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The Great Karoo Escape – a South African twist on the gravel riding recipe

A 10-day trip, covering 640km on mostly unridden gravel terrain

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Nic Dlamini updates on broken arm; five park rangers suspended

NTT Pro Cycling rider does not know when he will be back riding; major law firm is acting for him

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Cyclist uses bike to save teenager being mauled in Rottweiler attack in South Africa

“If I had been a minute later, he might have been killed,” says rider

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road.cc recap: our ten favourite stories this week

The stories that have piqued our interest the most this week on road.cc...

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Thousands of pounds raised for South African triathlete who was victim of chainsaw attack while cycling

Mhlengi Gwala, 26, had operation yesterday after horrific assault in Durban

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Live blog: UCI chief says Sky allegations harm cycling’s “credibility” (erm … ), Women’s Tour to have equal prize money to Tour of Britain + much more

All today's news from the site and beyond...

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Rider dies of heart attack during race at African Continental Track Championships

Egypt's Eslam Nasser Zaki, 22, fell suddenly while riding on his own during men's Omnium.

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Videos: Crazy scenes as world’s biggest bike race cancelled as riders battle 100kph winds

35,000 riders had been due to take part in today's Cape Town Cycle Tour, formerly the Cape Argus

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Cyclist in South Africa stabs and kills men he says tried to steal his bike

Potential murder charges following incident near popular mountain bike park on Sunday

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Two killed as temporary cycling and walking bridge collapses in South Africa

Structure at location of planned new bridge is on route used by 10,000 people on foot and bike each day

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