Karkloof has been a classic mountain bike race for quite a number of years, but for the last three years it has been a whole festival, taking place over the entire weekend. The festival features the night race on Friday evening, followed up on Saturday by the Cross Country in the morning and the Sprint Shootout in the afternoon, and finally the Main event, the Marathon on Sunday morning, attracting more than four thousand riders over the various distances. I was last here in 2007 and participated in all the events. However I suffered in the main event and didn’t have the fire power in the legs to compete with the fresh guys. So this year I decided to concentrate on the Marathon event with Dave, and let Mathys focus on the XC. Having won the Marathon previously on a few occasions, I knew it would be worth saving myself for it.
MTN Bmx rider Sifiso 4 straight wins come to an end in Coppenhagen
MTN Bmx rider Sifiso "Skizo" Nhlapo was looking for his fifth straight win and first one for the first round of the UCI Bmx SX rounds which was held in Coppenhagen, Denmark Saturday 9th May.
Quarter finals the whole way around had a big mixture of names with some big names not making it through like 5th fastest qualifier Junior World Champion Sam Willoughby. In Skizo's quarter final he used his strength to holeshot again and rode a safe race eventually finishing in second spot behind Stan van der Putten.
We are 4 months into the 2009 season, and it’s been a busy period for the team with a training camp in PE, the Sani2C, the Giro, as well as the Cape Epic - all in the first few months!
Our sponsorship from Raleigh for the 2009 season is double that of the 2008 season, with Raleigh bringing on Jan Beggaman as the Team Advisor and Engineer to facilitate the development of the Raleigh brand as a high-end competitive racing machine. Due to the size of the team, finding sponsors in our local market has been a challenge, to say the least! So, when a sponsor like Raleigh comes on board and stays for a number of years, it shows their commitment to the development of their brand, and their passion to promote cycling as part of a healthy lifestyle
MTN BMX rider Sifiso “Skizo” Nhlapo takes the series lead in the European BMX Championships and starts to set records with 4 straight Final Wins………
Rounds 5 & 6 of the BMX European Championships kicked of this weekend in Creazzo, Italy. Large grand stands lined the technical bmx track with a whole lot of cheering bmx fans filling every seat and possible spot for a spectator to stand.
