| Spring Training Camp in Clarens 10-12 September 2010 |
| Supplied by Douglas Ryder |
 Join Club100 and the MTN Energade pro-team cyclists for a fantastic weekend of cycling in the picturesque area of the Eastern Free State.... |
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| Shaping the stars of South African Cycling |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 A look at the South African road cycling team that has been selected to compete at the Commonwealth Games in India in October makes it evident that Doug Ryder and the brain trust of MTN-Energade must be doing something right. ... |
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| Speedy and Strauss both claim National titles |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 On Saturday (17 July) Yolandé Speedy (MTN-Energade) showed that she still reins supreme as the ‘Queen’ of South African women’s mountain biking, when she won the MTN South African Cross-country title at the Fountains in Pretoria. ... |
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| Du Toit proves patience is a virtue |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 If anybody had any doubts about the truth of the saying ‘patience is a virtue’, he was proven wrong by Arno du Toit (Specialized/MR Price) this past weekend (17 July) during the MTN South African Cross-country Championship at the Fountains in Pretoria.
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| Stander and Speedy in a class of their own at MTN XCO National Championships in Pretoria |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Burry Stander (Specialized/Mr Price) showed again that he is in a class of his own when he made riding away from his rivals look ‘oh so easy’ during the MTN South African Cross-country championship at the Fountains in Pretoria on Saturday, 17 July. ... |
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| Busy time ahead as the team starts traveling again |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The MTN-Energade riders (mountain bike as well as road) will certainly be busy during the next four weeks. Apart from competing in the local races, they will, more importantly, also take on the world’s best riders in their own backyards. ... |
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| Stander and Buys favourites for MTN XCO National Championships in Pretoria |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Come and watch the MTN South African cross-country championship at the Pretoria Fountains on Saturday (17 July). It promises to be an exciting event. This is an invitation from Burry Stander (Specialized/Mr Price), the u.23 World Champion.... |
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| Evans wins Knysna XTERRA |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 By winning the Xterra duathlon (3km trail running, 25km mountain biking, 7km trail running) in Knysna, Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) showed that his sporting talents are not only restricted to outriding the world’s best cyclists on steep mountain climbs. ... |
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| Janse van Rensburg and Venter top the Oyster festival podium |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg (MTN-Energade) won the Knysna Cycle Race (100km) on Sunday, 4 July. ... |
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| Evans plays second fiddle once again at Knysna Oyster Festival |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Playing second fiddle seems to be the lot of Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) when it comes to racing the Knysna Mountain Bike Marathon. ... |
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| Evans and co ready for Knysna Oyster festival MTB |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Normally South African mountain bike champions are not prepared to hand out advice on what should be done to beat them, but Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) is willing to make an exception as far as the Knysna race, that will take place on Saturday 3 July, is concerned. ... |
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| Makhale shows he has what it takes to win |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 During the provincial cross country event that took place at the Fountains in Pretoria over the weekend (26-27 June), Justice Makhale (MTN-Energade) showed that all he needed to win a race was half a chance. ... |
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| SIFISO NHLAPO BACK INTO RACE WINNING FORM |
| Supplied by Mark Squire |
 The last two months for the young South African MTN Bmx Rider has been far from a routine for Sifiso “skizo” Nhlapo as per previous seasons.... |
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| SIFISO NHLAPO WINS ROUND 4 AND 5 OF MTN SA BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| Supplied by Own corresondant |
 MTN Bmx rider Sifiso "skizo" Nhlapo returned home for a week before heading off to USA for final preparations leading into the BMX World Championships to be held in Pietermaritzburg South Africa 30th/31st July.... |
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| CIRCUITO MONTANES STAGE 6: TORRELAVEGA-SANTO TORIBIO 143.6KM, ASCENT = 32.2KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
 Stage 6 of the tour was always on paper the hardest looking stage of the tour. The paper proved correct as we ascended the most on the stage compared to the others.... |
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| Stander delivers another clinical performance at MTN XCO Cup National |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Burry Stander (Specialized/Mr Price) won the MTN National Cross Country pro-elite race at Mankele on Saturday (12 June) in dramatic style. ... |
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| CIRCUITO MONTANES STAGE 5: POLANCO-TORRELAVEGA 173.3KM, ASCENT 28.4KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
 Stage 5 began without too much rain, only a light drizzle, and never got worse for the rest of the day.... |
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| Brilliant ride by young Reid secures the win at MTN XCO Cup National |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 ‘Absolutely brilliant’ is the only way to describe the performance of James Reid (Specialized/Mr Price) when he won the junior men’s race at the MTN National Cross Country event at Mankele on Saturday (12 June).... |
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| Speedy and Strauss dominate once more at MTN Mankele XCO |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Even though the event took place on a different Saturday and at a different venue, as far as women’s mountain biking was concerned, everything else remained exactly the same. ... |
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| CIRCUITO MONTANES STAGE 4: AGUA DE SOLARES - FUENTE DEL CHIVO 145.7KM, ASCENT 32.3KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| As we began our fifth day in the pouring rain, I was sure that the conditions couldn’t get worse than the previous days. But I was proven wrong as things can always get worse! ... |
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| CIRCUITO MONTANES STAGE 3: MIENGO--EL ASTILLERO 178.1KM, ASCENT 11.5KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| Stage three of the tour, also the longest, had the worst conditions we had encountered thus far...and we have had some fairly bad weather along the way!... |
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| CIRCUITO MONTANES STAGE 2: SANTONA-RAMALES DE LA VICTORIA 175.5KM, ASCENT 30.3KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| Stage 2 of the tour was always going to be a hard day. But just when you think the profile of the stage is tough enough, the weather gods throw you a curve ball with howling winds and pouring rain, not fairly different to a bad day in the Cape. ... |
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| The queen of SA mountain biking to be crowned at MTN XCO finale in Mankele |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Yolandé Speedy (MTN-Energade) and Mariske Strauss (MTN-Energade) will resume their ding-dong battle in MTN’s National Cross Country series that will take place in Mankele, just outside of Nelspruit, on Saturday (12 June).
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| Reid and Roberts set for battle at final MTN XCO Cup National |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Saturday’s MTN National cross country race for junior men promises to be a definite highlight. Two friends, who both claim that Mankele is their favourite course, will take on each other and, as everybody knows, there can be only one winner. ... |
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| CIRTUITO MONTANES STAGE 1: SANTANDER - MALIANO 172KM, ASCENT: 9.4KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| This was to be “flat”and easiest stage of the tour. After climbing 1500m and averaging 41km/hr for our 172km, excluding the 8km neutral zone, it was anything but a walk in the park.... |
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| Stander the hot favourite for final MTN XCO Cup National |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 It seems to be a foregone conclusion that Burry Stander (Specialized/Mr Price) will win the MTN pro-elite cross country race for men at Mankele on Saturday (12 June).
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| CIRCUITO MONTANES, SANTANDER PROLOGUE, 5.8KM |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| The Circuito Montanes UCI 2.2 kicked off yesterday evening in Santander Spain with a hard 5.8km prologue time trial. ... |
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| Rwandan Niyonshuti claims his maiden win on SA soil |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Adrien Niyonshuti (MTN-Energade) surprised everybody by winning the Nissan Hazeldean Race over 70 kilometers on Saturday (5 June).
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| SPEEDY CLAIMS WIN AT FIRST NISSAN RACE OF THE SEASON |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Yolandé Speedy and Mariske Strauss (MTN-Energade) continued their dominance of the women’s local mountain biking scene by finishing first and second respectively in the Nissan Hazeldean Race.... |
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| BIKE4BEASTS MTB CHALLENGE |
| Supplied by CGC |
| Lycaon Logistics is inviting all interested mountain bikers to take part in the BIKE4BEASTS event to be held on the Ezemvelo Nature Reserve on Sunday 19 September. ... |
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| Track Clinic Report |
| Supplied by SGC SGC |
| Track cycling is gaining momentum in South Africa following another successful clinic held over the weekend.... |
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| Pronutro Magalies Monster MTB Classic |
| Supplied by MagaliesMonster Admin |
| Pronutro Magalies Monster MTB Classic, will be held this Saterday 29th May 2010 and late entries will be accepted on the morning of the race... |
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| MTN CYCLING WINTER TRAINING CAMP |
| Supplied by Jodie Bailey |
 MTN Club 100 and Team MTN Energade invite you to join them on their 2010 winter training camp in Sabie.... |
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| Swart's European success makes Commonwealth medal hope a reality |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The possibility that Carla Swart (MTN-Energade) could finish in the top ten, or even win a medal, during the Commonwealth Games’ road cycling race for women, is improving by the week. ... |
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| TEAM MTN ENERGADE SA CHAMPIONS RIDE |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The Broadacres Shopping Centre played host to the MTN Energade SA Champions ride this morning.... |
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| SWART 2nd IN YOUNG RIDERS COMPETITION AT TOUR DE L’AUDE |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| MTN cyclist Carla Swart has moved into second position in the Young Riders competition after stage 7.... |
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| XCO PROVINCIAL - 30 MAY 2010 |
| Supplied by CGC |
| Please be advised that there will be Combined Gauteng North and Central Gauteng MTB XCO Provincial race at Fountains, Pretoria on Sunday 30 May 2010. ... |
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| TRACK LEAGUE RANKING SYSTEM |
| Supplied by Jason Cochrane |
| We are putting together a ranking system for the league racing that takes place on Saturday afternoons. ... |
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| CARLA SWART MOVES TO 3RD IN YOUNG RIDERS COMPETITION AT THE TOUR DE L’AUDE in FRANCE |
| Supplied by MTN Cycling |
 It has been tough going for the MTN Women’s Team in their first 10 day stage race in Europe. The Tour de L’Aude is one of only two events over this many days for women’s cycling the other being the Giro d’Italia in July.... |
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| Multigirl upsets race winning streak favourites and wins MTN XCO3 George |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 It took a Hungarian, Eszter Erdelyi-Cluer (Jeep/Garmin), to end Yolandé Speedy and Mariske Strauss (MTN-Energade)’s domination of the last six weeks in the important local mountain bike races. ... |
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| NAMANYANE CLINCHES 4 MEDALS AT MPUMALANGA CHAMPS |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Stanley Namanyana (MTN-Energade) caused quite a stir during the recent Mpumalanga Cycling Championship when he won four gold medals in the u.23 Category. ... |
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| GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Philip Buys (Garmin-adidas) proved the truth of this on Saturday, 15 May, at the Saasveld track just outside George, when he outsprinted Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) to win the third pro-elite race in the MTN National Cross-country Series. ... |
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| MTN XCO #3 RACE REPORT |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| The third leg of the MTN Cross Country series took place at Saasveld over the weekend and the fantastic venue made for a super weekend of racing as usual. ... |
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| DENMARK COPENHAGEN, SX ROUND 2 |
| Supplied by Sifiso Nhlapo |
 Going into this weekend I was relaxed and ready to improve from my last supercross result and I knew the pressure was going to be on. ... |
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| Marathon champ Evans set for comeback on the XC circuit |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 On Saturday, 15 May, Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade), the South African marathon champion, will make his comeback to cross-country racing in George after an absence of three year... |
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| MTN LADIES READY FOR THE TOUR DE L’AUDE |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The MTN ladies team will be competing in the challenging Tour de l’Aude, the longest-running UCI event on the women’s elite racing calendar in France from 13 May until 23 May.... |
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| RACE REPORT FOR THE MR PRICE KARKLOOF CLASSIC |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
 The Mr Price Karkloof Classic would have to rate as one of favorite marathon events in the season, and provides a weekends festival of mountain biking, including night races, cross country events, a spectator thrilling “sprint shootout” and the classic event, the marathon.... |
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| INTER PROVINCIAL 16 MAY - ROUTE MAP |
| Supplied by Raeleen Stone |
| Download the route map for the CGC Inter Provincial this Saturday, 16th May.... |
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| TEAM VOW TO STAND BEHIND INNOCENT MCLEOD |
| Supplied by Kevin McCallum |
| "You're innocent and we know you're innocent, but we have to find you guilty."... |
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| TEAM MTN CYCLING STATEMENT ON IAN MCLEOD |
| Supplied by Team MTN PR |
| Official statement from Team MTN Energade Cycling Team... |
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| Skizo Norway & European Round Italy |
| Supplied by Mark Squire |
 The National rounds in Norway were a good way for Skizo to get some quality laps in before the European round in Italy and the first 2012 Olympic points qualifier SX round in Denmark. The field is small but doesn’t lack any talent and there are always loads of good quality riders at the races. Skizo felt pretty tired both days as he trained through the week for the goal races being the Euro rounds and the World Cup. Sifiso put in some good laps and racing which is what he needed to feel confident on the bike at the bigger races.... |
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| SPEEDY, STRAUSS DOMINATING WOMAN'S MTB |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| Yolandé Speedy and Mariska Strauss again dominated the women’s event during the past weekend’s Forest to Falls mountain bike race in Graskop.... |
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| Van Heerden denied his hat-trick by hometown boy at Tour Durban |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Dean Edwards (House of Paint) is the rider who prevented Christoff van Heerden (MTN-Energade) from completing his hat trick of victories in the Tour Durban over the past weekend.... |
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| Can SA Champ van Heerden make it a hat trick at Tour Durban |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Saturday, 2 May 2010, will be a very important date for Christoff van Heerden, MTN-Energade’s South African Road Champion.... |
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| Racing abroad does make you faster and stronger |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 It is not a myth. To race internationally does make you faster and stronger.... |
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| MTN Cycling Galleries Updated |
| Supplied by Jodie Bailey |
| The MTN Cycling event image galleries have been updated...... |
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| RIDERS USE STAGE 2 OF MTN PANORAMA TOUR TO RECOVER |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| Following yesterday’s fast-paced opening stage in the 5th annual MTN Panorama Tour, the majority of the riders took it easy on the relatively flat 80km second stage on Sunday.... |
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| COOL WEATHER BUT HOT RACING IN MTN PANORAMA TOUR |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The 5th annual MTN Panorama Tour got underway in cool overcast conditions in Casterbridge with an early break in the 115km stage by the tandem duo of Adolph Krige and Petri Strydom (Kenya Airways/Bionic).... |
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| ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR MTN PANORAMA |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The fifth annual MTN Panorama Tour is starting in White River on Saturday and will see hundreds of cyclists compete in the four-day stage race set in the beautiful Mpumalanga environs.... |
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| Fast…faster….Speedy |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 When Yolandé Speedy (MTN-Energade) gets on her mountain bike and starts racing, she quite naturally fits into the superlative position.... |
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| Evans and Speedy in a class of their own |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) proved on Saturday, 17 April, that he is currently in a class of his own by winning the MTN Clarens Ultra-marathon for a second year in succession. ... |
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| REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE BY SWART IN EUROPE |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 With her finish in the 8th position on Sunday, 11 April, at the Unive Ronde van Drenthe World Cup in the Netherlands, Carla Swart proved herself to be the new star of South African women’s cycling.... |
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| Evans to defend his title at MTN Clarens XCM4 |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 If Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) does not make a really stupid mistake and if he does not suffer a catastrophic mechanical failure, he will most likely win the MTN Clarens Ultra Marathon for a second year in a succession on Saturday, 17 April. ... |
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| HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER |
| Supplied by Grace Kadzere |
| There’s something to be said about brotherly love, especially the kind of love that pushes a young man to the limits for the sake of his brother’s health and wellbeing.... |
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| BEUKES KEEPS HIS COOL TO COLLECT THE WIN AT THE MTN XCO2 |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Despite the fact that he had to fight two battles at the same time, Matthys Beukes (Scott) kept his cool on Saturday (10 April 2010) during the MTN National Cross Country series in Pietermaritzburg, to achieve his first victory in a pro-elite race.
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| YOUNG STRAUSS STEALS THE WIN AT THE MTN NATIONAL XCO2 |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The 18 year old Mariske Strauss (MTN-Energade) proved that there is still truth in the old saying that ‘two dogs fight for a bone and a third runs away with it’. ... |
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| SWART SETS SIGHTS ON COMMONWEALTH MEDAL |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Carla Swart (MTN-Energade) might just be the first South African woman cyclist to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games. ... |
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| Janse van Rensburg impresses in Tour du Maroc |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 During the ten-day Tour du Maroc, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (MTN-Energade) was haunted by the number ‘2’. No matter how fast he sprinted at the end of every stage, a 2nd place finish was the best he could do. In total he finished 2nd five times and 4th twice. ... |
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| When the cat’s away, the mice will play |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 When the cat’s away, the mice will play. This will probably be the case on Saturday (10 April) during the second event of MTN’s National Cross-country series which will take place in Pietermaritzburg. Burry Stander (Specialized/Mr Price) will not be competing. ... |
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| MCLEOD EXTENDS LEAD IN UCI AFRICA TOUR |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
 The MTN Energade Team successfully achieved its objective by increasing Ian McLeod's lead in the UCI Africa Tour Series after the tough 10-day Tour du Maroc over 1330kms. ... |
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| STEADY START TO THE SEASON FOR SIFISO |
| Supplied by Jodie Bailey |
 These past few weeks have been filled with excitement, disappointment and whole lot of other emotions for me. But all in all I am glad to say Im happy to be back on the gate with my past present and future competitors. ... |
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| SA Champs Legs 1 -3 |
| Supplied by Jeremy Wood |
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| The gloves are off between friends at the MTN Cascades XCO2 |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 There is time and a place where friendships have to end. For Philip Buys and Francois Theron of Garmin adidas, the time will be next weekend and the place Pietermaritzburg. When they get onto their mountain bikes to race the next event in the MTN National Cross-country series, they will be fierce opponents.... |
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| EPIC BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL FOR EVANS AND LAKATA |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) and his Austrian team-mate, Alban Lakata, were involved in a battle for survival over the last two days of the Absa Cape Epic, but they are not disheartened by their third-place finish. ... |
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| You can’t keep a good team down |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The truth of this saying was proven once again by Paul Cordes and Yolandé Speedy (MTN-Energade) when they won the mixed category of the Absa Cape Epic last week. It was their second victory in the Epic in three years. Actually, their Epic CV is quite impressive because their worst placing was in 2009 when they finished 2nd overall.
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| MTN WOMEN’S TEAM TO TACKLE WORLD CUPS IN ITALY, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| After racing one World Cup in 2009 the MTN UCI Continental Women’s Team will race three World Cups in three weeks starting tomorrow in Italy, Belgium and Holland.... |
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| TREK WORLD RACING CLOSE THE GAP ON MTN QHUBEKA AS THE BULLS INCREASE THEIR LEAD |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The Fluckiger brothers of Trek World Racing won their second stage in a row as they conquered the 99km 7th stage in a time of 4h12.... |
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| MTN ENERGADE’S ADRIEN AND JACO RIDE TO 6TH PLACE ON EPIC STAGE 6 |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The morning after the launch of the MTN Qhubeka bikes for kids initiative, the young MTN Energade team of Adrien Niyonshuti (Rwanda) and Jaco Venter rode themselves to an astonishing 6th place on the gruelling longest stage of this year’s event.... |
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| RACING AGAINST TIME IN THE 5TH STAGE OF THE ABSA CAPE EPIC |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The 5th stage of the ABSA Cape Epic was a 27km time trial with the top teams leaving at 1 minute intervals. A time trial in a MTB stage race is fairly unique but brought great spectator value to those who went to the vantage point where you could see the riders twice as the traversed two mountains in a figure of eight.... |
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| BULLS DEFEND LEAD AS EVANS AND LAKATA MOVE INTO 2ND AT THE ABSA CAPE EPIC |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
 The 12km tar section at the start of today’s 88km stage from Ceres to Worcester was a welcome reprieve for the riders who have spent the last four days eating quad bike churned up dust straight after breakfast.
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| TEAM MTN ENERGADE MEN HEAD OFF TO TACKLE THE 2010 TOUR DU MAROC |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| The 2010 Tour du Maroc is a 10 day, 11 stage race that forms a part of the UCI Africa Tour Series. The race has a UCI 2.2 International ranking which will see the riders covering a staggering 1680 kilometres in the 10 days of racing.... |
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| BULLS TEAM TAKE THE LEAD AS EVANS AND LAKATA RUN INTO THIRD OVERALL |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| Kevin Evans on today’s stage; “Lady Luck deserted us today. Feel gutted but it’s still a long way to the end, we fight on, first to find Alban Lakata a new wheel.”... |
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| EVANS AND LAKATA MAINTAIN THE LEAD AFTER STAGE 2 AT THE ABSA CAPE EPIC |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| It was a cold morning that greeted the riders before the 92km stage that included the most single track than any other stage ever for the ABSA Cape Epic.... |
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| KEVIN EVANS AND ALBAN LAKATA WIN THE OPENING STAGE OF THE ABSA CAPE EPIC |
| Supplied by Iwan Pienaar |
| Kevin Evans and Alban Lakata (MTN Qhubeka Topeak Ergon) won the opening 117km stage of the Cape Epic today. Rounding out the podium for both the day and the general classification were Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander (Songo-Specialized) at nearly three and a half minutes and Emil Lindgren and Fabian Giger (Rabobank-Giant) at 4:15.... |
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| MTN QHUBEKA PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED |
| Supplied by Jodie Bailey |
 Qhubeka is a non profit organisation that seeks funding from corporates to acquire bicycles for kids in communities. The MTN Qhubeka Partnership is an initiative designed to drive awareness for the provision of bicycles to children in developing communities.
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| EVANS ON A BMX BEFORE THE CAPE EPIC? |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The big question before the start of the ABSA Cape Epic this weekend is probably will Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) compete in a BMX race as well? ... |
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| CSA Press Release |
| Supplied by Jeremy Wood |
| Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY 15 MARCH 2010
CYCLING SA SHIFTS UP A GEAR WITH NEW APPOINTMENTS... |
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| CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR AT PICK n PAY CAPE ARGUS CYCLE TOUR |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 MTN-Energade’s riders were quick, but not quite quick enough during Sunday’s Pick ‘n Pay Cape Argus Cycle race.
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| DE GROOT ONLY OUTFOXED BY RECORD BEATING SCHOEMAN AT PICK n PAY CAPE ARGUS |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The grass is not always greener on the other side, or in the case of cycling behind another wheel. ... |
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| SCHOEMAN MAKES CYCLE TOUR HISTORY WITH SIXTH WIN |
| Supplied by Cyclelab PR |
 Team Biogen Toyota’s Anriette Schoeman made history on Sunday when she won the women’s category at the 109km Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour for a record sixth time.... |
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| GEORGE WINS GIRO DEL CAPO |
| Supplied by Nic White |
 David George won the final stage of the Giro del Capo which secured him overall victory.... |
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| EVANS OUT TO CLAIM OVERALL VICTORY IN CAPE ARGUS PICK N PAY GIRO DEL CAPO |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) is out on a quest to achieve what no other mountain biker has ever been able to do. He will do his utmost to win the Giro del Capo road-cycling tour. ... |
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| Haselbacher wins in Wellington |
| Supplied by Nic White |
 Day one of the Pick n Pay Cape Argus Giro del Capo started and finished in Wellington, and after a windy 106km, Austrian, Rene Haselbacher (Team Safindit.co.za Invitation) won from a select group of 14 riders in a sprint finish! ... |
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| TO ALL THOSE SPORTY CYCLING PARENT OUT THERE |
| Supplied by Portal Admin |
| WANT TO HAVE A FUN FAMILY LONG WEEKEND AWAY, BUT STILL GET IN SOME RIDING?... |
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| RIDE SALLY, RIDE |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 During the past five years, ever since Lylanie Lauwrens (MTN-Energade) came back from the Netherlands where she had worked as an au pair for 18 months, riding has been all she wanted to do. ... |
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| VAN HEERDEN HAS HIS SIGHTS SET ON ARGUS VICTORY |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 In 2006 the then relatively unknown rider, Juan van Heerden (MTN-Energade) from Krugersdorp, surprised everybody by making a dash for the finishing line to finish 2nd in the Cape Argus Cycle Race. ... |
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| EVANS & LAKATA, SPEEDY & STRAUSS CLAIM VICTORY AT SUBARU SANI2C |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) seems to be addicted to winning cycle races.... |
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| SPEEDY LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF HER RIVALS |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 “We are sorry Yolandé (Speedy) that we were not capable of making you work harder for your victory. We are all working very hard to improve so that, next year, you will not finish nearly a ‘month’ ahead of us in the MTN South African Marathon Championship.” ... |
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| JANSE VAN RENSBURG GETS HIS FIRST MAJOR CLASSIC WIN |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 It was a long time in the making, but at long last Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg (MTN-Energade) managed to do what many people expected the youngster to do. ... |
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| KEVIN EVANS CROWNED SA MARATHON CHAMPION |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) seems to be making a hobby of collecting SA cycling titles. For him it is the more the better.
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| TEAM HOUSE OF PAINT CYCLIST RECOVERING IN ICU |
| Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
| TEAM HOUSE OF PAINTS UP AND COMING YOUNGSTER, JASON BAKKE WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE TRAINING ACCIDENT ON TUESDAY WHICH HAS LEFT HIM IN A STABLE CONDITION IN ICU AT THE FLORA HOSPITAL IN FAIRLANDS, JUST TWO MINUTES AWAY FROM THE TEAM BASE ON 14TH AVENUE.... |
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| TAYLOR BEATS THE ODDS TO WIN SA ROAD CHAMPS |
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| After an illness-hampered 2009, Cherise Taylor (Nashua Telecoms) celebrated her return to good health by winning the Elite women’s title at the 2010 South African Road Cycling Championships in Klerksdorp, North West on Friday.... |
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| SA MTB NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET FOR THIS WEEKEND |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Whoever wins the MTN Sabie Classic Ultra-marathon mountain bike challenge (115km) on Saturday, will indeed be a worthy South African champion. ... |
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| Dis-Chem Ride for Sight |
| Supplied by Nic White |
| The Dis-Chem Ride for Sight is one of the attractions in the East of Johannesburg in the early part of the year.... |
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| SA CHAMPIONSHIPS ROAD RACE |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
 The South African Road Race Championships took place on a circuit course through the suburbs of Klerksdorp, and although it was a relatively flat circuit, 15laps of 11.2km, it was by no means at all easy!... |
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| South African Road Championships |
| Supplied by Nic White |
| The City of Matlosana (Klerksdorp) hosted the National Cycling championships this year, and over four days many categories contested road races and time trials. ... |
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| SA NATIONAL TIMETRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - KLERKSDORP |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
 So my first national road title, and here’s a small story about it that know one knows.... |
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| ALL Y'ELLO PODIUM AT SOUTH AFRICAN TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 The riders of MTN-Energade made sure that yellow was the dominant colour on the winner’s podium on the first day of the South African Road Championship in Klerksdorp.... |
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| MTN'S VENTER THE OUTRIGHT FAVOURITE FOR SA TT TITLE |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Jaco Venter (MTN-Energade) is the hands-down favourite to win the South African Elite Time Trial Championship just outside Klerksdorp tomorrow Wed 17th... |
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| EVANS AIMS FOR SA TITLE ON TAR |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 South Africa’s top mountain bike marathoner, Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade), just cannot resist a good challenge. That is why he will be competing in the South African Road Championship, which will take place just outside Klerksdorp later this week. ... |
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| UCI TRACK DESIGN ARRIVES |
| Supplied by Jeremy Wood |
| The UCI track design for the 2010 BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg has just arrived.... |
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| ONLINE ENTRIES NOW OPEN FOR THE MAGALIES MONSTER |
| Supplied by Stillwater Sports |
 Experience the beautiful Magaliesberg like never before with the Magalies Monster MTB Classic.... |
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| STANDER AND SPEEDY UNSTOPPABLE AT MTN XCO SA CUP #1 |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Nothing was going to stop the pre race favourites for the first MTN Cross Country event of the year.... |
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| VW HERALD MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
| The popular VW Herald Cycle Tour, now in its 25th year, again hosted the mountain bike leg of the tour this weekend out at the Addo polo fields, and with a heat wave on the go, the start time was shifted forward to accommodate the slower riders as the thermometer would reach temperatures in the upper 40’s later on in the day!... |
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| MTN SA DHI CUP # 1: RESULTS |
| Supplied by Helen Squirrell |
 Greg Minaar took the overall victory at the first leg of the MTN SA DHI Cup at Skeerpoort today.... |
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| MTN NATIONAL XCO # 1 RESULTS |
| Supplied by Helen Squirrell |
 The first leg of the National series took place in perfect weather conditions at Rietvlei Farm in Johannesburg today. Burry Stander (Specialized) and Yolande Speedy (MTN Energade) were firm favourites and did not disappoint.... |
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| HOUSE OF PAINT PRESENT 2010 LINE UP |
| Supplied by Dean Edwards |
| TEAM HOUSE OF PAINT PRESENTED THEIR 2010 LINE UP AND SPONSORS AT THE LUXURY BOTIQUE HOTEL, QUARTERS ON AVONDALE.... |
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| WILD WINS TOUR OF QATAR AGAIN AFTER FINAL STAGE SPRINT |
| Supplied by Stephen Farrand - Cycling News |
 Kirsten Wild (Cervélo Test Team) won the final stage at the Tour of Qatar on Friday, snatching overall victory from Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) by four seconds to take a second consecutive win in the short stage race in the Persian Gulf.
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| MTN ENERGADE CYCLIST RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL |
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 MTN Energade Cycling team rider, Bradley Potgieter, was involved in an accident this morning.... |
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| BRONZINI STRIKES GOLD AT ORYX FARM |
| Supplied by Laura Weislo - Cycling News |
 The Ladies Tour of Qatar was faced with howling winds on stage two, making progress so slow for the riders that the organisers were forced to shorten the stage from 107 to 89km.... |
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| STRONG WINDS CREATE CHAOS AT DAY 2 OF WOMEN’S TOUR OF QATAR |
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| STANDER AND SPEEDY THE HANDS DOWN FAVOURITES FOR THIS WEEKEND'S MTN NATIONAL XC |
| Supplied by Zoon Cronje |
 Preview of the first MTN National XC event, taking place this weekend in Gauteng... |
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| LELEIVYTE SURPRISES BRONZINI IN QATAR OPENER |
| Supplied by Laura Weislo - Cycling News |
 Young Lithuanian nabs overall lead on pure speed in 103km first stage from Museum of Islamic Art - Al Khor Corniche... |
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| FAST WOMEN LINE UP FOR QATAR OPENER |
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 Three stages, 18k Euro up for grabs in Doha as 15 teams line up at the start, including Team MTN Energade... |
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| MTN BARBERTON 75KM MTB MARATHON |
| Supplied by Douglas Ryder |
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| DOWNHILL NATIONAL COURSE UPDATE - 7TH FEB |
| Supplied by Francois Swanepoel |
| The course for the 7 Feb national in Skeerpoort is done. We had a surprising turnout for an unofficial practice day today, but the overwhelming response was good.The main idea for today's fun was to give us an indication of the minor issues that need some last minute attention. I would like to thank everyone who helped make it possible, i will send out an official thank you with all of the individual names mentioned in the next two days.... |
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| KNOX BEATS CLASSY FIELD AT BARBERTON |
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 On Saturday the hills of Barberton were set alight by a furious attack on the slopes leading out of town. That is about the only way to describe Saturday’s MTN Barberton Mountain-bike Ultra-marathon (120km). It was won in a spectacular way by Max Knox (DCM).... |
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| MTN XCM#2 BARBERTON RACE REPORT |
| Supplied by Kevin Evans |
 Barberton is normally the start to the MTN Marathon series, and this year it would be the second race in the series. ... |
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| JENNINGS SURPRISES THE BUNCH IN BERG EN DALE |
| Supplied by Nic White |
| The Ecclesiate Berg en Dale Classic took place on Saturday in gloomy weather conditions and after 97km of racing around Johannesburg's North west, Christopher Jennings of Toyota CSA National U/23 Academy won after spending 30kms alone in a solo escape!... |
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| TRACK RACING REPORT |
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| Saturday 30th January 2010 saw more great racing at Hector Norris Park.... |
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| JAY THOMSON GETS FIRST VICTORY FOR FLY V |
| Supplied by Sarah van Boheemen: www.cyclingmews.com |
 With the peloton hot on the heels of the breakaway, Jay Thomson of Fly V Australia sprinted across the finish line, edging out the six riders who had joined him in the break for a hundred kilometres during the third stage of the Tour of Wellington in New Zealand.... |
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| FAVOURITES STANDER & EVANS TO BATTLE IN BARBERTON |
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 To try to predict who will be the winner of Saturday’s MTN Barberton Ultra-marathon, is not an easy task. The saying about a certain Fat Lady who first has to sing before anything can be taken for granted comes to mind.
However, the one prediction that can be made with certainty, is that there will be drama in the Barberton mountains. Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) and Burry Stander (Specialized/MR Price) are the two riders who will make sure of that.
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| RACING DOWN UNDER |
| Supplied by Daryl Impey |
 Well the first race of the season has just passed by and what a great
place it was to be racing. Adelaide is probably one of the best places
to hold an event and I must admit the Tour down Under was really well
organized. Flying riders out in business class was really welcomed and
it made flying a breeze. Thanks to the organizers for that.... |
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| MTN SA DHI CUP # 1: VENUE AND COURSE CHANGE |
| Supplied by Richard Durrant |
| It is with regret that we advise that the venue for the Gauteng National Cup Downhill has changed due to land access problems. The original course was well on its way to completion when one of the landowners, through whose land the course traversed, withdraw his permission! A venue for an alternative course has however been secured with full support from the land owner, who is assisting with labour and equipment to build this brand new course. Unfortunately the new venue is some 65 km from the original venue in Krugersdorp and 100 km from the cross country venue - but there was no alternate if we were to provide a national standard downhill course of this event. The course is still being built and approximate length and ride time will be provided soonest. ... |
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| SUTTON SECURES SKY'S SECOND |
| Supplied by Les Clarke & Greg Johnson - www.cyclingnews.com |
 It pays to have two cards up your sleeve. Team Sky proved that today when it launched Greg Henderson and Chris Sutton at the finish line of the Tour Down Under's final stage and in doing so took another one-two during the squad's first week of competition.... |
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| UCI DROP FRENCH ANTI DOPING AGENCY |
| Supplied by Reuters |
| Drug testing during this year's Tour de France will be carried out without the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Saturday.... |
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| SANCHEZ THRILLING IN SENSATIONAL FINALE |
| Supplied by Les Clarke - www.cyclingnews.com |
 Caisse d'Epargne's efforts almost open up the overall GC on stage of the Tour Down Under... |
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| GREIPEL HAS THE GOODS IN GOOLWA |
| Supplied by Les Clarke: www.cyclingnews.com |
| Stage 4: Norwood - Goolwa 149.5km. After yesterday's 'hiccup' and a tough day in Stirling, the sprinters were back on top in Goolwa as André Greipel ensured the fast men would remain at the top of the standings with victory in stage four of the Tour Down Under.
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| MTN Attakwas Ultra Marathon Race Report |
| Supplied by Ben Melt |
 Trepidation – according to the English Dictionary it is the fear or uneasiness about the future or a future event... ... |
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| Manuel Cardoso Footon Servetto Fuji Wins Stage 3 of Tour Down Under |
| Supplied by www.tourdownunder.com.au |
| A gripping stage 3 of the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under ended with a Footon Servetto-Fuji rider Manuel Cardoso grabbing a surprise win in the 132.5km race from Unley to Stirling.... |
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| NEW NORTHERN FARM ROUTES |
| Supplied by Simon Nash |
| We have just completed marking three new routes on the farm. Route 1 is about 13kms, route 2 is 24km and route 3 is 36kms. The course marking all takes the safety, security and environmental sensitivity of the route and the farm into consideration and we ask that you assist us to retain the use of this wonderful venue by complying with the signs.
The outside road and jeep tracks are all bi driectional and all we request is that you keep left when using these.
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| MTN SA NATIONAL MTB CUP SERIES |
| Supplied by SAMTB |
| The online entries for the first leg of the MTN National Mountain Bike Cup Series are now open. The XCO (Cross Country) event takes place on Saturday the 6th February and the DHI (DownHill) takes place on Sunday the 7th February. Rietvlei Farm in Alberton is renowned for its spectacular single track making the course very technical and not for the faint hearted! The Downhill event on Sunday will not disappoint and should have you holding your breathe all day! ... |
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| Team Medscheme riders Tackle the Attakwas! |
| Supplied by Nic White |
| We have started the year with something interesting, Neil Macdonald and I from Team Medscheme got the opportunity to ride the MTN Attakwas Extreme MTB challenge in the Western Cape on Saturday.
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| Speedy off to a dream start in 2010 |
| Supplied by Advendurance Media |
 At the end of every year people usually have many wonderful new year’s resolutions, aspiring to change their lives for the better. Unfortunately very few of these resolutions are ever fulfilled. Usually by the second week of the new year, when the rat race starts in earnest, all is forgotten. But there are always the exceptions among us. ... |
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| KEVIN EVANS CLAIMS THE FIRST WIN OF 2010 AT THE MTN ATTAKWAS EXTREME MTB CHALLENGE |
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 Kevin Evans (MTN-Energade) started 2010 in exactly the same way that he had ended 2009, i.e. by winning races on his mountain bike. There seems to be no way to stop him. ... |
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| MTN CHAMPIONSHIP AND SERIES CATEGORIES |
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| Clarification on the categories for the XCM Series is outlined in this article. We urge all riders who intend to participate in the Series to make note of their category/distance before they enter any events through the MTN Cycling Portal.
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| SAS Number Boards - Attakwas 2010 |
| Supplied by Advendurance |
 It is less than a week to go to the MTN Attakwas 2010 and the very exiting new MiWay Attakwas Mini! Online entries are now closed but you can still do a line entry at registration. ... |
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| EDWARDS BEIJING BOUND |
| Supplied by Dean Edwards |
 TEAM HOUSE OF PAINT CAPTAIN, DEAN EDWARDS HEADS TO BEIJING FOR THE 4TH AND FINAL ROUND OF THE WORLD CUP SERIES LOOKING TO SECURE ANOTHER TOP 10 FINISH... |
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| The SA-Seeding Number Board System |
| Supplied by SA Seeding |
 SA-Seeding (SAS) is an exciting new race administration system, with the aim of improving the standard of cycling events (especially mountain biking).
When a cyclist purchases a SAS Number Board, SAS will assign a new unique number (ID) to that person, if they do not already have a ROAG number. This number will also become a rider's race number and will be "a number for life" which will be used in close to a 100 mountain bike events around South Africa.
Because the board has a built in chip, SAS can manage a database of riders and will gather results which it will use to create a seeding system (SA Seeding). This Seeding system can be used by race organisers (free of charge) to seed riders into smaller batches which will eliminate congestion and providing riders with a more enjoyable and safer riding experience.... |
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| Cycling concerns raised at Suikerbos Nature Reserve |
| Supplied by Jackie Marais |
| Clint Cosgrave as been actively campaigning with the Parks Board of Suikerbos Nature Reserve in order to try to gain some common ground between cyclists and officials. Recently there have been a few accidents as well as other indiscretions from cyclists which have put parks officials on the verge of banning cyclists from the park.... |
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