Dirty Heart MTB is South Africa’s first MTB specific digital platform for female riders. We provide ladies with a space to stay up to date on topics that interest them the most.
Bike Hub is South Africa‘s online cycling community: Buy & sell in our trusted classifieds section. News, reviews, events calendar, get advice, debate and discuss in our forums.
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
- Dwars door Vlaanderen results: Dylan van Baarle goes solo to hold off pelotonDutch rider Dylan van Baarle put in a stunning solo effort to win Dwars door Vlaanderen today. Van Baarle (Ineos) won after a 52km solo ride with Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) in second, 26 seconds behind. Tim Merlier (Alpecin-Fenix) took third. South Africa’s Ryan Gibbons finished at the front-end of the peloton in 24th place. Dwars […]
- Dwars door Vlaanderen: Trek-Segafredo cleared to raceUCI WorldTour team Trek-Segafredo has confirmed that it will return to racing at Dwars door Vlaanderen today. Trek-Segafredo missed Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem race after at least two members of the team tested positive for Covid-19. The team did not reveal who the riders were, but Mads Pedersen and Alex Kirsch were deemed to be close contacts. […]
- Dwars door Vlaanderen: Bora-Hansgrohe given green light to competeThe Belgian Ministry of Sport has given the green light to the German WorldTour team Bora-Hansgrohe to compete in today’s Dwars door Vlaanderen. Bora-Hansgrohe had been prevented from taking to the start of last Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem race as well as the prior Frida’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic when a number of team members came into […]
- Ryan Gibbons on double Flanders duty for UAE Team EmiratesSouth Africa’s Ryan Gibbons faces a busy week in the Flanders region of Belgium with his UAE Team Emirates. On Wednesday Gibbons will line up at Dwars door Vlaanderen while on Sunday he will be in action at the Ronde van Vlaanderen, more commonly known as Tour of Flanders. Dwars door Vlaanderen, which was first […]
- Race to Willowmore results: Ingrid Avidon first women to finishIngrid Avidon has won the women’s race at the 2021 Freedom Challenge: Race to Willowmore. Avidon completed the 530km route from Cradock to Willowmore in the Eastern Cape in 62 hours and 58 minutes, finishing third overall in addition to taking the honours in the women’s category. The second woman across the finish line was […]
CYCLING WEEKLY
- Canvendish sporting still unreleased Oakley glasses for Tour of Turkey winPhoto by Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesThe glasses which also broke cover in October 2020 have yet to be released but are clearly being trialed
- 'I started to cry on the bike': 21-year-old rising star explains his decision to quit pro cyclingThéo Nonnez riding the U23 European Championships 2020 (Credit Image: © Eric Lalmand/Belga via ZUMA Press)French development rider Théo Nonnez has announced that he will be retiring from professional cycling so that he can be mentally happy
- 'Mark deserves this and is a great champion' - Cycling world reacts as Cavendish takes comeback victoryMark Cavendish celebrates victory after stage two of the Tour of Turkey 2021 (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)Mark Cavendish's comeback is complete, as the British sprinter took his first victory since 2018 in the Tour of Turkey.
- Rapha expands flagship London coffee houseThe Rapha flagship store in Soho, London Rapha has marked the easing of lockdown in England by expanding its flagship store in London.
- Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2021 start list: All-star line up for early-season stage raceThe Volta a Valenciana is set for a stellar line up (Picture: Getty Images) The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2021 is set to take place on April 14 after it was postponed earlier in the year due to Covid-19