David is arguably SA's top stage race rider on the road. In 2008 he made an amazing transition to Mountain Biking and came 3rd, with his partner Kevin, in the Tour de France of MTB stage races the ABSA Cape Epic. With not too many road tours in his sights for 2009 watch out for David on the dirt.
Evans retained his Elite SA title in the MTN National Marathon Championships and won the Mazda MTN National Series for the fourth time. This talented rider is the king of consistency who, with his partner David George, is looking to stand on the top step of the podium at the 2009 ABSA Cape Epic.
Christoff is a gutsy, determined sprinter who can also win stage races like the Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai Bank in 2008.
Jay Thomson is a regular podium visitor in major one-day races. A strong allrounder that’s got plenty of time on his side. Thomson is a superb time triallist and is the current U23 National TT Champion as well as the Elite African Continental Time Trial Champion.
As the 2007 South African junior champion, in both road race and time trial, Potgieter has clearly got heaps of talent and is a bright star of the future.
A natural sprinter, Van Heerden was 10th in the final stage of the 2008 Tour of Britain and we look forward to many wins in 2009.
Ian is the captain of the UCI Continental MTN Energade Team in 2009. One of the handful South Africans to take part in the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta Espana, Ian brings invaluable experience to the team along with his superb allrounder abilities.
Adrien has been the cream of the crop of Rwandan cycling and joins both Team MTN Energade's Road and MTB squads. He is a tough competitor and due to his slight build he is not easily shaken on big mountain climbs.
Nominated as the 2008 Best Young Rider of the year, Mariske has almost won as many National XCountry MTB titles as she has had birthdays. Still a Junior we look forward to a season in 2009 where she could stand on the podium at the Junior World MTB XCountry Championships.
Matthys is a young and up and coming X Country rider with aspirations of being the best in South Africa.
Cashandra is the current African Continental Road Race and Time Trial Champion, titles that she won in Morocco in 2008. Slingerland is a workhorse of the highest quality. She’s a superb lead-out rider for the sprinters and is unafraid to attack.
Chrissie is the captain of the first UCI Continental Women's team for Africa, a solid all rounder with a strong finishing sprint, Viljoen also offers a combination of consistency and reliability, essential in top-level racing.
Carla is a South African currently studying in North Carolina, USA. In 2008 she was the superwoman of collegiate racing in the US winning no less than 11 National titles in road, MTB, cyclocross and track. We look forward to seeing Carla return to racing in South Africa and across Europe on the MTN Energade Team.
SA’s Female Road Cyclist of the Year in 2008 has established herself as one of the most consistent race winners and visits the podium in almost every race she enters.
The 2008 South African road race champion is a brilliant all rounder, able to climb, time trial and sprint – fast! At just 19, she has an amazing future.
Magdalene (Maggie) comes from a family tree of track riders, she has won countless National titles and adds a new discipline to MTN Cycling in 2009.
Nhlapo is SA’s top-ranked international BMX racer with his sights set firmly on becoming the best in the World, and standing on the top step of the podium of the BMX World Championships in 2009. After a successful 2008 which had many highs, 2nd in the European Championships and 3rd in the World Championships, and some lows, crashing out in the Beijing Olympic Games final, Sifiso is more ready than ever to tackle the rest of the world.