| TIGHT RACE SEES EVANS PIP ROSSOUW AT ADDO EXTREME |
| 2012/02/04 |
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| Kevin Evans (Nedbank 360Life) fended off strong challenges from Jacques Rossouw (FedGroup-Itec Connect) and the waterlogged course itself to take his second win in the 80km Extreme mountain bike race at Addo just outside Port Elizabeth on Saturday.... |
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| 2012 ABSA CAPE EPIC: OAKLEY SOUTH AFRICA ABBOUNCES SPONSORSHIP |
| 2012/02/02 |
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| Oakley South Africa today announced their official eyewear sponsorship of the Absa Cape Epic, the toughest mountain bike race in the world. ... |
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| EXXARO MOUNTAIN BIKE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES TEAMS TO RIDE THE 2012 ABSA CAPE EPIC |
| 2012/02/02 |
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| During April, the Academy will launch a structured programme for training, screening and qualifying races for the rest of 2012. The goal is to source and identify more and more talented riders to include in the Academy.... |
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| TEAM ABSA, READY FOR THE 2012 ABSA CAPE EPIC |
| 2012/02/02 |
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| Since their official introduction to the media and public on 25th October 2011, Team Absa has been undergoing strict preparation ahead of their participation in the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world - the Absa Cape Epic.
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| "2012 WILL BE MY YEAR" SAYS MTB ACE BURRY STANDER |
| 2012/02/02 |
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| The first rider to check out the new course planned for the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup in Pietermaritzburg from 16 to 18 March was none other than South African MTB legend Burry Stander, oozing confidence and vowing that "2012 will be my year."... |
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| TELKOM BUSINESS TO SPONSOR ABSA CAPE EPIC’S MASTERS CATEGORY |
| 2012/02/02 |
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| Telkom Business, a headline sponsor of the Absa Cape Epic, is the sponsor of the Masters Category of this year’s event, with the goal of making the Telkom Business Masters blue jersey the most coveted jersey in international Masters mountain biking. ... |
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| LESS PEDALLING, MORE SPEED ON PMB WORLD CUP DH COURSE |
| 2012/01/31 |
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| With the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg fast approaching, downhill course designer Nigel Hicks is eager to give the Cascades MTB park track a facelift. Renowned for the tough flat middle section, the Pietermaritzburg track may not always be international riders’ favourite venue, but is one that brings balance to the UCI downhill calendar and sets a unique challenge for riders. ... |
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| MASTERS WORLD CHAMPS FOR MARITZBURG IN 2013 |
| 2012/01/30 |
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| Cycling South Africa has clinched another coup by winning the rights to stage the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, a week before the 2013 MTB World Championships will take place at the same venue. The announcement was made at the International Cycling Federation (UCI) management committee meeting on Friday afternoon, confirming that the masters event will be bolted onto the World Championships at the Cascades MTB Park next year.
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| ROSSOUW RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS AT BIG BARBERTON SHOWDOWN |
| 2012/01/29 |
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| Seven years almost to the day after his last major marathon victory, Jacques Rossouw (FEDGROUP – ITEC Connect) made a triumphant return when he claimed a dominant victory over a strong field at the MTN South African National Mountain Bike Series Ultra-marathon in Barberton at the weekend.... |
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| ENTRIES OPEN & NEW PRO ROUTE FOR CAPE ARGUS PICK N PAY MTB CHALLENGE |
| 2012/01/26 |
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| Entries for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay MTB Challenge - now in its eleventh year - have opened and riders are encouraged to enter as soon as possible. On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March, riders from across the country will descend on Boschendal Wine Estate in Franschhoek for a weekend of family fun and challenging dirt track races.... |
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