Alex Miller and Jean-Marie Mostert dominate first leg of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut XCO Series.

Alex Miller and Jean-Marie Mostert dominate first leg of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut XCO Series.

Namibia’s Cross-Country (XCO) cyclists Alex Miller and Jean-Marie Mostert were yesterday crowned winners of the first leg of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock and Rut XCO Series. The first Rock and Rut XCO race took place at the IJG Trails in Kleine Kuppe with exciting action in the different male and female categories. The elite male and Under-23 category was the highlight of the series and saw international cyclist […]

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Local

Nedbank Rock and Rut XC series kick off this weekend

The first leg of the 2024 Nedbank Namibia Rock & Rut XCO Series is set to kick off on Saturday 6 April 2024 at the IJG Trails in Kleine Kuppe, Windhoek. The series which has been taking place for over 20 years, is expected to attract over 100 local mountain bike enthusiasts. This is the first of five races in this year’s series. Last year’s Namibian National Champions […]

April 5, 2024 11 1

Namibia

Pupkewitz Megabuild Tour de Windhoek 2024 launched

The seventh edition of the Tour de Windhoek was officially launched in the capital on Thursday, with organisers expecting to welcome teams from five countries for this year’s competition. Revamped in 2022 during its fifth edition, the race will take place from 02 to 05 May 2024. The six-stage race will once again see male riders cover 428.7 kilometres (km) over four days, while the women’s category will cover […]

April 5, 2024 32

Sport

Roglic battles back from fall at Tour of Basque Country

Quinten Hermans won stage three of the Tour of the Basque Country on Wednesday as falls took down three of the overall pretenders to the title on a mountainous 190km run. Overnight leader Primoz Roglic, riding in new colours at Bora, was the first major faller but the Slovenian battled back from two minutes down. Roglic rejoined the peloton on the final climb to save his yellow jersey […]

April 4, 2024 33

Africa

Africa’s promising sports future evident at the 13th Africa Games in Accra

By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency After three weeks of intense field and track event actions across multiple venues in Accra, the 13th edition of the Africa Games came to a close this past weekend. The pan-African sporting event has, yet again, showcased Africa's rich and diverse sports talent, with more than 35 countries participating across 23 sports disciplines. Egypt led with 107 gold, 47 silver, and 42 […]

March 25, 2024 13

Sport

Red-hot Pogacar gunning for Milan-San Remo

Tadej Pogacar is once again the man to beat as he makes another attempt to win Milan-San Remo for the first time after already bagging one huge victory this season. Double Tour de France winner Pogacar is the biggest name in a crowded field of cycling stars for 'La Classicissima', the year's first Monument race which heralds the arrival of Spring. He is one-for-one this year after an incredible […]

March 15, 2024 11

Sport

Australian champion cyclist in court over wife’s death

Australian former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis appeared in court on Wednesday after being charged following the road death of his Olympian wife. Melissa Hoskins, a retired track cyclist who represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, died in an Adelaide hospital in late December from serious injuries. The bailed Dennis, 33, made no plea when he faced Adelaide Magistrates Court, court documents showed. The magistrate adjourned Dennis's […]

March 13, 2024 2

Sport

Pogacar launches Giro-Tour bid at Italy’s white dust epic

Tadej Pogacar opens his season Saturday at the Strade Bianche in Italy targeting a win at the gravel race that will also act as preparation for his assault on a Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double. The two-time Tour de France winner said he was "racing to win" in Siena, but has two more reasons to race on the white roads. The iconic white gravel classic takes […]

February 29, 2024 8

South Africa

Lottery’s looted R9.5-million would have made all the difference to Limpopo cyclists

Limpopo cyclists Kombo Bere (left) and Daan Terblanche are hoping to find money to race in the Cape Epic. Photo supplied By Anton van Zyl via GroundUp In Louis Trichardt, two young cyclists are training to compete in what is arguably the world’s toughest mountain bike stage race, the annual Cape Epic. They aim to make history as the first team from rural Vhembe to compete alongside the world’s best […]

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