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Jolivet Farm. 26 April 2024. The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw, took another win on Stage 2 of the KAP sani2c (03:26:21), with just 40 seconds to spare against the Insect Science team of Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning. Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydom (Efficient Infiniti Insure) held onto the leader’s jersey in the women’s race, finishing in 04:10:05, taking 4th place overall for the stage. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race, and this report covers the results from the UCI registered riders in the men’s […] View full article

The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw, made it two of two today at Mackenzie Club in a time of 03:01:48. Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydom (Efficient Infiniti Insure) dominated the women’s race, finishing in 03:36:50, taking 6th place overall for the stage. After the elite race kicked off with a Prologue yesterday, riders left Glencairn this morning to race 89 kms, with 1027m of climibing. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race, and this report covers the results from the UCI registered riders. MEN’S RACE Unlike the usual […] View full article

The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, iXopo local Michael Foster and teammate Jaedon Terlouw, won the KAP sani2c Race Prologue at Glencairn Farm near Himeville today in a time of 00:39:31,  followed by the PYGA Euro Steel 1 team of Philip Buys and Pieter du Toit (00:40:14). Only one second separated second and third place, Insect Science’s Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning (00:40:15). Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydom of Efficient Infiniti Insure took the win in the women’s race after 48 minutes and 43 seconds of riding. The sani2c team of Frances Janse van Rensburg and Bianca Haw followed just shy of a […] View full article

Welcome to the Lesotho Sky Event, your gateway to Africa’s Mountain Kingdom and an annual must-attend for adventurers seeking mountain biking thrills off the beaten track. Since its inception in 2011 as a 6-day UCI stage race, this event has evolved significantly. Celebrating over a decade of adventure, we’ve shifted to a more intimate 3-day, non-competitive MTB ride format, designed to offer an unparalleled riding experience while reducing environmental impact and enhancing community engagement. The new 3-day format features a cloverleaf route design starting from a single base camp – making navigation a breeze with provided GPS tracks. Each stage […] View full article

The KAP sani2c Race kicks off on Thursday 24 April, where, for the first time in the 20-year history of the event, there will be a Prologue for the UCI registered riders. KAP sani2c is now a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Category 2 marathon stage race and points are allocated per rider – which means that each rider from the first team across the line will be awarded 80 points to their UCI ranking. Andrew ‘Housty’ Houston says they have developed a challenging 16 km Prologue route with 416 metres of climbing: “I think we have delivered some ‘sani spice’ […] View full article

It’s June up in northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It’s winter, the grass is dry, the bushveld scant. The mornings are cold, but the days warm up beautifully, and the dust of dirt roads pillow in clouds as Sihle Hlabissa pedals his white e-bike on the way to Qomukuphila School. Patch-skinned Nguni cows turn their heads to watch as he passes by. It’s as if even they know an e-bike is a weird thing to be spotting in a poor rural community cushioned between a multitude of game reserves. Support Wild Bike and WIN a Specialized Tero-X Specialized’s Soil Searching […] View full article

TIME pedals have a new look and select new features, providing you with lightweight and ergonomic pedal systems for you to achieve your cycling goals. We’ve reorganised and simplified our road and MTB pedal lineup, making it easier to compare models and select your perfect pedal. We’ve also added features to some of our most popular high-performance pedals. Take a look at the line-up of TIME pedals below SPECIALE 12 The SPECIALE 12 is the ultimate balance between aesthetics and performance. This grippy, lightweight, and strong pedal was developed by our engineering team for the demands of professional enduro, trail, […] View full article

Just over week ago Matt Beer’s stood on top of the Absa Cape Epic podium alongside partner Howard Grotts, claiming his third overall title. Here we take a closer look at his race-winning S-Works Epic 8: Bike Specifications Finally: Matt’s brake pads replaced three times, while his suspension damper seals replaced every second day – that’s the factory luxury! View full article

With Winter fast approaching, Trek wants you to keep riding this “offseason” with great savings on their Top Fuel, Fuel EXe and Fuel EX models. Over a period of two months, these Trek models will be available at incredible prices. The No reason for an Offseason Sale will start on Monday 1 April 2024 and will end at midnight on 30 June 2024. Why choose a Top Fuel? The Top Fuel is a quick, short-travel 29er trail bike that’s perfect for riders who like to stay pinned both up and down the trail. It’s lighter and snappier than a trail […] View full article

The Cannondale Scalpel has been a staple on cross country and marathon podiums since 2002. Today Cannondale launch an all-new design. Featuring improved suspension kinematics and more aggressive and capable geometry, which has already been race proven by Candice Lill & Mona Mitterwallner at Cape Epic, we expect to see plenty on the trails. Check out the full press release below: Scalpel has always been out front Ever since the first one proved that dual suspension could be faster than hardtails way back in 2002, Scalpels have always led the way. Moving XC forward. Defining what cross-country will be, not […] View full article

Glen Haw will always be a farmer, it’s not only what he does, but it’s who he is. But since 2005 when he suggested a mountain bike race as a fundraiser for his children’s school, he has also become a trail builder, an event organiser, and a connector of communities, and the rest of the Haw family has joined him in this passion. sani2c grew exponentially to become the largest stage race in the country, with three different versions of the three days of riding taking place over five days. At its core, says Glen, is adventure. “The fact that […] View full article

Simon Schneller and Urs Huber (BULLS Mavericks) won Stage 7 – the Grand Finale – of the Absa Cape Epic men’s race, but it was Matt Beers and Howard Grotts of Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne who claimed the overall title at the 2024 event. In the Aramex Women’s Category, Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) won an eighth stage in a row on their way to the 2024 Absa Cape Epic title. By winning every stage of the 2024 race (the Prologue and seven stages), the Dutch-Swiss combo matched the performance of Laura Stigger and Sina Frei, who also won eight […] View full article

It appears that only major disasters can prevent Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne (Matt Beers and Howard Grotts) and GHOST Factory Racing (Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller) from winning the Men’s and Aramex Women’s Category respectively at the 2024 Absa Cape Epic. On the 87km Stage 6 in Stellenbosch, the event’s penultimate day of racing, Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne and GHOST Factory racing once again dominated their categories, winning the stage and extending their leads in the overall general classification at the same time. Beers and Grotts go into Sunday’s Stage 7, known as the Grand Finale, nine minutes clear of second-placed World Bicycle Relief (Nino Schurter […] View full article

Matt Beers and Howard Grotts (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) romped to their first stage win of the 2024 Absa Cape Epic when they pulled away from Andreas Seewald and Marc Stutzmann (Canyon SIDI) in the closing kilometres of the 70km Stage 5 in Wellington. The Aramex Women’s Category was business as usual with Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) cruising home on Stage 5 to claim their sixth successive stage win (five stages plus the Prologue last Sunday). With two stages to go, they’ll have their eyes on the 2021 performance of Sina Frei and Laura Stigger, who won all eight […] View full article

The top three teams in both the men’s and women’s races on Stage 4 of the Absa Cape Epic could only be separated in the final metres of the 73km race. Nino Schurter and Sebastian Fini (World Bicycle Relief) won the stage in the Men’s Category in a sprint finish, as did Anne Terpstra and Nicole Koller (GHOST Factory Racing) in the Aramex Women’s Category. World Bicycle Relief pipped Matt Beers and Howard Grotts (Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne) to the line, while in the Aramex Women’s Category on Stage 4 Toyota-Specialized-NinetyOne (Sofia Gomez Villafane and Samara Sheppard) also had to make do with […] View full article