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The East Rand Classic, formerly the Emperors Palace Classic, has moved to a new race venue at the Airports Company South Africa parkade in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. The event offers mountain-bike and road cycle races on April 27 and 28. Photo: Yolanda van der Stoep

Changes will enhance East Rand Classic offering

Cyclists can expect another high-quality offering when the East Rand Classic road cycle race takes place in Johannesburg on April 28, with the event...
Jason Oosthuizen (left) pips Marc Pritzen in the final dash for the line to win the Takealot Berge & Dale 108km cycle road race for the first time in Krugersdorp on the West Rand today. Photo: Jetline Action Photography

Oosthuizen outduels Pritzen to take Berge & Dale title

Jason Oosthuizen outduelled fellow teenager Marc Pritzen to win his first major road classic in the 20th edition of the Takealot Berge & Dale...
Marc Pritzen and his team, OfficeGuru Racing, will be chasing further success when the Takealot Berge & Dale road cycle race over 108km takes place in Krugersdorp on the West Rand on Saturday. Photo: Henk Neuhoff

Berge & Dale a chance to extend team success, says Pritzen

South African U23 champion Marc Pritzen is thriving in the team atmosphere of OfficeGuru Racing and will be looking to extend the outfit's success...
Jayde Julius works hard to set the pace in the time-trial on the second stage of the Tour of Good Hope last year. This year, the 26.5km time-trial will be held on the third day, starting and finishing at the Boland Landbou school. Photo: Robert Ward

Time-trial switch adds spice to Tour of Good Hope

The race organisers have added a fresh dimension to the Takealot Tour of Good Hope this year by opting to hold the time-trial midway...
University of Johannesburg student Palesa Manaleng won the national H3 paracycling title in the South African road championships in Pretoria this month. Photo: Lezanne Bruwer

UJ student scales handcycling heights

Four years ago, Palesa Manaleng thought any chance of a career in sport was over when she suffered a cycling accident that left her...
Riders in the Takealot Berge & Dale cycle road race in Krugersdorp on the West Rand on February 23 will face an interesting challenge as they tackle the route counter-clockwise this year. Picture: Mariola Biela

Challenging finish awaits Berge & Dale riders

Cyclists who are targeting the Takealot Berge & Dale title next week will need to make sure they are well prepared for a challenging...
The Takealot Tour of Good will have the Olive Children’s Foundation as its charity when it takes place in the Cape Winelands from March 4 to 8. Photo: Robert Ward

Tour of Good Hope backs Children’s Foundation

The Takealot Tour of Good Hope road race will throw its weight behind the Olive Children’s Foundation this year, using its status to raise...
Rustenburg riders Justin van de Linde (left) and Albertus Jooste won the final 70km stage of the Liberty TransCape MTB Encounter from Grabouw to Franschhoek today to take the overall honours. The seven-stage mountain-bike race started in George on Sunday. Photo: Jacques Marais

Rustenburg pair claim first TransCape MTB title

Justin van der Linde and Albertus Jooste won the 70km final stage of the Liberty TransCape MTB Encounter from Grabouw to Franschhoek in the...
Another big entry is expected for the Takealot Berge & Dale cycling road race by the time entries close on February 13. The event celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and will take place in Krugersdorp on the West Rand on February 23. Picture: Mariola Biela

Berge & Dale remains popular date on cycling calendar

For two decades the Takealot Berge & Dale has been a must-do event on South Africa's road cycling calendar and this year's 20th edition...
Competitors will experience some of the most scenic trails in the Cape Winelands when the Liberty Winelands Encounter takes place from April 12 to 14. Photo: Robert Ward

Winelands Encounter set for another capacity entry

Billed as a high-quality but affordable event, race organisers ASG Events are geared up for a flood of interest in the Liberty Winelands Encounter,...