The third round of the 2026 Ford Trailseeker Series saw a first-time winner and a new leader in the overall standings, as Ignatius du Preez and Samantha Sanders claimed the Van Gaalen victories on Saturday, 6 June. Du Preez required fortune to smile upon him twice, including a finish line crash with Jan Withaar to [...]
With R100 000 on the line for the overall champions at the end of the 2026 Ford Trailseeker Series, the battle for primacy over the course of the season is the golden thread linking the six events. Just a month after the Cradle contest, and three weeks out from the Sondela showdown, the battle at Van [...]
Jaedon Terlouw and Samantha Sanders won the 2026 King Price Race to the Sun titles from fiercely competitive elite men’s and women’s races on Saturday, 30 May. Under blue skies on a warm North West Province winter’s day, Terlouw launched a solo raid with just under 40 kilometres of the 158-kilometre course remaining to win [...]
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the worlds of road and mountain bike racing will collide at the King Price Race to the Sun. South Africa’s premier gravel race features a fast-rolling route that suits the speed and tactical nous of road racers, but the mixed surfaces, unexpected challenges, and river crossing will play into the [...]
The 2026 Garden Route Giro was praised as a stellar first edition. A gravel stage race where the racing thrilled, and every rider was treated to six days of ever-changing scenery, proper gravel, and the terrain upon which to write their narratives. To build a tale of adventure and endurance, of personal highs, moments of [...]
Three of the four course records in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon were shattered on a spectacular day of racing blessed with equally spectacular weather, as the fastest field ever assembled for an African marathon brought world-class racing to the Mother City. This is excellent news for the event, which is already the premier marathon [...]
The Waterberg region of Limpopo received over 200 millimetres more rain in the first four months of 2026 than its average annual rainfall of 800 millimetres. This meant that the trails for the Glacier Waterberg Traverse were wet in places, but it did not dampen the spirits of the intrepid riders taking on the third [...]
A classic highveld winter’s day started cool, then warmed throughout the morning, providing perfect riding conditions for 2 000 avid mountain bikers who took on round 2 of the Ford Trailseeker Series on Saturday, 2 May 2026. South African Marathon Champion, Marc Pritzen, dominated the Cradle Moon trails, winning the elite men’s race over Jaedon Terlouw [...]
As the cold of winter starts to bite, the Ford Trailseeker returns, bringing red-hot mountain bike racing to Gauteng’s outdoor playground, the Cradle of Humankind. On Saturday, the 2nd of May, Cradle Moon Lakeside Game Lodge will host round two of the series, and along with 2 000 avid amateur mountain bikers, a selection of Southern [...]
Squirt Performance Hot Wax achieved a record 11 350 kilometre run time in Zero Friction Cycling's Dry Road Single Application Longevity Test. Widely referenced as the world’s most trusted independent test facility for lubricants and cycling chain performance, Zero Friction Cycling [ZFC] test results confirm what Squirt Cycling Products® ambassadors have been reporting since its [...]
