Pyga Euro Steel’s Matthys Beukes has been crowned Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme presented by Biogen Champion for the second consecutive time. In the elite women’s category, 46-year old Yolande de Villiers (Team Altes Landhaus powered by Madmacs Kawasaki) stormed to victory to become the oldest winner of the country’s “toughest one day mountain bike race.” The event doubles as […]
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 and Gerben Mos on the podium in Drenthe 200
It was an early wake up for team the KMC team in Hotel Wesseling in Dwingeloo this morning. At six o’clock the start of Drenthe 200 in Roden was scheduled. Roel Verhoeven, Gerben Mos and Ramses Bekkenk were clearly awake as they were part of the first leading group of ten men. Verhoeven, Mos and […]
One year on Nextie NXT29AS30 carbon wheels
Last November we previewed the build of some Nextie NXT29AS30 rims that would be the new race wheels for MarathonMTB.com Team racer Imogen Smith. Having raced on NoTubes Valor rims for over three seasons, then spent some time on an earlier generation of 30mm Nextie rims, Imogen knew she wanted something wider than the Valors, […]
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 […]
Racing with Megabake’s Vietto’s Tears – one season in
In March this year I was given a few bags of Vietto’s Tears to try out, by Megabake head baker Brett. I bumped into Brett over three years ago when supporting my then fiancé Imogen Smith at the Chicks in the Sticks 3 hour race. At the time, Brett had one main product with the […]
Transalp 2019 route is revealed
The 2019 version of Bike Transalp has had the course revealed. Organisers say it will let you discover entirely new stage towns and completely new trails. And with a new start town in Tux, they might be right. From day one you shoot along the recently finished and never before ridden bike trail from Tuxerjoch […]