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Trailblazing in public spaces

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.

Absa Cape Epic: Finding our groove

On day five of the Cape Absa Epic, Craig Mckune and Rory van Zyl climb almost 100 places in the general classification.

Absa Cape Epic: Dry but brutal

The transition from Robertson to Greyton saw a difficult 1 800m of climbing but at least with beautiful scenery along the way.

Absa Cape Epic: Mud, glorious mud

After a night of heavy rains, Craig McKune figures out why cyclists shave their legs.

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.

A unique view of the Giro d’Italia

Through snow, wind and seemingly impossible mountain passes, our correspondent Sean O’Toole tracks the Giro d’Italia on a bicycle.

The Old Mutual JoBerg2C stitches together a ribbon of singletrack and farm road from the high

Old Mutual JoBerg2C: Keeping up with the M&G’s bike trek

We follow M&G editor-in-chief Nic Dawes and amaBhungane reporter Craig McKune as they take part in the 910km Old Mutual JoBerg2C mountain bike race.

Platt and Sahm take top honours in Cape Epic race

The Bulls Team of Karl Platt and Stefan Sahm walked away with top honours as overall winners of this year’s exciting Absa Cape Epic.

Three in a row for SA mountain-bike champion

Kevin Evans confirmed his status as the country’s marathon mountain-bike racing king when he won his third successive SA title this weekend.

Pilot sets the bar in Tour de Freedom

As a pilot, Tim James is used to doing the distance between Durban and Cape Town in two hours. He has just done it in 14 days, 12 hours — by bike.