Sick Augustyn quits tour
Wednesday September 1, 2010South African cyclist John-Lee Augustyn and English team-mate Ben Swift have quit the Tour of Spain during the third stage having been left sick by a mystery illness that has swept through the team.
Greg crashes but takes 2nd
Wednesday September 1, 2010Santa Cruz Syndicate’s South African cyclist Greg Minnaar (SRAM/RockShox) ended second overall in the UCI World Cup Series in Windham, New York with a second-place race finish at the weekend.
Evans wins Series in style
Monday August 30, 2010When Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) makes up his mind to finish off something, it is not just idle talk and he proved this at the weekend when he won the Cullinan ultra-marathon (100km) in the MTN series in fine style by outsprinting David George (SAFindit) to take his fourth victory in the series and win the series overall.
Bernard’s inclusion boosts medal hopes
Friday August 27, 2010Cycling South Africa (CSA), as well as the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), deserves to be complimented for selecting Bernard Esterhuizen for the national team that will compete at the Commonwealth Games in India in October.
Crash can’t stop Bellingan
Tuesday August 24, 2010Some of South Africa’s top mountain bike racers lined up at the start of the 2010 Audi Lost City Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday, but it was rising star, Renier Bellingan (USN), who grabbed the limelight when he won the popular event.
Smal’s big win at Lost City
Tuesday August 24, 2010Team bizhub’s Sanet Smal timed her sprint to perfection to record her first road race victory as a professional at the Powerade Lost City Classic over 103 kilometres on Saturday.
Teagan’s take on YOG
Saturday August 21, 2010By Mark Etheridge
Our newly crowned world girls BMX champion Teagan O’Keeffe still has a third and last cycling race at the inuagural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and is enjoying the opportunity of a lifetime.
Bernard on his “awesome” win
Friday August 20, 2010By Mark Etheridge
Bernard Esterhuizen, South Africa’s latest young sporting hero, has revealed just how much winning gold at the UCI world track cycling championships in Italy at the weekend meant to him.
O’Keeffe edged into fourth
Thursday August 19, 2010Recently-crowned world junior girls BMX champion Teagan O’Keeffe ended fourth in the BMX final at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore on Thursday.
Buys braces himself for Canadian challenge
Wednesday August 18, 2010It may have taken a few weeks but, at long last, Philip Buys (Garmin-adidas) can forget the spelling of words such as ‘cough’, ‘sneeze’ and ‘fever’.
