insert_link Sport Pogacar claims Tour lead while Vingegaard shows great form Tadej Pogacar claimed the Tour de France overall lead with a late attack in Sunday's second stage, though the Slovenian may have been surprised by how easily defending champion Jonas Vingegaard followed him despite his recent lack of racing. While the 2020 and 2021 Tour winner's lightning attack on the ascent of San Luca left fellow favourites Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel seemingly glued to the road, Vingegaard […] todayJuly 1, 2024 16
insert_link Local Lowe, Hough win Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut XC2 Mimi Hough and Kevin Lowe produced stunning masterpiece rides to win the Nedbank Rock and Rut XC2 races at the IJG Trails in Windhoek on last Saturday. The event, where cyclists took part in the different cycling categories, saw Hough who had initially entered as a veteran woman, upgraded to the elite category. She completed the race in one hour, two minutes, and 19 seconds (01:02:19) […] todayJune 12, 2024 30
insert_link Sport Peerless Pogacar wins Giro d’Italia, next stop Tour de France Tadej Pogacar won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, crossing the finish line in Rome in glorious sunshine and with the biggest winning margin in almost six decades. The 25-year-old UAE Emirates rider won six of the 21 stages on the 3,400km tour that began in Turin, finishing 9min 56sec ahead of Colombia's Daniel Martinez of Bora while Geraint Thomas of Ineos was 10min 24sec off the winning pace […] todayMay 27, 2024 7
Sport Merlier sprints to Giro stage 18 win as Pogacar keeps lead Tim Merlier won the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday in a messy bunch sprint as Tadej Pogacar held his massive lead on a quiet day for the champion-in-waiting. Belgian Merlier pipped local hero Jonathan Milan over the line in Padova after 178 kilometres of riding to claim his second victory in this year's Giro. The Soudal-Quick Step rider had to hold off Milan in the final […] todayMay 24, 2024 6
insert_link Sport Rookie Steinhauser wins breakaway while Pogacar consolidates Giro lead German rookie Georg Steinhauser won the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday as Tadej Pogacar strengthened his huge lead at the top of the overall standings. The 22-year-old EF rider who escaped on a solo mountain romp is the nephew of former Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana champion Jan Ullrich. He was also notably third over the line on the challenging Queen stage on Sunday. […] todayMay 23, 2024 8
insert_link Sport Stage 9 winner Kooij pulls out of Giro d’Italia Two days after taking the most important win of his career, Dutch rider Olav Kooij has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia because of illness, his team Visma announced on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Visma rider took his first grand tour stage win in the sprint on Sunday, ambushing Lidl-Trek rider Jonathan Milan on the line with a bike throw. However, after Monday's rest day, he has now […] todayMay 14, 2024 5
insert_link Local Nedbank Namibia XC1, UCI C1 and UCI Junior Series XCO set for this weekend. The Namibia Cycling Federation and Rock & Rut Cycling Club are set to host the 2024 Nedbank Namibia XC1 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) C1 and UCI Junior Series XCO races this Saturday at the IJG Trails in Kleine Kuppe. This is the second round of the five races in the Nedbank XC series and the only one that will see cyclists score International Cycling Union (UCI) points. The […] todayApril 18, 2024 18
insert_link Namibia FNB Schools Mountain Bike League kicks off The inaugural fixture for 2024 of the FNB Schools Mountain Bike League will be hosted this Saturday at IJG Trails. “The league is aimed at growing cycling as a sport in Namibia” says Bronwen Chase, FNB Schools Mountain Bike League Committee member “We host an annual series of races with fun racetracks designed to encourage the riders.” The Schools MTB League has been operating for several years […] todayApril 11, 2024 21
insert_link Local Nedbank Namibia Windhoek pedal power race series round 3 set for Sunday The 2024 Nedbank Namibia Windhoek Power Pedal Series third leg (WPP3) will take place on Sunday, 14 April at the entrance of Matchless Mine in Windhoek. Registration for the event closed on Wednesday at 17h00, with organisers anticipating between 190 to 220 cyclists to take part in the event. One of the organisers from the Windhoek Pedal Power Cycling Club, Stephanus Feris said preparations are going well. “All […] todayApril 11, 2024 16
