After Norco announced the addition of Greg Minnaar as Team Captain, all eyes are on the Canadian brand going into the 2024 UCI Downhill World Cup season. Of course they’re going to go big this season. The brand just unveiled the new Norco Race Division, aimed at building a long-term, high-impact presence in the Downhill scene. They’re also giving fans an unfiltered peek behind the scenes in a docuseries that will run for the entire race season. “As we celebrate our 60th anniversary, it felt right to elevate the brand by introducing a new-look for the team”, said Gwen van Lingen ..read more

The SCOTT Genius is a technology-rich trail bike that’s ideal for South African Enduro racing or exploring more challenging trails. Here are 10 features that give you incredible confidence, not to mention the price, making it one of the best value-for-money trail bikes in South Africa. Paid partnership with SCOTT Sports Africa The growing Enduro racing market in South Africa is in search of a bike that’s super stable, can comfortably absorb medium-to-large hits, cruises over rocks, roots and ruts, corners like a Gecko, accelerates fast and climbs efficiently. Is that too much to ask? Well, it ..read more

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Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw (PYGA Euro Steel 2) are the 2024 KAP sani2c champions. The pair took the third and final stage of the 20th edition of the KAP sani2c in a time of 02:54:45, after a sprint finish with the Insect Science team of Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning (02:54:50). Du Toit and Bontekoning went all in on Saturday’s stage as they had over four minutes to make up to have any hope of securing the title, but were not able to get a gap on the PYGA Euro Steel team, who have shown their strength from Prologue to finish. In the UCI women’s race, Sam Sanders and Danielle Strydo ..read more

The Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, is not only the premier UCI S1 stage race in South Africa but is also renowned as a fantastic four-day event for any experienced mountain biker to challenge themselves too. In 2025 the race will take place from the 6th to the 9th of February and entries for the 12th edition opened on 26 April 2024. There are ample reasons to enter; including the rugged route, the famous Dryland hospitality, and the comfortable Kaleo campsite. Paid partnership with Dryland Event Management “I think the  Tankwa Trek has some of the most amazing s ..read more

The Dr Evil Classic, the Garden Route based multi-day mountain bike stage race, has re-branded and will now be known as the Dr Evil Experience – a fitting change in name that aligns the event with its soul and commitment to its hometown, Plettenberg Bay. Paid partnership with Dr Evil Experience The name Dr Evil strikes one of two visions into one’s mind upon hearing  it – either images of the bald villain from the Austin Powers movies, or memories of immensely challenging days in 2012 on the bike from Plettenberg Bay to Uniondale at the hands of Leon Evans, AKA Dr Evil at the inaugural ev ..read more

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 and women’s elite race. MEN’S RACE ..read more

The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team, Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw, made it two of two on Thursday when they won Stage 1 of the 2024 KAP Sani2c in 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 on Wednesday, riders left Glencairn on Thursday morning to race 89km, with 1027m of climbing. 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 ..read more

The PYGA Euro Steel 2 team of iXopo local, Michael Foster and teammate Jaedon Terlouw, won the KAP sani2c Race Prologue at Glencairn Farm near Himeville on Wednesday 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 jus ..read more

The Lions Karoo to Coast will be a Cycling South Africa sanctioned event for the first time in nearly a decade when it takes place on Sunday, 22 September 2024. This will allow riders with racing licences to take part again and ensures that the local development riders are able to compete, on home turf, against the best cyclists in the country. The affiliation with the sport’s South African governing body will allow the continued participation of E-MTB, mountain bike, and gravel bike riders as well as facilitating the racing categories for mountain- and gravel-bikes. Paid partnership with Lion ..read more