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In a remarkable series of events, Abdullah Zeinab has won the inaugural Rhino Run, rolling into Windhoek in the early hours of the morning. Abdullah completed the extremely tough 2,741 km course across South Africa and remote Namibia in 7 days 20 hours and 4 minutes. Kevin Benkenstein finished just 17 minutes later. Both riders […] View full article

As the day broke on Stage 3 of the FNB Wines2Whales, the clouds gathered above Oak Valley Estate and threatened to rain on Kim Le Court and Vera Looser’s parade, however the weather held as the Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee women raced to a third stage win and the FNB Wines2Whales title. Efficient […] View full article

Kim Le Court and Vera Looser secured their second stage win in as many days at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay when they charged over the finish line, arms raised high, at Oak Valley Estate on Saturday, 29 October. Kim Le Court and Vera Looser secured their second stage win in as many days at the […] View full article

Vera Looser and Kim le Court, of Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee, outpaced and outraced their rivals, including the FNB Wines2Whales defending champions, to claim the opening stage of the FNB W2W Chardonnay. Kim Le Court and Vera Looser during the 2022 FNB Wine2Whales 3 day mountain bike event, Chardonnay. Stage 1. Image by Simon […] View full article

From bike racks to backpacks Thule provides all-round solutions for the outdoor and cycling enthusiast who jumps from one activity to the next. Applying years of biking expertise, Thule has introduced a variety of hydration packs and backpacks to help you get the most out of any bike ride. Whether just heading out for a couple hours or embarking on a full-day excursion, they have the right pack to keep you fuelled and ready for whatever comes your way. Designed specifically to improve bike handling and reduce muscle strain, Thule Hydration packs are constructed with a low center of gravity […] View full article

Kevin Benkenstein defeated a world-class field, claiming the 726 km Rhino Run Entrée this evening in just over 38 hours. This phenomenal pace is a first in off-road ultra-endurance racing. Kevin didn’t stop there, though. The Rhino Run continues a further 2,000 km to Windhoek, Namibia. After a short sleep break, Kevin is expected to […] View full article

Aerovolution is now. Bianchi has rewritten the concept of a high-performance aerodynamic bicycle with the launch of the Oltre platform, led by the Oltre RC hyperbike and complemented by the Oltre Pro and Oltre models. Born from Bianchi Reparto Corse’s research and development, the Oltre RC is a revolution in terms of design and engineering […] View full article

The defending champions, Candice Lill and Mariske Strauss, headline the 2022 FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay Race. The KingPrice Rola team will face stiff competition from Amy Wakefield and Irina Lützelschwab, and Vera Looser and Kim LeCourt, while fascinating battles are sure to play out throughout the 16 team strong field. Defending champions, Candice Lill and Mariske […] View full article

SA’s ‘MTB Party of the Year’, the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience, will start and finish at Coetzenburg Stellenbosch University on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2022 and mountain bikers are in for a treat! “The Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience is an individual 2-day MTB Stage Race that is ideal for […] View full article

The inaugural Prince George Monumental 100 Miler took place on Saturday, 15 October 2022. Tristan Nortje and Yolande de Villiers were crowned the first king and queen of Klein Karoo gravel racing; having raced to victory across the 165 kilometre long course, which started in Prince Albert and finished in George. Nortje was joined on […] View full article

Farhad is a passionate road and mountain biker and managing director of Old Mutual Wealth, the business that partnered South Africa’s premier long distance amateur road bike race and is adding real value to riders. When the annual Double Century no longer had a sponsor and was cancelled by lockdown protocols, many feared the holy […] View full article

South Africa’s oldest road cycling race will take place on Sunday 23 October, with full road closure on the famous Comrades route from Pietermaritzburg to Durban. The race which is in its 36th year is well-known as both a great family event as well as a key race on the cycling calendar for competitive riders. […] View full article

The organisers of SA’s ‘MTB Party of the Year’, the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience that will take place at Coetzenburg Stellenbosch University on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2022 are looking to crown the event’s two best dressed riders (x1 male and x1 female). As motivation R20 000 (R10 000 each) and […] View full article

The organisers of SA’s ‘MTB Party of the Year’, the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience that will take place at Coetzenburg Stellenbosch University on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2022 are looking to crown the event’s two best dressed riders (x1 male and x1 female). As motivation R20 000 (R10 000 each) and 20 cases of Savanna (10 cases each) is up for grabs. Ariane Lüthi by Tobias Ginsberg View full article

William Mokgopo restarted his racing schedule with victory in the 2022 Glacier Cradle Traverse, from the 31st of September to the 2nd of October. Held in the Cradle of Humankind, from a race village at Avianto, it is a relaxed event. With short, punchy, routes – measuring no more than 42 kilometres in length – […] View full article

Photographer, Dan Milner has spent the best part of the last three decades travelling the world on mountain bike adventure shoots. With memories of his last Moroccan adventure flooding back he was quick to suggest the Atlas Mountains as the ideal destination for a PRO Community Riders trip. We pump our handlebars around swooping, natural […] View full article

8 days. 658 kilometres. 15 775 metres of climbing. These are the stats of the 2023 Absa Cape Epic alone. But as history has proven over the past 18 editions of The Untamed African Mountain Bike Race, statistics and what happens on the trails of Africa are never one and the same. The 2023 edition […] View full article

The 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, is set to take place from the 3rd to the 9th of September next year. Entries for the thirteenth edition have opened hot on the heels of the highly successful 2022 race. Calling upon those who took part to relive the challenges and thrills […] View full article

GoPro announced three versions of its all-new HERO11 Black camera: HERO11 Black, HERO11 Black Creator Edition and HERO11 Black Mini. All three cameras feature a new, larger sensor that delivers the highest resolution, highest 10-bit colour depth, highest level of video stabilisation and widest field of view ever featured natively in a HERO camera. Each […] View full article

Imbuko {type}DEV A and Efficient Insure Infiniti Racing wrapped up the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, titles in Oudtshoorn on Saturday, 10 September. Both the men in the yellow First Ascent leaders’ jerseys and the women in pink suffered punctures on Stage 6, but could rely on the buffers they […] View full article

The Queen Stage of the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, finished at 1 575 metres above sea level, at the summit of the Swartberg Pass on Friday, 9 September. Imbuko {type}DEV B were the fastest team up the day’s final climb, sealing their second successive win of the race. While the […] View full article

The 36ONE MTB Challenge is dubbed “the ultimate race.” It is not hard to see why when looking at the simple statistics. At 361 kilometres long, with nearly 5 000 metres of climbing, it is a huge ride. Then there is the afternoon start, racing through the night and the 36-hour cut-off. All considered, completing […] View full article

Imbuko {type}DEV B have been instrumental to the A team’s success thus far at the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen. On Thursday, 8 September, Stage 4 from Louvain to Oudtshoorn Wessel Botha and Rudi Koen received their just rewards with a historic stage victory. The win is Botha’s first at […] View full article

Stage 3 of the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, took in a circular route from Louvain Guest Farm, in the Langkloof, on Wednesday, 7 September. The elite men’s race was a relatively measured affair which played out in a four-up sprint after 63 kilometres of racing. In the women’s race […] View full article

Stage 2 of the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, took the race from George, in the Garden Route, to Louvain, in the Langkloof on Tuesday, 6 September. The 76 kilometre long stage took in an ascent of the Montagu Pass, which proved decisive in the men’s race. Imbuko {type}DEV A’s […] View full article