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November 6, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
TEAMS READY TO BATTLE AT CONTEGO WINES2WHALES MTB RACE
South Africa’s top mountain bikers will converge on Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 09 November 2012 for the start of the much anticipated Contego Wines2Whales MTB Race powered by Maserati.
Amongst the masses battling for the top spot on the podium will be team RSAweb/CangoMTB’s Renay Groustra and Matthys Beukes.
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November 6, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
Top Local Endurance Cyclist Tests Positive
Cycling SA reports that David George returned an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) on 29 August 2012.
George is therefore provisionally suspended with immediate effect from competing in any event. The SAIDS process will now take its course.
Cycling South Africa respects the independence of the SAIDS process and will respect the outcome. Cycling SA further reiterates its zero-tolerance approach to doping in sport and confirms that there is no evidence of this being an endemic problem in the sport in South Africa.
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November 5, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
NEL AND KIELBLOCK VICTORS AT CONTEGO WINES2WHALES MTB ADVENTURE
Stage Three of the Contego Wines2Whales MTB Adventure powered by Maserati started off in cooler weather conditions at the Oak Valley Sport Field (Elgin) on Sunday, 04 November 2012. Teams of two set off to complete a 75km route (the longest of the three stages) before crossing the finish line in a picturesque Onrus.
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November 2, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
Chris King Performance Products have done it again
Our friends at Cycles Africa are ecstatic to be offering a handpicked selection of their most popular products in a moody dark purple. These components will be released for a short time and in limited quantities.
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November 1, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
SA Marthon MTB champ Knox eyes Momentum 94.7 Mountain Bike Challenge title
The adaptation of the old Roman slogan is the only way to describe Max Knox from Specialized’s performances at local mountain bike events: “I came, I rode, I conquered”. Despite all of his success Knox’s hunger to win is not fulfilled yet.
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October 30, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
TENTH ABSA CAPE EPIC ROUTE LIVES UP TO LEGENDARY REPUTATION OF THE UNTAMED AFRICAN MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
The spectacular new route of the tenth edition of the Absa Cape Epic, which takes place from 17 to 24 March next year (2013), promises to be as exciting and challenging as previous years. Both local and international riders will take on the demanding eight day mountain bike adventure of 698km with 15 650m of climbing from Citrusdal to Lourensford Wine Estate.
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October 29, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
CAPE LEOPARDS CONTINUE TO FREQUENT WINES2WHALES MTB ROUTES
The coordinators of the Cape Leopard Trust (CLT) Boland Project are pleased to announce that three Cape Leopards are continuing to make good use of the Contego Wines2Whales MTB routes. In September 2011 the organizers of the Contego Wines2Whales MTB Adventure and Race powered by Maserati showed their support of the CLT Boland Project by donating five digital camera traps to the project.
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October 29, 2012 by Rory / 0 Comments
Stewart, MacDonald win Berg & Bush by a whisker
Reigning champion Brandon Stewart and new partner Neil MacDonald won the FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike race from the Harrismith area in the Free State to Winterton in KwaZulu-Natal by a whisker on Sunday after three days of close racing.
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