South Africa Cycling

Northern Farm Nature Reserve, bordering Lanseria and Diepsloot, has long been a mainstay of Gauteng mountain biking - at least...

Planning a trip to Knysna? Here's everything you need to know about cycling in Knysna and the Garden Route ...

When you embark on the Cross Cape cycle route, you’re opening yourself up to a multitude of invigorating and unique experiences...

What started out as a marketing opportunity, supplying his bikes to a madcap adventure down Africa as a test of their durability

Each year, fires aside, we rush through Hout Bay, Llandudno and Camps Bay to the finish of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, focused...

Mount Grace Country House's spiffy new mountain-biking facility is a great offering for its guests, as well as riders from all...

Probably the most popular training route for road cyclists in Johannesburg (and even Pretoria) is the Cradle of Humankind world...

Famed for its regular night races, Rosemary Hill bike park in Pretoria East has long been on my to do list...

The Cape West Coast is better known for fishing villages, unspoiled beauty and its hospitable people, but the mountain-bike...

After taking in this four-day mountain bike race, these are the ingredients they used to create something that will be spoken ...

There can't be an English-speaking cycling fan on the planet who has not grown up without the voice of Phil Liggett...

What makes a good man, with a good job, a comfortable life and burgeoning racing pedigree pack it all in and ride through Africa?

Birds, beasts, berms and bushveld - it seems buffelsdrift has it all. "Average" Andy Steer headed up to Buffelsdrift MTB...

Another new category of bicycle is emerging, one that might even be pitch-perfect for South African riders...

We can just imagine the excitement when Jbzi2Kozi guru Andy Coetzee suggested to his twin brother Mark that they ride from...

Avianto, in Muldersdrift in the Cradle of Humankind, is probably best known to the greater public as a world-class wedding and...

When you get an invitation to head off to the beautiful island of Mauritius, it's not something you easily turn down...

Far, far away, in a land filled with snow and malamutes, lives a bike nut named Bill Fleming. One day, he persuaded "Mr African...

The latest options for mountain bikers at Forever Resorts near Groblersdal ...

When it comes to trails in inner city spaces, Pretoria has always been a little ahead of the pack. Andrew Steer tests its lates...

Faster food, quicker manoeuvres, speedier techniques and record-breaking race tips from the riders and coaches whose sports ...

There's a lot more to Oudtshoorn than ostriches and the KKNK. With the expert input of unofficial mayor Matthys Beukes, Jazz ...

Just minutes away from the Sandton business district, Andrew Steer discovers a little piece of cross-country bliss...

It had been in the back of my mind for about a year. To be able to tour the European coastline with a bicycle while towing a ...

On a mountain bike you can travel at just the right pace to fully appreciate the African bush, as Fiona McIntosh discovers in ...

Every year sees new events jostling for space on the MTB calendar. The most exciting new kid on the block in 2013 was the ...

Along the Garden Route lie the historic remains of South African mountain biking's beginnings. And some exceptional brand-new ...

4583 riders have completed this gruelling Absa Cape Epic eight-day mountain bike stage race, but only nine special athletes have

Andrew Steer has been riding at the Vlei Cycle Park in the south of Johannesburg for a few years now and the great riding trail...

Groenkloof Nature Reserve is a cycling gem right in the heart of Pretoria - and although he has tasted snippets of the area's ...

The Spruit is the lifeblood of Johannesburg mountain biking. The most popular MTB trail in Johannesburg is not one of the many...

There is plenty of two-wheeled African adventure on tap within our borders. But Lynne Mackie ventured a little further afield, ...

Lately we have seen the rise in scary statistics about the use of performance enhancing drugs in school athletes. Signs to ...

Reading about famous explorers’ stories of expeditions and adventures has always left me with warm feelings and a longing to go...

Riding bikes on South African roads is not for the meek. But you can arm yourself with knowledge and a few simple techniques, ...

Want every pedal stroke to really count? Need to go quicker in the rough? Here's how.

Adventure trail riding often has no room for the young, the old and those who feel a little pedal-shy or saddle-sore. Not this ...

On the mountain above Somerset West is an old wagon trail. Back in the 1860s, 4500 ox wagon's climbed it every year. In 2012,...

Cyclists are more challenged than most when it comes to storing their machines. Bulky and often mucky (the bikes, that is, not ...

Strava is the GPS app that can transform your riding, turn every climb into a race and looks set to change the face of cycling.

In Angola, I learned that touring at a cycling pace is ideal for healing inner wounds and replacing bad memories with better ...

There are other ways to enjoy the rugged beauty of the Swartberg on a bike than carving up the corners of the passes...

Has doping caused cycling to lose its credebility? Suspension of disbelief. It was a term first coined by English philosopher ...

A wonderful way to discover the Natal Midlands is by mountain bike on the Midlands MTB Meander and the best thing about this ...

The Old Mutual joBerg2c showcased some of the best riding in South Africa with hospitality to match.

One cyclist's budget is another one's fortune, but in the super-competitive entry-level market, you often get more than you ...

Opportunity strikes but once, they say. What is not said is that opportunity may come under disguise. We experienced this first ..

By the third week of March, the Argus will have come and gone, but don't worry, here are the next exciting events to keep you ...

While we prepared the Dirty Dates calendar for 2012, most of us fell well short when we guessed how many multi-day events ...

The third DGM Cape Pioneer Trek at Ceres was full of tight racing, textbook drama, hardship and beauty; it was, again, a slice ...

The iconic Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is once again set to take over the streets of the Mother City. Whether you're a ...

Ride the rhino is an annual mountain bike stage race held in aid of the dwindling and endangered Renosterveld in the Western ...

Practise, practise, and practise - it seems obvious, but, in mountain biking, that doesn't mean just going for a ride. Practise...

South African Brent Copeland spent a decade as a directeur sportif with the Italian squad Lampre, but last season he ...

No matter how much money you spend on your bike, how fit you are and how hard you train; optimal performance will elude you if...

Whispers in the moonlight Racing the Freedom Challenge...

Want to ride hard and fast in the races that really matter? Then train long and slow to prepare!

In its seven-year history, the Cape Epic, the magical and untamed African MTB race has caused the local MTB scene to explode...