Ralf Naef, one of the contenders for the men’s overall title at the Absa Cape Epic, has had to withdraw due to an injury picked up in a fall while training. And England’s Catherine Williamson, a favourite for a win in the mixed category, is also out of the Epic after breaking her leg in a skiing accident. The eight-day, 718km race starts with a prologue at Meerendal Wine Estate, Durbanville, on March 23.
Mar 12, 2014
Mar 6, 2014
In response to media queries about the Brandon Stewart case, the Absa Cape Epic has reiterated its "zero tolerance" approach to doping: last year it became the first race in world cycling to issue a lifetime ban to any rider found guilty of illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Jan 8, 2014
Rasputitsa is Russian for the mud season when roads become difficult to traverse. The 1st Annual Rasputitsa Spring Classic will be held on April 19th, 2014 starting at 9 AM EST at Main Street in Newport, VT.
Dec 13, 2013
Just a few days before the official registration for the second edition of the BIKE Four Peaks will kick off next week, Race Organisers have not only announced the 2014 stage towns but also unveiled the course layout for next year's race.
Dec 9, 2013
Jamie Nicoll, of Dunedin, emerged victorious at the 2013 Urge 3 Peaks Enduro, despite close competition from professional riders Anton Cooper and Justin Leov, both of Christchurch.
Dec 6, 2013
It will be a first for the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, on Friday night when mountain bikers competing in the 2013 Urge 3 Peaks Enduro begin their first stage: a timed run through the city to a finishline in the city's bar, restaurant and cafe encircled Octagon.
Dec 2, 2013
SCOTT athlete Geoff Kabush of SCOTT-3Rox Racing successfully defended his Canadian National Cyclocross Championship title over the weekend, his fifth such career win.
Nov 25, 2013
BC Bike Race the "Ultimate Singletrack Experience" isexcited to announce that North Vancouver, home of the infamous North Shore trails, will host the opening stage for 2014.
Nov 20, 2013
The world's top ladies mountain bikers are overjoyed with the Absa Cape Epic's announcement of the matched Ladies prize purse to the Men's prize purse in 2014.
Oct 30, 2013
The dramatic new route of the eleventh edition of the Absa Cape Epic, which takes place from 23 to 30 March next year (2014), will again offer participants from around the world an awesome trail that showcases the best that the Western Cape has to offer.
Oct 28, 2013
For the first time in eight years an Australian has won the Crocodile Trophy!
Oct 25, 2013
The Australian Mark Frendo wins today's time trial stage at Laura and is able to increase his general race lead by almost a minute.
Oct 24, 2013
The Australian Mark Frendo wins his third Crocodile Trophy stage at this year's event in Laura today.
Oct 23, 2013
Today's Crocodile Trophy stage into Mount Mulligan was decided with a gripping sprint finish.
Oct 23, 2013
Stage win for Austria - in an impressive solo race over 163km Josef Benetseder wins the fifth and longest stage of this year's Crocodile Trophy at Granite Creek Dam in the mining country of Far North Queensland with a massive 12 minute lead ahead of race leader Australian Mark Frendo and Cory Wallace from Canada. More than half of the more than 900km have been completed and four stages including an individual time trial at Laura still lie ahead before the finish on Cooktown's Grassy Hill this...
Oct 21, 2013
The end of the season everyone was waiting for... A race that came down to the last metre and just 2.7 seconds over two days and five stages.
Oct 21, 2013
The Canadian National Marathon Champion Cory Wallace claims his first Crocodile Trophy stage win today in Irvinebank after dominating the elite field together with the overall race leader Mark Frendo who came in second on the 80km stage.
Oct 21, 2013
The 19th Crocodile Trophy started with a lap race in Smithfield near Cairns today.
Sep 30, 2013
A few showers and cold gusty winds didn't stop the world's best freeride mountain bikers from taking on the biggest jump ever seen in Europe.