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The 2022 edition of the Trans Baviaans Race takes place on Saturday, the 13th of August. Starting in Willowmore and finishing in Jefferys Bay, the 230 kilometre traverse of the Baviaanskloof is one of South Africa’s most iconic mountain bike races. Over 1 000 riders, competing in teams of two to four, will take on […] View full article

Warm up this winter with a coffee hamper from Titan Racing. To enter is easy, all you have to do is post a photo of you and your Titan Racing bike, and tag us with our competition tag (#TitanRacingCoffee). Five winners will be announced each Friday for the next 4 weeks. The hamper includes one […] View full article

Competition time This weekend is your last chance to enter the SwissStop July competition with Peak Brands. Win a year's supply of brake pads. Enter at www.peakbrands.co.za/competition

The 2023 M&G Investments PE PLETT will follow the Eastern Cape coast south, for the 11th staging of this iconic race. Starting at the Crossways estate outside Gqeberha, the route crosses the properties of 57 landowners, including SAN Parks and MTO Forestry, as it winds its way towards Natures Valley outside of Plettenberg Bay. Next […] View full article

Press release from Ryder Innovation We are thrilled to announce that the latest product by Ryder Innovation, ‘Groove Tool Pro’ was chosen as the winner of the Eurobike Innovators Prize within the accessory category. Thousands of products were entered globally and it was announced last night that the Groove Tool Pro was selected as the […] View full article

Press Release – Trek has launched the all-new Fuel EXe e-mountain bike today, championing a whole new category in the mountain bike world. While other electric bikes chase more power and bigger batteries, Fuel EXe is refined with mid-level assist from a system that’s so compact, light and quiet, it’s barely noticeable. It effortlessly blends […] View full article

Hailing from the home of the Cape Epic, performance skin care brand, ASS MAGIC, launches onto the global stage at Eurobike 2022. ASS MAGIC will launch in Europe this summer with the brand’s first participation at the Eurobike show. “We’re excited to take the plunge into Europe and the global arena. When the opportunity came […] View full article

Trek launched the all-new Madone SLR today, topping off their performance bike line-up with their fastest road race bike ever. Seven generations in the making, the Madone SLR is the ultimate race bike, complete with never-before-seen IsoFlow technology, dramatic aerodynamic improvements and an all-new gram-shaving design. This completely redesigned race bike will be ridden by […] View full article

Celebrating its 40th anniversary since its first introduction in 1982, Shimano 105 receives the ultimate upgrade with a move to Di2 electronic shifting technology. The highly anticipated Shimano 105 R7100 group not only delivers Di2 performance to an entirely new range of riders but also offers Shimano’s flagship 12-speed, wireless shifting with easy operation and […] View full article

Garmin today announced the Edge 1040 Solar, the ultimate GPS bike computer featuring solar charging and multi-band GNSS technology. Harnessing the power of the sun, the Edge 1040 Solar features a Power Glass™ solar charging lens, giving cyclists even more ride time between charges – up to 100 hours in battery saver mode – while […] View full article

The Brink Racing Team of David Low and Dean Wortmann won the KAP sani2c nonstop in 13 hours, 25 minutes and 10 seconds. They crossed the finish line less than a minute ahead of Team FRIB who had led the race up until a navigation error in the last few kilometres. Team FRIB was made […] View full article

Philip Buys and Amy Wakefield produced supreme displays at the 2022 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival to claim maiden national marathon titles in the men’s and women’s races respectively on Sunday. PYGA Euro Steel’s Philip Buys wins the national marathon title at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday. Anthony Grote/ Gameplan Media Both […] View full article

Multiple Namibian national champion, Drikus Coetzee bounced back from his 2021 36ONE MTB Challenge disappointment to shatter the record, in perfect conditions, in 2022. The 361-kilometre circumnavigation of the Klein Karoo takes in features like the Rooiberg Pass in its 5 000 metres of climbing. The eleventh edition was held on the 13th and 14th […] View full article

Imbuko{type}DEV’s Marco Joubert and Wessel Botha took the overall KAP sani2c title in a time of 08:57:43, crossing the line today four seconds behind PYGA Euro Steel, who take the stage win. Kim Le Court and Robyn de Groot of Efficient Infiniti Insure won the final stage and comfortably take the women’s title with an […] View full article

The KAP sani2c’s queen stage provided another day of tight racing between the top three teams on 92kms of trails between Mackenzie Club and Jolivet Farm, with the Imbuko {type}DEV team of Marco Joubert and Wessel Botha managing a 30-second gap with the Insect Science team of Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning when they […] View full article

The KAP sani2c’s 18th edition got off to a blistering start as the top three teams stuck together and shared a sprint finish, with solo rider Marc Pritzen pushing ahead to finish in first position for the stage in a time of 02:54:40, as Insect Science’s Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning took the first […] View full article

The KAP sani2c’s 18th edition looks set to provide exciting racing amongst the men, as a batch of maturing younger riders with a few years’ experience are ready to take on the more established Elites. The Race starts on Thursday 12th May from Glencairn Farm near Underberg, with the 1000 Adventure riders setting off the […] View full article

Switchback Sports adds premium brands Factor Bikes and Black Inc components to their portfolio. Founded in 2017, Switchback Sports distributes a range of premium cycling products to over 200 South African bicycle stores. From April 2022, the Cape Town based outfit will add Factor Bikes to their portfolio. The prestigious British bicycle brand joins a […] View full article

Tubeless tyre set-ups can be tricky, or rather messy, for home mechanics. Which is why Squirt Cycling Products have created the Squirt SEAL Tyre Sealant 120ml Easyfill Pouch system. It allows for spill free top-ups of tubeless tyre sealant, leading for more hours of puncture-free riding and cycling enjoyment. “As cyclists ourselves we’re all to […] View full article

The America-Argentina team of Haley Batten and Sofia Gomez Villafane (NinetyOne-Songo-Specialized) are the winners of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic CM.com Women’s category. Haley Batten and Sofia Gomez Villafane celebrate the win of the overall Ladies Jersey during stage 7 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic. Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic. The first-time Absa Cape […] View full article

The Grand Finale of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic, The Race That Measures All, which finished at the Val de Vie Estate outside Paarl on Sunday, was the scene of an upset for the ages. Georg Egger and Lukas Baum of Speed Company Racing during stage 7 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic Mountain. Photo […] View full article

The NinetyOne-songo-Specialized team of Sofia Gómez Villafane and Haley Batten won their third stage in the CM.com Women’s category at the Absa Cape Epic, tightening their grip on the overall lead in the process. They now lead Faces Rola (Candice Lill and Mariske Strauss) by over 16 minutes in the general classification going into Sunday’s Grand Finale. […] View full article

Fabian Rabensteiner and Wout Alleman (Wilier-Pirelli) rode an absolutely flawless race to win Stage 6 of the Absa Cape Epic. Speed Company Racing (Lukas Baum and Georg Egger) finished second on the day, but more importantly, they did some damage to the overall lead of Canyon Northwave MTB. Baum and Egger will start the Grand […] View full article

Sofia Gómez Villafane and Haley Batten (NinetyOne-songo-Specialized) won Stage 5 in the CM.com Women’s category at the 2022 Absa Cape Epic, tightening their grip on the overall leader orange jerseys at the same time. They now lead the event by more than 15 minutes ahead of Faces Rola (Candice Lill and Mariske Strauss), the second-place finishers […] View full article

South Africa’s Marco Joubert and Pieter du Toit (Imbuko {Type} DEV) won the 115km Stage 5 of the Absa Cape Epic after a thrilling break 70km into the stage from Greyton to Stellenbosch. The South African riders, already wearing the Absa African Men’s jerseys as the leading African men’s team at the event, rode the […] View full article