Koretzky (Specialized Factory Racing) able to swoop in and leapfrog the South African if he won and Hatherly finished […]
Alan Hatherly on the Podium at Nové Město World Cup
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly was in the thick of the action throughout an enthralling five-lap fight on Saturday at the third round of the UCI U23 World Cup, hosted in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic. When the dust settled, the South African and African XCO Champion and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, had claimed […]
Langvad and Schurter sprint to victory in Nové Město
Denmark’s Annika Langvad and Switzerland’s Nino Schurter nab victories in dramatic style at the third round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI World Cup in the Czech Republic. The picturesque Nové Město na Moravě was the backdrop of one of the toughest stops on the calendar. Punchy climbs meld with technical descents and a long, hot asphalt […]
Alan Hatherly survives mudfest to secure Top-10 at German World Cup
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly lined up on Saturday afternoon in his first UCI U23 XCO World Cup of the season in Albstadt. The German course is widely regarded as the toughest race on the World Cup circuit with two major climbs and precipitous descents. In the dry, Albstadt is fast and brutal with steep gradients […]
Swiss duo Schurter and Neff back to winning ways in tricky conditions
Jolanda Neff and Nino Schurter reestablished themselves as title-contenders at the second round of the Mercedes-Benz XCO UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Albstadt, Germany. Albstadt in the dry is a fast proposition but in the wet, a different animal emerges. In the elite women’s race, most of the pre-race talk surrounded the winner of […]
Alan Hatherly podiums in Andorra World Cup
Team Spur’s Alan Hatherly finished second in the U23 Men’s race at Round 3 of the UCI XCO World Cup in Andorra on Sunday, 2 July. Hatherly put together a near-perfect tactical race to work his way up from a start on the second row and narrowly missed out on the top step in a […]
Belomoina and Schurter destroy XCO rivals at UCI World Cup in Vallnord
Yana Belomoina and Nino Schurter stormed to impressive victories at the third round of the UCI XCO World Cup in Vallnord with both leaving Andorra leading their respective categories handsomely. In the women’s race, Belomoina channelled the confidence gleaned from her maiden victory in Albstadt and promptly set about disappearing into the distance. Yana Belomoina […]
Hatherly opens his World Cup season with 6th at Nové Město
The small town of Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic on a UCI Mountain Bike World Cup weekend is a full-blown carnival. And this year 50,000 fans turned up for the opening round of the 2017 season. The racing was split across the weekend, with the U23 Men and Elite Women racing on […]