Rourke Croeser tests positive for EPO
Cycling South Africa reports that mountain bike cyclist Rourke Croeser returned an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted on 30 August 2015. The analytical report confirmed...
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James Reid to partner Howard Grotts as Team Spur-Specialized for 2016 Absa...
South African Cross Country Champion James Reid will partner his American counterpart Howard Grotts in the 2016 Absa Cape Epic and the young pairing could provide a glimpse into the future of the...
View ArticleInternational stars boost Attakwas Extreme Challenge field
The 10th Fairview Attakwas Extreme Mountain Bike Challenge kicks off the South African mountain bike racing year on Saturday and it has once again attracted a strong field of contenders for the overall...
View ArticleIron Sally On A Mission
If determination was measurable then Englishwoman Sally Bigham’s allocation would be off the scale. In 2016 she will be back at the Absa Cape Epic with German Adelheid Morath (Topeak Ergon) and aiming...
View ArticlePeriklis and Tiago bring new flavour to the Absa Cape Epic
As the Absa Cape Epic enters the post-Christoph Sauser era a number of new challengers from around the world are putting up their hands. One of those with the pedigree to challenge the favourites in...
View ArticleChange of guard at Attakwas extreme MTB challenge
There was a changing of the guard at the 10th edition of the Fairview Attakwas Extreme Mountain Bike Challenge in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Saturday. The German Team Bulls pair of Karl...
View ArticleOlympic gold medallist Spitz and rising star Belomoina will mix it with the...
She’s 43-years-old and still racing among the world’s elite after a career that includes an Olympic gold medal and a Cross Country World Championship title. Her partner has just emerged from the...
View ArticleMore prize-money in the joBerg2c mix
Organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c have announced that mixed teams will receive equal prize-money to men in the 2016 race. “Our research has shown that women prefer racing longer stage races with...
View ArticleFormer winners Süss and Williamson team up
Switzerland’s Esther Süss has graced the top step of countless mountain bike podiums over the years, with two Absa Cape Epic wins being foremost among her successes. And Briton Catherine Williamson has...
View ArticleWeiss, Griffioen successfully defend XTERRA Buffelspoort titles
Reigning Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort Champions Bradley Weiss and Nicolette Griffioen obliterated the field on Saturday, 23 January 2016 when they successfully defended their Fedhealth XTERRA...
View ArticleRourke Croeser tests positive for EPO
Cycling South Africa reports that mountain bike cyclist Rourke Croeser returned an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted on 30 August 2015. The analytical report confirmed...
View ArticleSouth African challengers want to wear red … and more
In 2014 the Absa Cape Epic delivered one of the most dramatic Grand Finale finishes in its storied history. Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns secured a rare all-South African win in the prestigious final...
View ArticleFumic back to light up the Absa Cape Epic
Fans of the Cross Country World Cup series will know Manuel Fumic as the guy who wears baggies and is almost always up there near the front. They will also remember the German and Italian Marco Fontana...
View ArticleBerg and Bush tackle KZN drought
One of South Africa’s premier mountain bike events hope to bring rapid relief to desperate KwaZulu-Natal farmers this year with a welcome donation of water tanks. Riders in last year’s Grindrod Bank...
View ArticleFluckiger, Suss on top at Ashburton Investments National MTB Series opener
Swiss stars, Mathias Fluckiger and Esther Suss confirmed their good early-season form when they won the men and women’s titles respectively at the opening round of the Ashburton Investments National...
View ArticleYolande De Villiers handed a lifetime ban from the Cape Epic for doping
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has alerted the Absa Cape Epic to an adverse analytical finding from a sample provided by rider Yolande De Villiers during the 2015 event. The analytical report...
View ArticleBasson surges to Berge en Dale victory
Team RoadCover’s young all-rounder Gustav Basson won the 106km Rudy Project Berge en Dale cycling classic with a formidable solo effort in Krugersdorp this morning. The former U19 national time-trial...
View ArticleImpey clocks fastest Time Trial for fifth National Title, De Bod impresses
UCI WorldTour rider and defending South African Time Trial Champion, Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEDGE) clocked the fastest time to claim his fifth National Title on day two of the 2016 SA National Road,...
View ArticleJaco Venter claims his first SA Road Championship title
Jaco Venter (Dimension Data for Qhubeka) delivered a 10 kilometre solo charge to claim the victory in the Elite Men’s road race at the 2016 South African National Road, Time Trial and Para-cycling...
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