Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
cyclinglatest news & developments
Peddling an idea: Bulawayo’s municipality is encouraging residents to use bicycles instead of motor vehicles in order to cut emissions in the city. Photo: Zinyange Auntony/AFP

Get on your bike, Bulawayo residents urged

Plan to get inhabitants of Zimbabwe’s second city to cycle to reduce pollution faces hurdles, including that two-wheelers are spurned by the upwardly mobile

TEHRAN, IRAN – JUNE 15: Citizens wearing masks are seen at a subway after wearing face mask become mandatory in public transports like metro and busses within the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic precautions in Tehran, Iran June 15, 2020. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Uphill battle but Tehran aims to become bike-friendly

A new bike-sharing initiative in the Iranian capital is trying to ameliorate the city’s traffic and pollution problem

Preventative measures: Paris Saint-Germain (right) and Dortmund line up in an empty Parc des Princes stadium in Paris stadium.  (Getty Images/UEFA/AFP)

Covid-19 red cards major events

Sporting events, from football and tennis to rugby and cycling, on this year’s calendar are in doubt

JOBURG CYCLISTS … CALL TO ACTION (Photo Archive)

JOBURG CYCLISTS … CALL TO ACTION

We will meet the MEC Transport Joburg to hand over a document about the advantages of non- motorised transport and the safety of cyclists

(John McCann/M&G)

Pedal power with the people

Cycling to work is healthy, cuts carbon emissions and is for everyone, rich or poor

“When I was a child, I wanted to know how to read so much, but I didn’t know how to.” (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Slice of life: Reading, the balm to pain

‘I know we won’t reach everyone, but the one village we reach, the one community, is better than nothing’

Every tonne of food that becomes compost releases less than 1% of the gases non-composted waste releases

Waste and Chemical Management

Winner: Bokashi Bran

Model Chrissy Teigen and husband singer John Legend at the Oscars. Legend and rapper Common won the award for Best Original Song for “Glory”.

Organisers confirm death of third person at Cycle Tour

At this stage the circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear and the incident is under investigation

Chris Froome.

Uneasy Froome keen to extend Tour lead before TT

The stage 20 race against the clock will be the last opportunity for any overall contender to make a bid for the yellow jersey.

From team to tactics: It takes more than pedal power to win the Tour

​With the 113th edition of the Tour de France beginning on Saturday, here are five crucial elements needed to win the coveted yellow jersey.

The ghosts that accompany solo explorers

Sleep-deprived adventurers have told of feeling presences during times of distress on their long expeditions, but what is this spectre of solitude?

Khayelitsha kids cycle to success

The tough discipline of cycling is no match for the determination and esprit de corps of the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy in Khayelitsha.

I was a Tim Noakes guinea pig

The sports scientist’s research team doesn’t shy away from pushing the body to its limits.

Africa sends first team to Tour de France

The MTN-Qhubeka team, made up mostly of South Africans and Eritreans, will compete in the most gruelling race in cycling this year.

Tour de France organisers unveil 2015 route

One of the most exciting courses yet lies in wait for the yellow jersey hopefuls in next year’s cycle race.

The annual horse races in Mparane

Riders race to the unmarked finish line

It’s no Durban July, but the annual Mehloding Heritage Event Horse Race in Mparane is one of the most exciting events in the country.

A wheel adventure: Greg Mills and Lyal White on their cycling tour of Columbia which included other unusual modes of transport.

On the right track in Colombia

Extraordinary trails, spectacular views and friendly encounters with the locals in coffee country, Colombia.

A bike with a view: the top of Lehana’s Pass in the southern Drakensberg.

Racing to Rhodes and other deprivations

Kevin Davie deals with sleep monsters and hallucinations in a bid to cycle on minimal sleep and beat his previous Ride2Rhodes time.

Brutal biking in preparation for the Cape Epic

The M&G’s Craig McKune gets a reality check during the Attakwas Challenge that he rode in preparation for the eight-day Cape Epic. Here’s day one.

Country roads: The trails at Emmerentia Dam offer a ride with a rural feel in the middle of Johannesburg.

Cycling: Blazing trails (and saddles)

An urban jungle of veld, parks and farms makes Johannesburg a great city for beginner bikers.