Paralympian Michael Milton doesn’t do things by halves, and this year he’s set his sights on The Redback mountain bike stage race in Alice Springs. Milton lost a leg to bone cancer when he was nine year’s old however it hasn’t stopped him from doing what he thinks is fun. Michael Milton is one of […]
South African elite set for Zuurberg on Eastern Cape
Some of South Africa’s best-known mountain bikers are preparing to do battle deep in the mountains of the Eastern Cape during the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek, which starts near Addo on Friday. Leading the charge for overall honours in the 200km stage race, and a share of the R100 000 worth of prizes, will […]
BeMC Stage 3 – Randonneuring
Rachel’s takeStage 2 was tough, but we all knew stage 3 would be tougher. Taking in the same distance at around 100km, but with 500m more ascent. So I decided that for stage 3 I would just ride. No chasing down the wheel in front, no worrying about places, just riding. I chatted to the […]
Women’s bike setup tips
A while ago now, we made a video about optimising bike fit for women, with then team rider Kath Bicknell. Many of these pointers will work for any rider and any bike. The key is making sure the controls are in reach and easy to use, and that your contact points are comfortable. Since then, […]
The Bendigo Golden Triangle Epic
Photos: Open Shutter Photography & Scott Vaughan Held over the last weekend of April, the Bendigo Golden Triangle Epic has once again bolstered its reputation as one of the biggest and best mountain bike events on the Victorian race calendar. Despite heavy rains the day before, over 400 riders descended on the Central Victorian town […]
The countdown to XCM Worlds in the Val Gardena
Related Event: XCM World Champioships: Sellaronda Hero
In Europe, the snow is slowly melting on the high passes, and some of the big guns of international marathon racing have been able to flex their muscles on home soil. Summer is coming! While Australia has a strong marathon racing scene, America has an impressive array of 100 miler races, and South Africa has […]
Hynek wins Rocky Mountain Bike Marathon at Riva del Garda
Kristian Hynek of Topeak-Ergon has claimed victory on the longest course of the Rocky Mountain BIKE Marathon at the Ziener BIKE Festival Garda Trentino powered by MINI – the Ronda Extrema. The 2012 European Champion tackled the 90.43 km and 3,838 metres of climbing in 4:23.08,2 hours beating his teammate Alban Lakata (AUT, 4:23.51,5) by just a few seconds. As […]
Second win for Combrinck and Rabie at joBerg2c just a day away
Gawie Combrinck and Johann Rabie look set for a second straight victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c after consolidating their more than 19-minute lead on the penultimate stage through southern KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. The defending champions plunged into the Umkomaas River Valley and powered their way out the other side to claim their fifth stage […]
Roadies shake up stage 7 of joBerg2c
Related Event: Joberg2c
It was a battle of the former roadies as Hanco Kachelhoffer and Pieter Seyffert outsprinted their rivals to take the stage win on day seven of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on Thursday. The Altech Autopage Karan Beef pair hung on in a tight run into the finish at MacKenzie Club near Ixopo to […]
joBerg2c title almost sealed
Related Event: Joberg2c
Defending champions Johann Rabie and Gawie Combrinck delivered another workmanlike performance to all but seal their victory on day six of the Old Mutual joBerg2c near Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday. The EAI Cycling pair took their fourth consecutive stage win on the 97km route from Nottingham Road to Glencairn Farm in the shadow of […]