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Following her successful recent performance at the Cape Epic with Amy McDougall where they became the first African Women’s trophy holders, Team dormakaba rider Candice Lill has left the team she joined as a 23-year-old in 2016. Candice has had a brilliant stint with Team dormakaba and counts wins at […]
The HI-TEC Walkerbay Xtreme (WBX), a four-day adventure sports festival in Hermanus, has added even more variety and off-road fun to its event line-up for 2018. The event, which returns to the Whale Capital for a third time between 27 and 30 April 2018, now includes a mountain bike challenge […]
Investec Songo Specialized consolidate their long week of consistent racing to comfortably win the 2018 Absa Cape Epic. With 69km and 2000m of vertical gain standing between riders and a finisher’s medal at Val de Vie Estate, this year’s Grand Finale was arguably the toughest in the Absa Cape Epic’s […]
Much has been made of the Kulhavy Express hauling the Investec Songo Specialized men to victory at the Absa Cape Epic, but their corresponding women’s team has also been on rails from day one, with the Annika Express leading them to a massive overall win at Val de Vie Estate. […]
The Absa Cape Epic has a long history of interesting celebrity pairings teaming up to undertake the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race to raise funds and awareness for charity. The 2018 the race is no different and now boasts one of the most competitive charity pairings yet, in the form […]
On the 16th of November, the Umhlanga cycling institution which is Leigh’s Cycle Centre launched in spectacular fashion as a Specialized Bicycles Concept Store. The event was not just an opportunity to showcase the newly refurbished store, more importantly it was an opportunity for owner Leigh Durham to thank a […]
Stellenbosch teenagers Robert Hobson and Rossouw Bekker claimed the Sanlam MTB Invitational title on their debut after leading the two-day race from start to finish. The Flandria Cycles pair overcame any inexperience as a first-time partnership to win both stages of the race, which started and finished at Rhebokskloof Wine […]
Despite not having ridden together this year, Pieter Seyffert and Hanco Kachelhoffer will still make a formidable team when they defend their title in the Sanlam MTB Invitational near Paarl this weekend. The two-day race, which starts at Rhebokskloof Wine Estate, will have the Paarl Mountain as a key feature […]
#CrankChaos is a four-day action packed mountain biking festival, descending on Afriski Mountain Resort from the 26-29 October 2017. We sat down with Greg Minnaar, South Africa’s downhill poster boy, to chat about the event and how to enjoy it Greg Minnaar style! So #CrankChaos is just around the corner, and […]
Regular contributor and skills coach KATJA STEENKAMP recently completed the Helderburg Enduro event held in SomersetWest. Needless to say, she loved every pedal. The alarm goes off at a leisurely 07:30 on a Sunday morning. Enduro time! Just the thought of getting on my trail bike to race down some […]
