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Bicycling South Africa Magazine - July/August 2025

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In this issue

Our Ultimate Guide to Indoor Training, plus The 4 Best Smart Trainers / Marco Joubert: The man behind the moustache / What it's really like to ride in the Tour de France: Two South African legends take us behind the scenes of the world's most iconic cycle race.

DIAL IN YOUR MOUNTAIN-BIKE SUSPENSION

PROPERLY SETTING UP THE suspension on your mountain bike can make a huge difference to how it rides and handles. Here are the key factors to consider.

2 mins

GET FASTER WITH THESE WORKOUTS

TO GET FASTER ON THE BIKE, you need three main things: a big aerobic engine, the stamina to hold speed, and top-end power to drive you over the finish line. Try these three key workouts. Done regularly, they'll make you a speedier cyclist - guaranteed.

2 mins

IN DEFENCE OF BEING SEEN

SAFETY WAS NEVER at the forefront of my mind in my early cycling days. From rocketing down descents to not always wearing a helmet to thinking safety accessories looked silly, I was doing very little to protect myself. I didn’t care. But with more road riding experience, and a dash of maturity, came a reality check.

3 mins

WHY YOUR NEXT BIKE SHOULD BE AN ALL-ROAD BIKE

THERE’S AN IMPORTANT and often overlooked category that fills the space between road-race bikes and dedicated gravel bikes. It’s usually called ‘all-road’ or ‘endurance’, but other names for this group pop up every few years.

2 mins

WHEN THE ROUTINE ROUTE ROCKS

I READ ONCE - MANY YEARS AGO, when people still read things - that a simple trick to keep the mind sharp and help stave off maladies such as dementia is to mix up your daily commute to and from the office.

2 mins

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE MOUSTACHE

DURING LOCKDOWN, while others were baking sourdough and Zwifting their eyes out, Marco Joubert was digging - and thinking - deep.

3 mins

THE STORYTELLER

NICOLAS ROCHE - NICO FOR SHORT - arrives on time, wearing shorts, sneakers and a linen shirt. He's perfectly groomed, and his smooth, veined legs suggest he isn't far off the shape he was in when riding in the World Tour for some of the biggest teams in the business: Cofidis, Saxo-Tinkoff, Team Sky and Sunweb.

5 mins

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS

ON A MOUNTAIN ABOVE THE TINY SHEEP-AND POTATO-farming town of Aurora, with views east to the Cederberg and west to the Atlantic Ocean, you'll find a cycling escape like no other.

2 mins

EAT. RIDE. SUFFER. REPEAT

GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CYCLING SHOWPIECE WITH SOUTH AFRICAN LEGENDS DARYL IMPEY AND JACO VENTER - AND CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO A MEMORABLE JULY, WITH TOUR-INSPIRED TRAINING TIPS AND A QUEEN STAGE CHALLENGE OF YOUR OWN. MAGNIFIQUE!

8 mins

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TOUR DE FRANCE RIDER

The mechanics are already at work, prepping bikes. Riders weigh in first thing. It's all part of the daily ritual.

2 mins

DARYL IMPEY'S TOUR DE FRANCE CHALLENGE

THINK YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO RIDE LIKE THE PROS? TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE WINNER DARYL IMPEY HAS COOKED UP A FEW CHALLENGES THAT WILL LET YOU EXPERIENCE THE GRIND, GLORY AND GROUP-RIDE GOSSIP OF A GRAND TOUR.

1 mins

GUARDIAN OR GANGSTER

THE UNBELIEVABLE TALE OF IGOR KENK, A FORMER POLICEMAN WHO BECAME THE WORLD'S MOST PROLIFIC - AND PHILOSOPHICAL – BIKE THIEF.

10+ mins

101 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SHIFTING

TIPS, TRICKS AND FACTOIDS RELATING TO BICYCLE DRIVETRAINS.

6 mins

SPIN IT TO WIN IT

Whether you're new to indoor training or looking to upgrade your existing pain cave, go from couch to KOM this winter with the best new gear, accessories and workouts from the pros - all guaranteed to boost your power.

4 mins

LET’S ACCEPT THAT INDOOR RIDING SUCKS

It’s taken me too much time and money to understand that no accessory or subscription is going to change that!

2 mins

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Bicycling South Africa Magazine Description:

Publisher: QuickBrownFox-(Pty)-Ltd

Category: Sports

Language: English

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

Bicycling is South Africa's leading cycling magazine and is aimed at both road and mountain biking enthusiasts. Launched in February 2003, it is published 10 times a year, targeting the fast-growing and affluent lifestyle cycling market youngsters, adults, professional as well as casual cyclists. The magazine is filled with the best international and local content for every element of the cyclist's life from training techniques and fitness information to inspiring human interest stories, event news, nutrition and motivation. Bicycling is also South Africa's leading tester of bikes and gear with over 30% of the monthly magazine dedicated to the latest reviews so our readers can make the best choices.