One of the most powerful teams from the past few years is even stronger in 2019. With the addition of World Champion Kate Courtney and European Champion Lars Forster, SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing heads into another promising XC World Cup season. Team director Thomas Frischknecht alongside team captain Nino Schurter, Andri Frischknecht and the crew have met for the […]
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Lüthi and Włoszczowska to tackle Cape Epic
Ariane Lüthi is a three-time UCI Women’s category and two-time Virgin Active Mixed category Absa Cape Epic winner, and Ariane Lüthi has joined Kross Racing for the 2019 season. Lüthi will partner with two-time Olympic Silver Medallist, 2010 XCO and 2003 XCM World Champion, Maja Włoszczowska, as the pair go in search of victory for […]
Tankwa Trek attracts the cream of the crop
At this time of year, South Africa is the beating heart of endurance mountain biking. Pro riders fly south for training camps, and they roll right into some tough events. From Attakwas through to the Tankwa Trek, this is the start of the season with plenty more to come. The best mountain bikers in the […]
7 things you should know about the Otway Odyssey
In a time when Australia is losing some classic marathon races, our National Championship is a glorified XC race run on laps in a bikepark, and there is increasingly less focus on elite athlete development from the governing body – it’s worth giving credit where credit is due. One part of that is appreciating how […]
Hynek and Fagerhaug partner for Cape Epic
With the end of the Canyon Topeak Factory Racing team for 2019, the team’s riders are all doing different things. Sally Bigham has retired, Alban Lakata has joined Team Bulls, and Kristian Hynek has just announced he has joined Vitalo – Future Cycling. The 2014 Absa Cape Epic winner will race the 2019 event alongside […]
UPDATED: Scope O2 carbon MTB wheels
UPDATED! In the middle of 2019 we had an email from The Netherlands asking for the Scope Cycling O2 wheels to be sent back for some hub updates. It was a simple enough request, and the carbon wheels had tyres removed and were boxed up and collected by courier. Something was in the works, but […]
Quest Zimbabwe – for the brave!
If you’re on the hunt for something new, then Africa is still likely to serve up something to satisfy. Whether you choose to expand your horizons via something like the K2N Stage Race in Tanzania, or a race in South Africa, there is a lot to pick from. And now, the Quest Zimbabwe will run […]
Platt and Lakata team up for 2019 Absa Cape Epic
Incase you missed the news, Alban Lakata revealed that he has found a new team, and the Austrian powerhouse moves to Team Bulls for 2019. This means that Bull’s roster is stacked with talent – even with plenty of young Bulls in the wings (although to be fair, not a whole lot of women on […]
Roel Verhoeven joins the KMC Mountain Bike Team
With Roel Verhoeven from Groesbeek in the Netherlands the KMC mountainbiketeam is complete for 2019 season. Thanks to good negotiations with his former team Mijn Bad-Liv/Giant Verhoeven will make his debut for KMC in the Drenthe 200 at the end of this year and wear the green-blue jersey for the first time. “In the future […]
Tankwa Trek breaks ground with live coverage
The Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen has announced that in 2019 this iconic race in South Africa will be available for livestreaming. This is a massive undertaking for the 4-day stage race, as the route will see riders plunging into some of the most remote regions in South Africa. But it is a huge […]