Bresset goes back to back at World Champs in PMB
Defending women’s Cross Country World Champion Julie Bresset of France repeated her feat of last year when she held off a relentless onslaught from Polish rider Maja Wloszczowska to claim the gold medal and title of World Champion in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Julie Bresset of France makes light work of the tricky Sharka’s Playground section […]
Neff reigns supreme at World Champs U23 ladies Cross Country
The Under 23 women’s Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg took place on Friday afternoon where a complete domination from Switzerland’s Jolanda Neff saw her power home to a comprehensive victory which also saw her achieve the rare feat of successfully defend the rainbow […]
Kerschbaumer soars as Europeans dominate u23 Cross Country World title tussle
Friday’s men’s Under 23 Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg was one filled with drama as Italy’s Gerhard Kerschbaumer made the gold medal his own in testing conditions whilst it was heartbreak from South Africa’s top stars. Gerhard Kerschbaumer of Italy punches the air […]
Schurter quietly confident ahead of World Title defence
SCOTT Swisspower rider Nino Schurter is quietly confident ahead of his Elite men’s Olympic Cross-country (XCO) title defence at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Nino Schurter poses in front of a massive poster of him at Jowett’s Cycles, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Schurter will attempt to successfully defend his Elite […]
Europeans turn up the heat in men’s Masters cross country
The Netherlands and Sweden scooped new world champions in the morning session of the second days racing at the UCI MTB Masters World Championships, before local riders bounced back to take four of the eight titles up for grabs in the downhill discipline. Tommy Olsson of Sweden was unchallenged throughout his victory performance in the […]
Masters cross country riders set the bar for World Champs
The opening day of competition at the UCI MTB Masters World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg was one of great success for the local cross country riders as no less than twelve of the twenty-four medals available throughout the day went to South Africans. Linus van Onselen (men 60-64), Gjertrud Bø (women 50-59), […]
Defending MTB World Champ Schurter seeks global domination
It has been a stellar season for current men’s cross country mountain biking world number one and defending World Champion Nino Schurter and as he returns to one of his happiest hunting grounds it would be brave to not bet on him to take the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships title at the […]
Bresset determined to defend her rainbow crown
The defending women’s Cross country World Champion Julie Bresset has had a tough season this year with a serious injury putting a halt to her World Cup season, but the French rider has been working hard to get back into championship form ahead of the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships in Pietermaritzburg from 26 […]
2013 Mountain Bike XCO and DHI World Champs SA Team Announced
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, taking place in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa from 26 August to 1 September. With the World Champs taking place at home, in South Africa this year, […]
Hayterdale Trails (PE) primed for Mountain Bike National Champs
Port Elizabeth is set to welcome a flood of cross-country and downhill specialists as they descend on the Hayterdale Trails at the base of the Zuurberg Pass near Addo for the 2013 Cycling SA-MTB National Championships, powered by Frontier Events on 20 and 21 July. Image source: www.mountainevents.co.za Mountain bike fever is at an all […]
Mountain bike action aplenty over next two weekends
There is an abundance of mountain bike action taking place over the next 2 weekends, both locally and abroad, with a national cross-country cup race in Gauteng, UCI World Cup event in the Czech Republic, and the national marathon champs next Saturday. This weekend sees the third round of the Cycling SA-MTB National Cup Series […]
Strauss and Croeser lead the charge for SA in Germany XCO
The town of Albstadt, Germany welcomed mountain bike racers from around the world for the opening round of the 2013 UCI World Cup XCO season at the weekend. Twelve riders represented South Africa with solid representation in the under-23 men category, which had seven competitors. Saturday’s riders were faced with sunny conditions, which turned overnight […]