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,...
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...
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...
Mauritius by Mountain Bike: the Colin Meyer Tour 2023
Despite many challenges, my mountain bike and I encountered a land where there is still a sense of social cohesion, a place where, with better stewardship, heritage, history and nature can join forces to create a society that benefits...
Ugandan cyclists’ triumph at safari gravel series finale in Kenya
Women’s race winner Mary Aleper will be heading to Kisumu to compete in the upcoming Africa Cycling Championships, after bagging a second win at the Safari Gravel Series.
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...
Corona cloud covers Rift Valley Odyssey 2020, organisers remain optimistic.
The Rift Valley Odyssey, or RVO, is the latest high-profile African sporting event to be swallowed by the cloud of uncertainty growing over the future of sports on the continent.
“The RVO crystal ball is a clear as mud. We...
Froome looks to new chapter after “love story” with Team Sky/ Ineos
It must feel like an eternity to Chris Froome since he first signed on as a young hopeful with Team Sky and went on to what a young kid growing up in Kenya would never have thought possible -...
How elite riders are conquering Africa’s harshest terrains as mountain biking booms
Extreme African terrains, whether mountains or deserts, are proving to be an attraction for the global mountain bike racing community.
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Mountain biking is surging in popularity across Africa, with global race organizers capitalizing on the continent's...
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...