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Hey guys! I'm having a raffle to raise funds to be able to take part at World Champs this year which is in Cairns, Australia. WIN: You stand a chance to win a Fox mountain bike Jersey, a pair of shorts and gloves of your choice on foxracing.co.za. Tickets are R100 each (you can buy multiple entries) and the draw will take place on Friday, 18th of August. The draw will be done by an independent person from YT Industries. Each entrant will have a number, of course, if you bought more than one entry you will have as many numbers as you bought entries. All the numbers will be thrown into a box, and the winner will be drawn. HOW TO ENTER: You can enter by making payment to the bank account below. Please put your name and surname as a reference and please send me your cell number (johann.potgieter87@gmail.com). Tickets are R100 each (you can buy multiple entries) and the draw will take place on Friday, 18th of August. Absa cheque 4085993240 Code 632005 johann.potgieter87@gmail.com Thanks for the support guys Johann Potgieter www.facebook.com/johannpotgieter-athlete www.instagram.com/johannpotgieter_downhill

Follow Erin Huck and Claudio Caluori for a lap on the XCO course in Vallnord. Click here to view the article

National team rider Rourke Croeser was found to be in possession of a syringe at the recent World MTB Championships in Andorra. This is in direct contravention of the UCI Medical rules and specifically in relation to the sub-section “Ban on Injections”. The possession of syringes is in violation of UCI Medical rule 13.03.058 (2). The rule states: Click here to view the article

DH World Championships Vallnord 2015 highlights: Click here to view the article

After a week of rain in the Pyrenees, the track at Vallnord, Andorra was relatively dry, fast, and as technical as ever. Both Greg and Josh laid down super-fast runs, but it all finally came together for Loic Bruni, and he came down just over two seconds faster, which netted Greg the silver and Josh bronze. Watch this week's episode to see how it all came together for The Syndicate. Click here to view the article

Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway, from 2-7 September. Click here to view the article

Wow, just read this article on Supersport's web page, incredible what a positive effect it had on the area, wish we could host more of these type of events. http://www.superspor...indelible_print After the dust has settled and the bike wheels stop turning the local organising committee of the UCI Mountain Bike Masters and MTB and Trials World Championships triggered an economic boom for the city of Pietermaritzburg and its broader regional economy worth R3 billion in direct economic activity and media exposure. The Masters competition alone had 591 competitors, largely South African but, if you include support staff and families the number of people that were in the city sits at an estimated 1 491 people over the duration of the event. The MTB and Trials World Championships was seen as the signature event of the whole stay and 903 riders were accredited to compete in the event. This coupled with the large support crews that the teams brought with them brings the overall figure to 1 866 people staying for the duration of the Elite World Championships. The economic impact can now be estimated and they have worked out a conservative estimate as to how much money each of the events would have brought into the city. Over the Masters event the estimate was slightly over R10.3 million. The Elite event saw the city pull in just under R33.7 million. These amounts were just for the competitors and crews over the two weeks of the competitions. The media contingent was just over 200 strong and that meant that they too were responsible for bringing in a fair sum of money into the city. It was estimated that the entire media contingent brought in just over R2 million in Pietermaritzburg over the duration of the World Champs. Adding up all of these figures means that all-in-all the event brought in an estimated total of R46 038 700 over the duration of both events. This coupled with the benefits that the event brought to the community of Pietermaritzburg tends to suggest it was a resounding success. In the final financial report from the event it is stated that the amount of spending from the participants in the event in the city cannot be accurately gauged which means that there is still a fair amount of money unaccounted for that has been injected into the local community through spending at restaurants, shops ect. The impact that the television production had on the event and on promoting the city was substantial due to the fact that the event was broadcasted all over the world. The event report suggests that the minimum coverage of the event will amount to a grand total of 196 hours which equates to a monetary value of approximately R 2.94 Billion. The event was broadcasted to five different continents with a number of television networks taking the feed from the venue in order to broadcast in their countries. Along with the television coverage the Redbull Media TV broadcasted the event and logged record traffic on the site throughout the event. The local organising committee spent over R3 million in the local communities and all of the people that were employed by them were locally sourced. All of the marshals, volunteers and any other person who was employed during the event gained skills and experience and this will benefit KZN MTB.

It was another breath-taking performance from Greg Minnaar last Sunday at Cascades and this week on MTB Talk SA we relive that exact moment. Dave Macleod was there and was doing commentary for radio as the South African hurtled his way down the course. Relive that moment and excitement on this weeks’ show. Click here to view the article

Greg Minnaar became only the third rider to win a men’s downhill World Championship title on home soil when the Pietermaritzburg local hero won an emotionally charged final in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Cascades MTB Park. Click here to view the article

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Australian Paul Van der Ploeg snatched the gold medal in the men’s final of the cross country eliminator at the UCI MTB and Trials world Championships with a daring inside move on the first corner, while Swedish rider Alexandra Engen dominated from start to finish to claim the women’s title ahead of the Swiss duo of Jolanda Neff and Linda Indergand. Click here to view the article

Nothing is certain in mountain bike racing. But the remarkable consistency of Switzerland’s Nino Schurter strongly challenges that well-worn statement. The 27-year-old Swiss successfully defended his Elite men’s Cross-country (XCO) world title when he powered to a clinical victory on a technical course in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on Saturday. Click here to view the article

World number one Rachel Atherton of Great Britain proved precisely why she has been the one the rest of the globe’s top elite women downhillers have been chasing all year as she destroyed the competition en route to her gold medal and world title at the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday afternoon. Click here to view the article

Defending women’s Cross Country World Champion Julie Bresset of France repeated her feat of last year when she held off a relentless onslaught from Polish rider Maja Wloszczowska to claim the gold medal and title of World Champion in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Click here to view the article

With the globe’s mountain biking community eagerly counting down the hours to the start of Sunday’s men’s and women’s downhill events of the 2013 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships, Saturday morning saw Canadian Steve Smith and Rachel Atherton of Great Britain post the fastest times of the official timed runs in the men’s and women’s categories respectively. Click here to view the article

It was a frantic evening of Trials at the Cascades MTB Park on Friday where rain played havoc with the riders in the junior and elite men’s 20” finals as two Spaniards - Bernat Seuba and Abel Mustieles Garcia - claimed the junior men’s and elite men’s rainbow striped jerseys respectively. Click here to view the article

Slovakian teenager Tatiana Janickova won the Elite Women’s trials world title at the UCI MTB and Trials world Championships with a daring gamble in the closing minutes of the nine rider final to oust Spanish ace Gemma Abant. Click here to view the article

The Under 23 women’s Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg took place on Friday afternoon where a complete domination from Switzerland’s Jolanda Neff saw her power home to a comprehensive victory which also saw her achieve the rare feat of successfully defend the rainbow stripes she claimed in Austria in 2012. Click here to view the article

Friday’s men’s Under 23 Cross Country clash of the UCI MTB & Trials World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg was one filled with drama as Italy’s Gerhard Kerschbaumer made the gold medal his own in testing conditions whilst it was heartbreak from South Africa’s top stars. Click here to view the article

In blustery conditions the junior men’s and women’s downhill got Friday’s competition underway and it was American Richard Rude Jnr who hurtled down the Cascades MTB Park Downhill course five seconds faster than second placed Loris Vergier whilst the women’s title went to Great Britain’s Tahnee Seagrave. Click here to view the article

The downhill mountain biking gods were smiling on the South African athletes at the UCI MTB Masters World Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg as the local stars claimed four of the eight titles up for grabs across both the men’s and women’s categories on Saturday afternoon. Click here to view the article

Day two of competition at the UCI MTB & Trials will be remembered by all for the testing conditions of scorching temperatures, strong winds and engulfing dust as well as the tears of joy and sorrow shed by many of the mountain biking community. Click here to view the article

SCOTT Swisspower rider Nino Schurter is quietly confident ahead of his Elite men’s Olympic Cross-country (XCO) title defence at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Click here to view the article