THE COVID-19 CHANGES YOU CAN EXPECT AT SA’S MTB RACES
Face masks, smaller race fields, variable start times, virtual race briefings, bigger gaps between start batches, no-touch water points, cattle-spray sanitisers… These are just so ...
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LET’S RACE AGAIN! THESE MTB EVENTS ARE STILL GOING AHEAD IN 2020
Government restrictions in reaction to Covid-19 have seen a number of 2020 mountain bike events being cancelled or postponed. But hey, it’s only July! International cycle racing s ...
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NEW SRAM EAGLE OFFERS EASIER GEAR, BUT DO WE REALLY NEED IT?
Have you ever thought while you were riding your mountain bike with a SRAM Eagle 1x12 drivetrain: “I definitely need an easier gear?” The overwhelming majority of mountain bikers ...
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THESE ARE SA’S FAVOURITE MTB RACES
With our 2019 SA MTB Race Survey, presented by Garmin, we set about establishing some data on preferences of South African mountain bikers that participate in races. Racing has al ...
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THE RESULTS ARE IN! 2019 SA MTB RACE SURVEY, PRESENTED BY GARMIN
There’s limited data available on the South African mountain bike market. Steadily, over the past few years, TREAD has helped give some insight and perspective with a series of su ...
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MOUNTAIN BIKING, WINE AND PHILANTHROPY COMBINE TO COMBAT CANCER
Mix the Western Cape’s most sought after 3-day mountain bike stage race with an exceptional wine estate and a charity that activates efficiently and effectively – and you make mag ...
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GOAL ACHIEVED. MARRIAGE INTACT. MEMORIES MADE. WHAT AN EVENT!
His and Hers Sean and Joanne Badenhorst are a married couple with full-time work and family commitments. Having ridden bicycles for over 30 years, they’ve got loads of experience ...
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NAD PRO MTB MAKE IT A PERFECT 3 FROM 3 AT FNB WINES2WHALES SHIRAZ
NAD Pro MTB wrapped up the 2019 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz title in fine style, by winning their third successive stage, on Sunday, 3 November. Stage 3, which started in Oak Valley a ...
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NAD PRO MTB BLITZ STAGE 2 OF FNB WINES2WHALES SHIRAZ
Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales is known as Play Day. There was no fun and games to be had for the riders who tried to hold Matt Beers’ wheel however, as he and Wessel Botha blitz ...
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FIRST-STAGE SPRINT SETS UP THRILLING FNB WINES2WHALES SHIRAZ
The Shiraz race is the final event in the FNB Wines2Whales series. Following on the heels, or wheels rather, of the Chardonnay and Pinotage races, the Shiraz allows the elite men ...
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