Absalon reigns supreme at Maritzburg MTB World Cup
The 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg came to a thrilling end with the elite men’s cross country final that saw Julien Absalon claim his maiden victory in South Africa. Julien Absalon of BMC MTB Racing punches the air after claiming victory in the elite men’s cross […]
Fairytale start to Neff’s elite MTB career
Swiss star Jolanda Neff claimed her maiden elite Cross Country World Cup win at the same Cascades MTB Park where she won her Under 23 World Championship title last year, as she held off the experienced Gunn-Rita Dahle and team mate Maja Wloszczowska in harsh conditions on Sunday afternoon. Liv Pro XC Team rider Jolanda […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Momsen, Cannondale, Trek and Emily Batty
It’s the final day of the UCI MTB World Cup here in Pietermaritzburg and we’re scouting the pits for more gear. Most of the elites are still hiding from the sun and heat, but we’ve caught a few snaps of some XCO machines. Marco Fontana’s Cannondale Flash getting sorted for the afternoon Schwalbe Racing Ralphs […]
Enduro Champ Tracy Moseley shifts focus to XCO
Having achieved all that she could in her downhill mountain biking career, former women’s downhill World Champion Tracy Moseley now has her sights firmly set on a spot on the English Cross Country team for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and this weekend’s 2014 UCI MTB World Cup, presented by Shimano, in Pietermaritzburg will serve […]
Buys nails XCO victory for top UCI race points on home soil
Philip Buys (Scott Sports) conquered the heat and the course changes at the hot and humid Cascades MTB Park to secure victory and a valuable 60 UCI points in the opening round of the Southern African MTB Cup Series in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. Philip Buys (Scott Sports) Brendon Davids (Trek South Africa) Rourke Croeser (Kargo […]
Strauss continues women’s XCO domination, Haw excels in Junior race
Mariske Strauss (Orange Monkey Pro Team) and Bianca Haw (BMC-SA) excelled in their races at the opening round of the Southern African MTB Cup Series, which took place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. After a week of rain and dismal conditions, riders were greeted with very hot and humid weather. Mariske Strauss […]
Southern African MTB XCO and DHI Cup Series dates
The 2014 South African mountain bike racing scene had an early start when the Western Cape hosted the African Continental Championships for the cross-country (XCO) and downhill (DHI) disciplines in January. Looking ahead, the Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series dates have been finalised for the 2014 season, presenting four series events, plus a once-off […]
Strauss and Buys claim Elite titles at African XCO Championships
Durbanville’s Mariske Strauss (Orange Monkey Pro Team) and Pretoria’s Philip Buys (Scott Sports) claimed African Continental Championship titles in the Elite women and men’s mountain bike cross-country categories in the Western Cape today. Racing in the Elite category this year, local rider Mariske Strauss was out at the front right from the get-go, retaining her […]
Entries close next week for African XCO/DHI Continental Championships
The Western Cape plays host to the 2014 African Continental Cross-Country and Downhill Championships, taking place in Durbanville on 25 and 26 January 2014. The cross-country (XCO) will take place at the Slammer track at the Willowbridge Shopping Centre on Saturday 25 January, with the downhill (DHI) discipline on the slopes of Contermanskloof onSunday 26 […]
Highlights from this weekend’s World Cup In Hafjell, Norway
What was initially thought to be a dry weekend quickly turned around as riders met slippery conditions and had to adjust their strategies to suit the wayward weather. The practices on the dry courses couldn’t prepare the riders from either XC or Downhill for what the actual race runs would be like. Image credit: live.redbull.com […]
Schurter’s World Title defence a result of consistency
Nothing is certain in mountain bike racing. But the remarkable consistency of Switzerland’s Nino Schurter strongly challenges that well-worn statement. The 27-year-old Swiss successfully defended his Elite men’s Cross-country (XCO) world title when he powered to a clinical victory on a technical course in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on Saturday. Nino Schurter’s seven laps were super-consistent, […]
Indomitable Schurter claims consecutive World Title
World Champion Nino Schurter (Switzerland) reigned supreme in the battle of the titans that took place at Cascades MTB Park late on Sunday afternoon as mouth-watering action of the elite men’s cross country event of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships unfolded in front of thousands of vocal and enthusiastic supporters that flooded the […]