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The 2019 UCI MTB World Cup dates and venues have been released. Read on for all the news on an extra round of competition for the downhillers, as well as a new venue.
RIDE
- Hot under the collarBy Tanya Bell-Jenje Visualise a cyclist crashing and you’re bound to picture an outstretched arm trying to cushion the blow.
- Rugani adds new bursts of flavour to its range of veggie extract juiceRugani Juice extracts all-round goodness so you can live a most wholesome and healthy life. Need a boost of nutrition?
- Celebrating Heritage day with Rugani Juice and friendsIn Tarlton, Gauteng, lies Greenway Farms, the largest carrot producer in South Africa and a world first veggie extraction facility
- Stuart Marais wins inaugural GO!Durban 100 MTB RaceFirst edition draws 300 riders to experience “active mobility at its best” It all came down to a split-second sprint
- Conquer the CraterThe 15th edition of the Ride Crater Cruise MTB Family Festival will be taking place 7 – 8 September 2019
IN THE BUNCH
- Fit again Samantha Sanders delighted with Pursuit Challenge podiumSamantha Sanders was thrilled with her runner-up spot in the third leg of the Pursuit Challenge at Buffelsdrift Trail Park, Pretoria, over the weekend. Speaking to In the Bunch, she expressed her delight at making her debut in a race she called a “dynamic and fresh” addition to the racing calendar. “This was my first […]
- Cape Town Cycle Tour champ Travis Barrett happy race is not cancelledReigning Cape Town Cycle Tour champion Travis Barrett won’t get to defend his title in the event’s regular March timeslot, but is itching to do so when the new date is announced. Race organisers have confirmed that this year’s race has been postponed to a yet-to-be-announced date later in 2021. While Barrett believed the race […]
- Tom Dumoulin jumps off cycling’s express trainFormer Giro d’Italia winner Tom Dumoulin shocked the cycling world today when he announced that, at the age of 30, he was taking a break. The Jumbo-Visma rider, winner of the Giro in 2017 and runner-up in the 2018 Tour de France, said that those results had made him “Tom Dumoulin the great Dutch cyclist” […]
- Pursuit Challenge #3 results: Philip Buys triumphs at BuffelsdriftPhilip Buys took the honours in the third leg of the Pursuit Challenge after setting the fastest time on the 45-kilometre course at Buffelsdrift Trail Park in Pretoria yesterday. The 32-year-old Pyga-Euro Steel pro set a time of 1:28:06 to beat Shaun-Nick Bester (Alfa Bodyworks-Titan Racing) by a fraction over two minutes. Jan Withaar was […]
- Reinardt Janse van Rensburg shows off new Qhubeka-Assos jerseySouth Africa’s Reinardt Janse van Rensburg has shown off Qhubeka-Assos’ new kit in a series of social media images. Qhubeka-Assos, Africa’s only UCI-registered WorldTour cycling team, unveiled its race jersey for the 2021 season on Friday. Janse van Rensburg is one of only two South Africans on the Qhubeka-Assos roster along with Nicholas Dlamini. A […]
CYCLING WEEKLY
- Here are the first major races of the 2021 season (still scheduled to go ahead)Adam Yates wins stage three of the UAE Tour 2020 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)The 2021 season has already been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with the start of the WorldTour calendar delayed while a number of other early season races have already been cancelled.
- Here is your chance to join the Movistar Zwift racing team Do you have what it takes to join the new Movistar e-racing team? Have you ever fancied your chances at becoming a top tier Zwift racer?
- An end to data doping: could this body motion sensor revolutionise indoor cycling?Photo: James PooleIncus founder in talks with two indoor cycling platforms about how body measurement tech could level up e-sports
- An opportunity to reach new audiences or diminishing the stripes? Readers react to rainbow jerseys on sale at Decathlon Reigning world champion Anna van der Breggen (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The rainbows bands are one of the most iconic images in professional cycling, but should the kit be worn by everyday cyclists?
- Cyclocross riders battle half-metre deep mud at National Championships(Sebastian Gryziecki/@SGryziecki/Twitter) The Polish national cyclocross championships were marred, or improved, by heavy rainfall the night before the race
REDBULL TV
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