Süss and Nuessli Grab Cape Epic Pole Position
The Untamed African Mountain Bike Race gets underway on Monday, and Team BMC Wheeler’s Esther Süss and Jane Nuessli will wear the coveted orange jersey on Stage 1 after winning Sunday’s prologue to the Absa Cape Epic
Stopforth & de Villiers Privateer Rockey Mountain Win
Yolande de Villiers and Ischen Stopforth’s 2nd place finish on stage 3 was enough to lift the Rocky Mountain Garden Route 300 MTN title in Knysna today, their stage 1 and 2 victories giving them enough momentum to take the win over bizhub’s Catherine Williamson & Nicci Grobler in second place.
Neethling Cruises to Back-to-Back Addo MTB Victory
London 2012 Olympian Candice Neethling used her familiarity with the new course as advantage to ride away from top competition, to win her second consecutive 80km Extreme MTB race outside Addo, near Port Elizabeth, on Saturday
Kleinhans Wins Third Attakwas Title
Yolande de Villiers was the first South African home, as Swiss rider Ariane Kleinhans won the Attakwas Extreme Challenge in Oudtshoorn.
Seven-Stage 698km Absa Cape Epic 2013
Launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday, the 10th edition of the ABSA Cape Epic route is being billed as living up to its legendary reputation of the untamed African mountain bike race
Defending Champs Back for Wines2Whales
Defending Contego Wines2Whales MTB Adventure champs Amoryn Saayman and Adele Ambrose are going for another event win in November, while Ischen Stopforth and Catherine Williamson are looking to work their way to another MTB Race win
Versatile Stander Surprises with MTB Win
Elite road racing talent Cherise Stander upsets the form book to break away for clear South African Marathon MTB Champs win ahead of favourites Ariane Kleinhans and Ischen Stopforth in Wellington on the weekend
Brit Back to Defend Rocky Mountain 300
2011 Stage Garden Route Rocky Mountain 300 MTB champion, Britain’s Catherine Williamson, is back in SA to defend her 3-day stage-race title with Leana de Jager as she prepares for the ABSA Cape Epic in March
Paired MTB Stage Race joBerg2c Looks to Reward Women
Contenders in the Old Mutual joBerg2c, South Africa’s longest paired mountain bike race, will now compete for prize money on every stage, organisers announced today.
Major Coup for Pro Cycling
In a major coup for professional women’s cycling, Konica Minolta has announced that it has contracted a squad of nine top national and international riders for an all-female team known as Team Bizhub for the 2010 season, and will ride on Specialized equipment. “We will be focusing on both the road and mountain biking disciplines […]
Speedy’s Title Hopes Boost
Yolande Speedy, who led from start to finish to win the 2007 Talisman Herald Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge in the Western Cape at the weekend, faces the media following her emphatic win. South African champion, Yolande Speedy, secured a comfortable victory at the Talisman Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge in the Western […]
Speedy Takes Aim at Mazda Title
Yolande Speedy is back in the country and in good podium-climbing form! She’ll start as favourite to win the women’s race at The Talisman Herald Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday. South African champion, Yolande Speedy, will be looking for a victory to boost her chances of winning the 2007 Mazda National Mountain […]