Bicycling South Africa

Bicycling is South Africa’s leading cycling magazine and is aimed at both road and mountain biking enthusiasts. Launched in February 2003, it is published 10 times a year, targeting the fast-growing and affluent lifestyle cycling market – youngsters, adults, professional as well as casual cyclists. The magazine is filled with the best international and local content for every element of the cyclist’s life from training techniques and fitness information to inspiring human interest stories, event news, nutrition and motivation. Bicycling is also South Africa’s leading tester of bikes and gear with over 30% of the monthly magazine dedicated to the latest reviews so our readers can make the best choices.

Bicycling South Africa

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RACE BUDDIES

THE FRAME • THE BEAUTY OF THE RIDE

HOW TO DO IT • FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR RIDE

THE SYMPTOMS OF SITTING

IS YOUR SADDLE TOO HIGH?

WHO ATE ALL THE WINE GUMS?

ILA STOW GOES WITH THE FLOW • MOUNTAIN-BIKE STAGE RACER, & JACK OF ALL TRADES AT THE BIKE PARK AT CONSTANTIA UITSIG

ALAN HATHERLY’S WORLD CHAMPS-WINNING BIKE

COURTING SUCCESS • SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED, MAURITIAN-RAISED KIM LE COURT-PIENAAR BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN CYCLIST TO WEAR THE YELLOW JERSEY IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES. HER RISE HAS BEEN SPECTACULAR.

RIDE THE BELOVED COUNTRY • AS FAR AS STAGE RACES GO, OLD MUTUAL GO2BERG IS ONE OF THE MOST RELAXED – A SEVEN-DAY CELEBRATION OF THE LANDSCAPES AND FARMING COMMUNITIES BETWEEN JOBURG AND THE DRAKENSBERG. THINKING ABOUT ADDING IT TO NEXT YEAR’S WISHLIST? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD.

NEW FOR 2026!

DOUBLE OR NOTHING

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FURTHER TOGETHER • FOR OLD MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGING DIRECTOR FARHAD SADER, THE DOUBLE CENTURY IS MORE THAN JUST A CYCLING EVENT – IT’S A METAPHOR FOR THE JOURNEY THE COMPANY TAKES WITH ITS CLIENTS.

WINNING TIPS TO ACE YOUR RACE • SOME TEAMS GO TO THE OLD MUTUAL WEALTH DOUBLE CENTURY TO WIN; SOME GO FOR FUN. OTHERS GO TO GET 12 RIDERS OVER THE LINE. WHATEVER YOUR REASONS FOR RIDING, THE NAME OF THE GAME FOR A SUCCESSFUL 202KM DC SATURDAY IS TACTICS. ARRIVE WITH A GAME PLAN, AND YOU’LL LEAVE WITH A RESULT.

5 WAYS TO WIN • Felix Ritzinger, a member of 2024’s winning RH77-Factory team, breaks down the tactics for a top ride.

THE 8 RULES OF THE DC • THE OLD MUTUAL WEALTH DOUBLE CENTURY IS NOT AN EVENT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. DEDICATED TRAINING IS JUST ONE REQUIREMENT TO RACE THIS UNIQUE TEAM TIME TRIAL; TO GET MAXIMUM ENJOYMENT FROM THE DAY, RIDERS ALSO NEED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF RACE ETIQUETTE…

DC DEEP THROAT • IN BETWEEN STOCKING HIS MUSETTE WITH GLUTEN-FREE RACE FUEL, OUR EMBEDDED ‘PRO’ (WHO MUST REMAIN NAMELESS, FOR HIS OWN SAFETY) TAKES US TO THE MEAN STREETS OF CAPE TOWN, WHERE THREE TEAMS ARE BATTLING IT OUT FOR THE CROWN OF KINGS OF THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD. AND KINGS OF THE DOUBLE CENTURY, BUT THAT’S A MINOR DETAIL…

THE GREAT RIVALRY • During the 1980s and ’90s, the Rapport Tour was one of South Africa’s most prestigious cycling events – attracting the best local talent, and later some of the best riders in the rest of the world too. But for most of it, the rivalry between two riders dominated the roads and headlines…

HOW TO RIDE FASTER • RIDING FASTER IS NOT JUST ABOUT FITNESS AND STRENGTH. MASTERING THE ART OF PEDALLING, CORNERING AND CLIMBING CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE TO YOUR SPEED.

DIAL IN YOUR PEDAL REVS • MASTER CADENCE, AND YOU’LL BE A SPEEDIER CYCLIST.

MASTER YOUR TECHNIQUE • EXPERT TIPS ON CORNERING & CLIMBING (AND DESCENDING) THAT MAKE YOU A FASTER RIDER, WHETHER YOU’RE ON A ROAD BIKE OR A MOUNTAIN BIKE.

CAN CREATINE MAKE YOU FASTER? • CREATINE HAS RECEIVED LOTS OF ATTENTION AS A MUSCLE-BUILDING AID, BUT IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO...