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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
- Great Zuurberg Trek pays it forward on several frontsOrganisers of the Great Zuurberg Trek have adopted a policy of paying it forward by using the iconic Eastern Cape mountain bike race to help broaden the development of the sport in South Africa. The three-stage event, back on track after two years in the Covid wilderness, took place from the Zuurberg Mountain Village at […]
- Inaugural e-bike event pushes tech and cycling boundariesOver the weekend, the inaugural Rubicon Great Zuurberg Trek E-edition pushed tech and cycling boundaries when it became the first multiday mountain bike event dedicated to e-bikes to take place in South Africa. The three-day ride in the Zuurberg mountains at Addo, outside Gqeberha, was a long time in the making after twice being postponed […]
- Great Zuurberg Trek E-edition breaks new ground for e-bikesAn event such as the Rubicon Great Zuurberg Trek E-edition is the perfect platform to demonstrate the versatility of one of cycling’s fast-growing sectors. “The growth of the e-bike has been phenomenal,” said Giant Bicycles marketing manager Max Sullivan, “and we expect this sector will continue to grow, particularly since e-bikes are in their infancy […]
- Last-gasp victory for Western Cape pair at Great Zuurberg TrekMatt Keyser and Rossouw Bekker put it all on the line in the closing metres to overturn a two-second deficit into a five-second overall victory on the final day of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain biking race at Addo outside Gqeberha on Sunday. Before the start of the tough 48km third stage, the Valley […]
- Two seconds split top two teams at Great Zuurberg TrekThe Fairtree-Imperial team of Luyanda Thobigunya and Khusaselihle Ngidi relied on their climbing legs to win the second stage of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek ahead of overnight leaders Rossouw Bekker and Matt Keyser today. The frontrunners in the tough mountain bike race will take a meagre two-second lead into the third and final stage, […]