The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has been confirmed as the first Abbott World Marathon Major to be held on African soil. Following the successful staging of its 2026 race on 24 May, the event has passed the second and final stage of its Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) assessment, becoming the eighth member of the [...]
SCOTT Sports has officially unveiled the all-new fifth-generation Spark, a completely redesigned cross-country race machine that builds on one of the most successful platforms in mountain biking history. Far more than a refinement of its predecessor, the new Spark features an entirely new frame developed to be lighter, more agile, and more seamlessly integrated, while [...]
Another signal in the new professionalisation of gravel racing, the Nedbank Gravel Burn, has introduced a team classification for the second edition, which takes place from the 25th to the 31st of October 2026. In so doing, the Nedbank Gravel Burn becomes the first major gravel stage race in the world to introduce a formalised team [...]
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 [...]
