Oudtshoorn’s Yolande de Villiers and Denmark’s Simon Andreassen coped relatively well with the extreme heat in the Klein Karoo on Saturday, 15 January 2022. In doing so the pair were able to best survive the 16th edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. Their victories were […]
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Liv Commits to Mariske Strauss
Liv Cycling South Africa have signed Mariske Strauss, the multiple South African cross-country champion for 2022 and beyond. The 2021 Absa African Jersey winner will focus on UCI XCO World Cup racing in preparation for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as selected South African stage races, including the […]
Defending Champions Face Stern Test at 2022 Hell of the South
The Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, is set to take place on Saturday, 15 January 2022. The 16th edition of the race will see South Africa’s top mountain bikers go head-to-head in a battle to raise a stone from the Attakwakloof above their heads. In so doing […]
Pedal Power Association welcomes its new CEO
Pedal Power Association is pleased to welcome Neil Robinson as our new Chief Executive Officer from the 1st of February 2022. Neil’s key mandate will be to, as per the strategic intent described at the AGM in 2021, focus on the broader aspects of enabling cycling to serve the interests […]
The Season Begins Again with the #HellOfTheSouth
The 2021 South African mountain biking season my have only just concluded, but the attention is already shifting to next year. With an easing of restrictions expected the 2022 season should be the first in two years to follow the usual rhythm. This means a return of South Africa’s premier […]
SA XCO Cup – A first for Paul Roos Gymnasium
Paul Roos Gymnasium and DEVMCO GROUP are excited to announce the hosting of the second leg of the SA XCO Cup Series on 2 April, 2022 at Coetzenburg, Stellenbosch. This prestigious UCI CAT1 race, hosted one week after the Cape Epic and during the school holidays, is sure to attract […]
The LITTLE WING kids’ bicycle seat launches in South Africa
Introducing the LITTLE WING, an on-bike platform for children, now available for order in South Africa. The LITTLE WING has been designed and manufactured in Cape Town, South Africa by mountain biker Doug Bird, who decided to develop the bicycle seat when he could not find something similar that was […]
The LION roars no more! Farewell Lionel Murray
I met Lionel through his longstanding friend Lucas McDowall, on the golf course back in the late 90’s. Besides having my first encounter with his larger than life personality I still rate Lioney (as anybody who has ever met him more than once calls him) as having one of the […]
Local MTB organisations collaborate to launch Regional Permit
Winelands Cycling Club, Stellenbosch Trail Fund (STF), MTO (Jonkershoek) and Winelands Trails are excited to launch the long-overdue Winelands Regional Permit that will allow its holders access to a multitude of world class trails in five iconic areas stretching from Grabouw, Somerset West, Stellenbosch, Jonkershoek and then over the mountains […]
THE IRONMAN GROUP ACQUIRES CROATIA’S FAMED 4ISLANDS MTB STAGE RACE
The IRONMAN Group announced today the acquisition of Croatia’s famed 4Islands MTB Stage RaceTM. The event will expand The IRONMAN Group’s global portfolio of Epic SeriesTM mountain bike stage races. The 4Islands MTB Stage Race set to take place from 19 – 23 April 2022 in Croatia, is a unique […]