The 29th edition of the Ride Johannesburg cycle race, South Africa’s premier mass participation cycling event, will take place on Sunday, 22 November 2026. For the first time in the event’s history, riders will cross the finish line on a world-class motorsport circuit. Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit’s legendary status brings a new level of prestige to [...]
In a special episode from Ride Joburg, the Diverge Podcast recaps on a thrilling and at times chaotic 28th edition of the world’s second-largest timed bicycle race. While thousands of fun riders enjoyed a beautiful day out on the roads of Johannesburg, the elite men and women raced for R200 000 winners' cheques. Kim [...]
Jaedon Terlouw used his mountain biking prowess to dive down the inside of Ryan Gibbons and outsprint the defending champion en route to victory in the 2025 Ride Joburg. The PYGA Euro Steel rider’s victory on Sunday, 26 October, is the biggest of his young career and is all the sweeter given the calibre of [...]
Kim le Court’s groundbreaking 2025 season came to a stunning close on Sunday, 26 October on the streets of Johannesburg. The AG Insurance Soudal star added the Ride Joburg title, as well as the R200 000 winners' prize, to her list of victories for the year, which also includes a Tour de France Femmes stage, a [...]
Mauritian champion and Tour de France Femmes stage winner, Kim le Court, and South African mountain biking talent Jaedon Terlouw won the 2025 Ride Joburg on Sunday, 26 October. Le Court played the patience game, allowing early attacks to go before using the climbs in the second half of the 97-kilometre course to exert her [...]
Southern Africa’s top road racers will take to the streets of Johannesburg on Sunday, 26 October, for the 28th edition of Ride Joburg. They will compete across the same 97-kilometre course as thousands of avid amateur and social cyclists riding for personal bests and to enjoy a day dedicated to cycling the City of Gold. [...]
Ride Joburg, Africa’s premier closed-road cycling event, has announced a change in date for the 2025 edition of its iconic road race. The event will now take place on Sunday, 26 October 2025, moving forward from its original date of 16 November 2025. This necessary adjustment comes in response to the 2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit, [...]
Faces Africa, the company behind the world’s second-largest timed cycling event, 947 Ride Joburg, are excited to announce Virgin Active as the race’s new title sponsor. The initial three-year deal sees the flagship event, along with its mountain bike and the children’s ride subsidiaries, become the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg. For event entrants, this [...]
Faces, Africa’s mass participation sports event company, announces partnership with leading exercise and wellness brand, Virgin Active, for an initial three-year period. Virgin Active will be the title sponsor of the 947 Ride Joburg and The Warrior Race, as well as a first-tier sponsor of the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon. The newly inked partnerships provide [...]
