Port Elizabeth triathlete Jonathan Barber was a well known face on the SA triathlon scene back in the 1980s and early 1990s and now resides in California, USA. Not many South Afrcan athletes will know that he raced as a professional triathlete in the States for many years after arriving in America with little more than his personal belongings.

Now a successful businessman, CRANK was fortunate enough to chat to Jonathan about his fascinating journey from the SA triathlon scene to his present day life.

It’s not every day that you see a carbon road bike being used as a stunt machine. In this video, Martyn Ashton stops off at a skate park, sessions his local trials spot, rides an impossible-looking rock face in Bristol and tops it all off with an epic backflip.

Pretoria – Five cyclists and three motorcyclists were attacked and robbed of their cellphones, money and bikes shortly after one another near Pretoria on Saturday morning.

Two armed robbers hid in the long grass next to a gravel road in Hoekplaats, south-west of the city, and forced the eight men off their bikes, tying them up with wire.

Two-time Olympic cross-country mountain bike champion Julien Absalon has signed a deal extending his contract with Orbea for three years, until the London Olympics in 2012.