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 […]
Jordan Sarrou Headlines New-Look Specialized Factory Racing Team
Press Release Specialized has a rich history in XCO MTB which include an Olympic gold medal, numerous world titles and countless World Cup victories. In 2021, we are delighted to announce a new team with riders who we believe will lead us to even more success. One of our goals is to invest and keep […]
Race Report: Bloemendal WC XCO #1
The home of the Tygerberg Mountain Bike Club hosted the first event of the Western Cape Cross Country series in sweltering conditions. Here’s what went down. Mountain bike racing is back in full flow after the December hiatus and ‘base’ training period. The downhill hooligans have already had their first provincial race and the Tankwa […]
Ferrand-Prévot and Schurter Crowned World Champs
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot enjoyed a memorable cross-country victory in the UCI MTB World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. The Frenchwoman has battled back to top form in 2019 after doctors performed surgeries on both her legs in January to correct iliac artery endofibrosis. Iliac artery endofibrosis is caused by damaged arteries and restricts the blood […]
Rissveds hits back for emotional win as Van der Poel triumphs again
Olympic XCO champion Jenny Rissveds secured an emotional UCI Mountain Bike World Cup victory in Lenzerheide after her return from depression as Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel scored his third men’s win of the 2019 season. Jenny Rissveds Rissveds crashed early on as Swiss hope Jolanda Neff and Anne Terpstra of the Netherlands swapped the […]
Prevot and Van Der Poel triumph in Val Di Sole
France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Holland’s Mathieu Van Der Poel took their respective elite category wins at the fifth round of the Mercedes-Benz UCI World Cup in Val Di Sole, Italy. The XCO track near Trento has featured on the international calendar for many years but the 2019 incarnation was perhaps the toughest yet. Climbs had […]
Alan Hatherly on top at SA Cross-Country Champs
The 2019 South African XCO Champs were hosted on a dry and chilly highveld afternoon at Thaba Trails in Johannesburg. The race would form the final event in Alan Hatherly’s three week racing stint and would take some careful preparation to be on top of his game. Returning from two somewhat disappointing World Cup races […]
Courtney and Schurter boost title hopes with Les Gets victories
Kate Courtney and Nino Schurter continued their great recent form to claim UCI MTB World Cup XCO victories at the French Alps stop of Les Gets to boost their overall leads in the standings. Kate Courtney World champion Courtney was imperious and the American moved clear on lap two to forge a gap to the […]
Mokgopo Wins Gauteng XCO Champs
In an outstanding show of mountain bike racing at Thaba Trails in Johannesburg on 6th July, William Mokgopo took home the title of 2019 Gauteng XCO Elite Men’s Champion. “After a hard week of training, my sights were still set on the Gauteng Champs, but most importantly on the SA XCO Champs coming up,” says […]
Schurter and Terpstra battle to Vallnord XCO wins at high altitude
Nino Schurter and Anne Terpstra dug deep to record brave UCI MTB World Cup XCO wins at the exhausting high altitude stop of Vallnord. Henrique Avancini. The men’s race saw some of the leading contenders struggle early on with Czech rider Ondrej Cink eventually battling to the front with Brazilian Avancini. Nino Schurter follows Mathias […]
Alan Hatherly finding his feet in the Elite Ranks
Round Two of the UCI XCO World Cup series proved to be as exciting as the first. This past weekend riders took to the short and technical route in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. Alan Hatherly showed he has what it takes to be upfront with the best during the Short track race but still has […]
Van der Poel surges to maiden win as Courtney doubles up at Nové Mesto
World champion Kate Courtney became only the eighth woman in UCI MTB World Cup history to win the first two cross-country races of a season as Mathieu van der Poel edged out Nino Schurter in a thrilling men’s race at Nové Mesto. Kate Courtney performs at UCI XCO World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, […]