Pietermaritzburg – Hometown hero Greg Minnaar sent the massive crowd into hysterical celebrations by winning the downhill title at the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup, while Australian speedster Tracey Hannah completed a fairytale comeback to MTB downhill racing by winning the women’s title in emphatic fashion at the Cascades MTB course. Minnaar, fronting the Santa Cruz Syndicate team, started...
Pietermaritzburg – New Zealand cross country prodigy Anton Cooper confirmed his status as the hottest property in junior mountain biking with a single-handed demolition of the classy field racing in difficult muddy conditions at the cascades MTB Park. Cooper hit the front early on in the first lap of the four lap course, which was altered on the day,...
Pietermaritzburg – Hometown hero Greg Minnaar started the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup on just the note the local fans were asking for by posting the fastest time in qualifying for the season-opening downhill title decider in cool overcast conditions at the Cascades MTB Park. Minnaar, who won here sensationally on 2009, and was narrowly edged off his throne...
Greg Minnaar has confirmed he will compete in the 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg at Cascades MTB park despite his father, Jeff, being unwell. – Dave Macleod Pietermaritzburg – Local downhill hero Greg Minnaar has confirmed that despite the poor health of his father, Jeff, he will still compete in the 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World...
Pietermaritzburg – A new record entry of 447 of the worlds best mountainbikers has entered the RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup in Pietermaritzburg this weekend. Once the registration process closed on Wednesday the final tally of male and female riders across the senior, Under 23 and junior age groups for the cross country and downhill was the biggest ever...
After a last minute withdrawal from last year’s event American cross country star Willow Rockwell (Koerber) returns to South Africa for this week’s 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg at Cascades MTB park rejuvenated and in a far happier place than ever before. Having finished sixth in her previous visit in 2009 Rockwell was all set and ready...
Pietermaritzburg – The cross-country course for the UCI MTB World Cup Pietermaritzburg hosted its first competition on the weekend, the Momentum Health XCO Internationals, and afterwards the general consensus was that it’s a step up on the 2011 course. “The guys have found it to be a better course than last year, with more overtaking, shorter climbs, and more...
Pietermaritzburg – Swiss world number two Nino Schurter won an enthralling showdown with South African hero Burry Stander to win the weekend’s Momentum Health XCO International, and in the process bagged the key psychological bonus ahead of this weekend’s RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup over the same course at the Cascades MTB Park. Schurter and his Scott-Swisspower team mate...
Pietermaritzburg – South African hopes for the 2012 RockyRoads UCI MTB World Cup were dealt a hammer blow when top female cross country rider Yolande Speedy crashed during practice at the cascades MTB park and broke her wrist on Wednesday afternoon, ruling her out of qualifying for the London Olympics. The accident comes at the worst possible time for...
Pietermaritzburg – The world’s best mountain bike team, Specialized Racing, has started to set up camp this week ahead of the crucial RockyRoads UCI mountain bike World Cup at the Cascades MTB Park with everyone eyeing out the superstar-laden team as the one to try and beat when then serious racing starts. Cross country world number one Jaruslav Kulhavy...
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