Mountain Biking Comes Home At Origin Of Trails: South Africa’s premier 2-day MTB Experience, the Origin Of Trails will celebrate its 6th anniversary in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 24 and Sunday, 25 November 2018.

What every mountain biking fan wants to know is, who could win the 17th edition of The Race That Measures All - the Absa Cape Epic? World Champions, Continental and National Champions, the reigning Olympic Gold Medalist, eight previous winners, sharing a total of 19 titles between them, 18 nationalities represented will line-up for the Absa Cape Epic. Those are the barest facts of the 2020 Absa Cape Epic’s Men’s category.

Beat the unbeatable at the Imbuko Big 5 MTB Challenge: With the Absa Cape Epic, the world's premier mountain bike race only weeks away, what better way to test your strength and fitness than to take on and conquer the Imbuko Big 5 Challenge on 22 February 2020.

Hit the roads in pursuit of Cycle Tour fitness: The Cape Town Cycle Tour would like to see you all on the start line on 8 March 2020, so you need to get through the season safely. 


Bringing cycling to the people 122nd staging of the Paarl Boxing Day UCI Track Challenge: The 122nd staging of the Helivac Paarl Boxing Day UCI Track Challenge on 26 December 2019 received the highest accolade in the sport when world cycling’s governing body announced last month that it is affording the event UCI status.

Get ready for the Coronation Double Century experience camaraderie, scenic route & a endurance challenge like never before! The Coronation Double Century, known in the cycling world as the CDC  is one of the largest team time trials in the world – a favourite among fun riders.

Are you ready for #Seriousgees at Wines2Whales? The FNB Wines2Whales was born out of the desire to establish a world-class 3-day stage race in the Western Cape. Since its inception in 2009 it has become a must-do event on the mountain bike calendar, with riders from all of over South Africa and the world queuing for the chance to ride it. 

Experience An Adventure On The Cape Cycle Routes: A ride through the Western Cape is a cycling journey like no other, covering some of the most diverse flora and fauna on the planet -  abundant with tarmac roads, gravel roads, single tracks, switchbacks and jeep tracks to suit everyone from the leisure cyclist to the technical rider.

Local heroes perform for SA national colours:  In the women’s race Western Cape cyclist Candice Lill raced to victory at the 2019 South African XCO Champs on a dry and chilly highveld afternoon at Thaba Trails in Johannesburg on 20 July 2019.




Swellendam - The perfect location for cycling events: Surrounded by the Langeberg mountain range and rolling wheat lands of the Overberg, the town of Swellendam is the perfect location for mountain bike and road cycling events, situated on the N2, approximately 220 kilometres from Cape Town and George. 

Young riders showcase their fitness and skills: The last round of the 2019 SRAM Western Cape XCO Series also doubled-up as the Western Cape Championship and racing took place at the spectacular Diamant Estate in Paarl on Saturday, 18 May 2019. Cool, dry weather welcomed the riders to the 5,2km of superbly prepared track, with approximately 170m of climbing per lap.

Exciting route changes to Knysna Cycle Tour: The Knysna Cycle Tour will take place in the scenic Garden Route town of Knysna over the weekend of 22 - 23 June 2019 and is one of the iconic sporting events of the Knysna Oyster Festival - now running for over 30 years.

Grant Lottering to attempt most brutal solo fundraising ride ever in South Africa: Grant Lottering, accomplished ultra-endurance road cyclist and Laureus Sport for Good Ambassador, is bringing his legendary Im’possible Tour to South Africa for the very first time.

African Assault On The Absa Cape Epic: The Absa African Special Jersey was created, along with the Burry Stander Memorial Trophy, to foster the growth of elite mountain biking on the continent and to honour the legacy of South Africa’s greatest mountain biker. 

Gear up for SA's biggest road cycling event! Whoever you are and whatever your ability, completing a Cape Town Cycle Tour is a definite tick against the bucket list and a source of enduring memories!

Kick off the new year with a healthy lifestyle! Cape Town is South Africa’s most active city according to research Discovery released last year called Road to a Healthier South Africa 2018 in which six major cities across the country were measured for how active they are by steps tracked, gym workouts and outdoor activities completed.

Where will your bicycle take you this holiday An exiting year of action packed events in road cycling, mountain biking and multisport were showcased throughout the Western Cape and concluded with the Origin of Trails MTB Experience,  and the Coronation Double Century, South Africa’s Endurance road cycling event of the year.

New date & venue for Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour: “We are delighted to announce that the Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour taking place on 20 January 2019 will start and finish at Val de Vie Estate,” said David Bellairs, Media, Marketing and Sponsorship director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust. The Western Cape’s second-largest road cycling event will once again act as the final premier seeding event for the 2019 Cape Town Cycle Tour.

Get in shape for SA's premier endurance road cycling event of the year! Coronation Fund Managers, the Pedal Power Association and the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust can’t wait to welcome 245 teams of up to 12 cyclists, support drivers, friends and families to the 2018 edition of the Coronation Double Century on Saturday, 24 November 2018.

First SA ladies team to tackle cycle tour in the Himalayas: Media personality Liezel van der Westhuizen is set to take on her greatest challenge yet as she and her partner Cindy Jacobsz, member of SA Tandem for the Blind, will tandem cycle over 500km through the mighty Himalayas. 


SA Road Champ included in Tour De France Line-up: Australian outfit Mitchelton-SCOTT has named an in-form, eight-rider team to line-up for the Tour de France that will take place from 7-29 July 2018 that will include South African Daryl Impey.


DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF SCHOOL CYCLING: The Spur Schools Mountain Bike League is about introducing more learners to bikes and encouraging South African schools to adopt mountain biking as an official sport by providing a level of regional and national structure for the sport at school level.

First Grand Tour Of The Year Is Upon Us! The 2018 Giro d’Italia will be the 101st edition of the Giro d’Italia, one of cycling’s Grand Tour races. The Giro will start in Jerusalem on 4 May with a 9.7km individual time trial, followed by two stages in Israel.

Experience Greyton at its best in the Greyt Escape: Greyton, one of the Western Cape’s best loved mountain biking meccas, plays host to the Greyt Escape three day mountain bike stage race from the 15th to the 17th of June 2018. 

Charity organisation, songo.info is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in March 2018. From its humble beginnings of providing a safe space for children to play on bikes after school, it has grown into a sport and academic support programme focused on creating a long term positive impact on the children in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch.

Great course layout for World Cup in March: As South Africa and the world get set for the opening leg of the 2018 UCI World Cup in Stellenbosch on 10 March 2018 the final touches have been put on a course that has been described as a world-class setting for world-class athletes, with the added bonus of South African flair.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE 2018 SA NATIONAL ROAD & TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Western Cape Cycling will be hosting the 2018 SA National Road and Time Trial Championships in the heart of the Little Karoo town of Oudtshoorn, one of the ten most popular tourist venues in South Africa.

Nino Schurter 'Embracing MTB party of the year': Men’s cross-country World Champion and UCI World Cup Champion Nino Schurter joined in on the action at the 2017 BUCO Origin Of Trails, Two-Day Mountain Bike (MTB) Stage Race held in Stellenbosch from 25-26 November.  “I love Stellenbosch, it’s one of my favorite places to ride,” says Schurter.  “The race was cool. 


Discover the edge of the desert: Monday, 4 September -  this was finally our ‘big day’’. After months of planning and running around like headless chickens.

Team Gondwana Riding To Save The Rhino: The Gondwana team will be riding the Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, to raise funds to continue the fight against rhino poaching in South Africa. 

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