Friday, March 29, 2024

Cycling

Cycling news, updates, events, results, reviews and unforgettable stories, from across the African continent.

Froome out of Ineos’ Tour de France team

Team Ineos will not include four-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome in its team for the upcoming Tour de France, according to a statement by the team's general manager on Wednesday (August 19). In a statement posted on...

Africa’s promising sports future evident at the 13th Africa Games in Accra

The 13th Africa Games in Ghana revealed Africa's bright sports future, featuring diverse disciplines and standout performances by rising stars. Experts view the event's gaps as opportunities for enhancing future editions. Bonface Orucho, bird story agency After three weeks of intense...

South African charity sports event goes virtual

A Community Chest event in South Africa has taken on a "virtual" life of its own this week with a variety of "ambassadors" - from entertainment to sports, the arts, fashion and business - running around apartments, pounding treadmills...

Warriors on Wheels

By Stephen Granger Nura Mohamed, 17, could be the envy of her peers. The young woman has already travelled to twelve countries with her family and enjoyed many adventures at home and abroad including completing the 2018 Cape Town Cycle...

2020 Tour de France set to be postponed

This year's Tour de France is facing official postponement following an announcement made by France President, Emmanuel Macron on Monday. Macron declared no large public gatherings will be held in the country before mid-July at the earliest. This will be done,...

Scaled-back 2020 KAP sani2c event dodges COVID-19, wet weather conditions to deliver “great race”.

DSV Pro Cycling’s Arno du Toit and Gert Heyns won the third and final stage of the KAP sani2c at Scottburgh Golf Club in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday (December 5), securing the overall crown in a time of 06:10:38. Amy McDougall and...

Virtual sports – cycling’s rise

Participatory virtual sports apps have gone all-in during the coronavirus pandemic. They have been marketing heavily and engaging with an ever-growing number of real-world events. As with delivery apps, virtual meetings apps, streaming sites and to a lesser extent...

Cycling South Africa pitches for solo cycle training.

Cycling South Africa on Monday (April 27) said it had submitted a document to government in which it recommended that solo cycling for exercise be allowed under Level 4 lockdown regulations. The cycling body said in the statement that it...

Mount Kenya Epik 2020 cancelled

The Mount Kenya Epik, co-founded by legendary Kenya cyclist David Kinjah, has been cancelled for the year and the next race will be held in 2021, according to a press release from organisers. "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers...

Top Kenyan mountain bike races postponed further

Two of Africa's most iconic mountain bike races, the Rift Valley Odyssey and the Mount Kenya Epik have suffered further delays, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organisers of the Mount Kenya Epic announced recently that the Epik was being postponed...
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