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    Cycling South Africa confirms the calendar dates and provinces that will be hosting the South African National Championship events for cycling events in 2017. Please see below the table of dates and venues of each event. Click here to view the article
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    The 2017 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, to which entries opened on 14 December 2016, will offer a refined rider experience, a Queen Stage and a fresh look, thanks to the investment of new sponsors, Momentum Health and Biogen. Click here to view the article
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    The Tankwa Trek isn’t South Africa’s oldest three-day mountain bike stage race. Neither is it the biggest. But it is firmly on track to become the most internationally recognised, following the addition of two new sponsors and the upgrade to International Cycling Union (UCI) status. Click here to view the article
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    The fifth edition of the PE Plett, South Africa’s premier four-day mountain bike stage race, will herald the start of a new era for the event with the announcement that FedGroup will be the title sponsor. Click here to view the article
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    Current South African champion, Max Knox, will team up with multiple Colombian champion, Héctor Leonardo Páez Leon as Team Kansai Plascon in an effort to try and win the 2017 Absa Cape Epic. It will be Knox’s ninth start in the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race, but a first for Paez, one of the world’s leading marathon racers. Click here to view the article
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    Three fresh venues and a new format will give the Ashburton Investments National Mountain Bike Series a boost for the 2017 South African mountain bike-racing season. Click here to view the article
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    ORICA-BikeExchange and ORICA-AIS will be known as Orica-Scott from 2017, following the signing of Scott Sports as a new co-naming rights sponsor. Click here to view the article
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    Stillwater Sports, the organisers of South Africa’s premier off-road triathlon the Fedhealth XTERRA, are excited to launch X-DAY. Click here to view the article
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    The pain and agony participants of the 2016 uBhejane Xtreme MTB Challenge suffered throughout the course of their 16-hour long day in the saddle was soon erased on their arrival at Hilltop Camp in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve shortly before nightfall on Saturday and replaced by a mixture of jubilation, relief and a tremendous sense of achievement. Click here to view the article
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    It was one man for himself as the only rider from Team LEADout, Ivan Venter, soloed to victory at the 78km West Coast Express cycle race on Sunday morning, crossing the finish line in a time of 1:59: 13. Alpha BodyWorks’ Nicol Carstens and Team Giant’s David Garrett finished second and third in 2:00:07 and 2:02:23 respectively. Click here to view the article
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    Former Springbok captain and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner John Smit and former Sharks centre Jeremy Thomson will join a small group of intrepid mountain bikers who will tackle the gruelling uBhejane Xtreme MTB Challenge on Saturday, 10 December in an effort to raise much needed festive season funding for Project Rhino KZN. Click here to view the article
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    The Martin Dreyer RMB Change a Life MTB Academy pair of Sthembiso Masango and Mazwi Smimango stepped into the unknown at the recent 2016 Munga, however the pair rode beyond themselves in the face of adversity to finish first and third in the development category at the gruelling non-stop mountain bike race. Click here to view the article
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    While consistency is key to performance on a sporting stage there is also significant wisdom in the maxim that a change is as good as a holiday. That’s exactly how Ruan Lochner and Philip Buys, owners of the African MTB Team, see the new chapter in their partnership with corporate South Africa to continue their professional mountain bike team, formerly known as Scott LCB Factory Racing, into Team Pyga / Euro Steel. Click here to view the article
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    After a scenic two hour drive from Cape Town over rolling hills, you will find the Southern-most region of Africa, part of the magical Overberg, where the majestic Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. This area stretches from Die Dam in the west, to the De Hoop Nature Reserve in the east. Click here to view the article
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    The Pennypinchers Origin of Trails is regarded by many as the mountain bike party of the year, the organisers strongly encourage riders to focus on enjoying the trails, and taking in the scenery rather than racing flat out. After a long year of racing, I was more than happy to do just that, and was really looking forward to relaxing, and enjoying some good riding with friends. Click here to view the article
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    The men’s field for the 2017 Absa Cape Epic is shaping up to be the strongest in the race’s 14-year history. Click here to view the article
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    Cycling South Africa’s Road Cycling Commission has approved the Selection Criteria for the 2017 racing season. The 2017-2020 Qualifying Criteria for the selection to South African Road Cycling Teams and Selection Qualification Programme Squad have been revised for the forthcoming three years. Click here to view the article
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    This popular race is still going strong, 21 years strong. The Barberton XCM is known to be one of the toughest mountain bike race in the country. With a variety of landscapes and terrain, you are sure to get a bit of everything. The race, which attracts about 1,500 cyclists from various provinces and countries and of all shapes and sizes, still manages to keep the feel of a small race, but with all the benefits of the bigger races such as prizes, water points and great route markers. The 21st annual Barberton XCM takes place on 28 January 2017. Click here to view the article
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    Idyllic weather, a spectacular setting, pristine views and a magical festive season atmosphere complimented the red-hot action that the record field enjoyed out on the trails as the 2016 STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure on Sunday, 4 December at Summerveld Estate in Shongweni made for a memorable day for all in attendance. Click here to view the article
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    The Outriders Cycle Club are pleased to announce the replacement event for the popular West Coast Express fun ride which will take place on 11 December 2016. Click here to view the article
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    TokaiMTB, SANParks, Amarider and PPA can proudly announce that Tokai will open to the public on the weekend of 10 December, 2016 at 7am sharp. This will be on a trial basis over weekends only (excluding Christmas) while contractors remove the remaining burnt and dangerous pine and gum trees that continue to pose a risk to users. Click here to view the article
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    Mountain biking enthusiasts were treated to spectacular trails during Stage Two of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails in Stellenbosch on Sunday, 04 December 2016. Click here to view the article
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    Team Giant’s Bernard Esterhuizen took the win at the Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour this morning in idyllic racing conditions, finishing the 97km route in 02:21:11, pipping Brandon Christians (Alpha Body Works) and Graeme Ockhuis (Yorkshire) to the post, who finished in second and third respectively. Click here to view the article
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    Stage One of the Pennypinchers Origin Of Trails kicked off in Church Street, Stellenbosch today (Saturday, 03 December 2016). Click here to view the article
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    The picturesque Summerveld Estate in Shongweni will be a hive of mountain biking and trail running activity on Sunday, 4 December as it plays host to the 2016 STIHL Sharks Trail Adventure’s action-packed programme of events. Click here to view the article
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