Company founder, Deon Retief who has visited over 500 independent bicycle dealers and sports retailers around the world, decided that he would start the Silverback brand. Despite all odds he would enter the German market in Stuttgart. Stuttgart is the home of the world renowned brands like Mercedes and Porsche. Entering the world’s toughest market was part of his vision to ensure his brand would evolve into “the worlds most admired bike brand”

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Corsa N.EXT is the exciting new addition to the Corsa family. Designed to satisfy the requirements of enthusiast cyclists who clock up the miles on long and demanding weekly rides, Corsa N.EXT combines Vittoria’s peerless knowledge of racing performance with the durability of a long-lasting nylon casing that uses a unique Silica and Graphene compound for improved rolling efficiency, grip and longer wear-life. To increase puncture protection, the central section of the casing features 3 layers of nylon as well as an additional puncture protection belt. Corsa N.EXT is the first road racing tire to feature a QR Code – printed on the tire hot patch – for easy access to useful technical information about the tire.

Racing inspired speed and feel, with the everyday durability of nylon construction.

New combination of Silica and Graphene compound for improved rolling efficiency, grip and longer wear-life

Nylon casing provides durability, for daily racers who want to raise the bar of their performance relying on a long-lasting tyre.

Proven tread design used by Vittoria teams in the World Tour

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The ThinkRider X2 is powerful, sturdy and quiet. It is a smart home trainer with a built-in accurate power meter and intelligent resistance change. It aims to provide you with a simple, realistic and accurate indoor cycling training experience.

Simply add a cassette, pop off your rear wheel, and connect to your favorite virtual training app.

The sturdy steel structure is another distinguishing feature of this home trainer-it ensures stability and durability even in the
most intense sprints.

The sturdy steel structure is another distinguishing feature of this home trainer-it ensures stability and durability even in the most intense sprints. Train on Zwift and Powerfun. It’s compatible with all kinds of cycling software and you can also use free Powerfun to make you ride classic route worldwide. Available on desktop and mobile. Discover all the software you can use with Thinkrider X2 Versatile and Easy to Use Simply add a cassette, pop off your rear wheel, and connect to your favorite virtual training app.

Products Description:
Power Accuracy：±2%
Maximum Power：2000W
Max Gradient：15%
FlywheelNoise level ：58dB(@1.0m&30kph)
Power assist ： racemization, temperature compensation
Wireless interface： BLE & ANT+
Weight：16Kg
Product Size ：49cm48cm23cm
Drive mode: Direct Drive Compatible with Cassette: Shimano/Sram 8 ~ 11 speed cassettes, Sram XDR 12-speed cassettes (Freehub sold separately)
Compatibility：130mm, 135mm quick release, 12142mm, 12148mm barrel axle frame Innovative Exclusive Design

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Following two successful years of collaboration, Factor Bikes and Israel Start-Up Nation (“ISN”) are pleased to announce their continued partnership in 2022. The team will also continue to use Black Inc wheels and components alongside CeramicSpeed products to equip the team with a winning combination.

Since the inception of our partnership, Factor has worked closely with ISN’s staff and riders on new product testing and development: recent new products such as the Factor OSTRO VAM and Black Inc TWENTY and FORTY FIVE wheels represent some of the innovations that have been born out of this collaboration.

Drawing on ISN’s experience and knowledge through rider feedback empowers Factor to drive innovation to new heights. Seeing the team competing and winning in some of the biggest races in the world on Factor bikes and Black Inc wheels and components is a testament to the work that goes into developing these racing products.

Rob Gitelis, CEO of Factor Bikes said: “We are pleased to be able to continue our work with ISN and build upon the success we have enjoyed to date. In the last two years, the team’s feedback has been a really important and valued part of our development process. Alongside Black Inc and CeramicSpeed, we have a strong partnership in place and we look forward to building on this with new product launches and future racing success.”

Sylvan Adams, co-owner of Israel Start-Up Nation: “It gives me a lot of satisfaction to announce that ISN has renewed our partnership with Factor bikes for next year. Factor produces one of, if not the best road bike in the business, and our riders love the OSTRO VAM in particular. Many of them have told me that it is the best bike they’ve ridden, and that it actually makes them faster. As well, Factor has been extremely responsive to our needs and rider feedback. Factor’s gifted super engineer Graham Shrive has produced a new TT bike which we first tried at the Giro. With Factor, ISN is JUST. GETTING. STARTED.”

ISN will race on the OSTRO VAM, O2 VAM and ONE V2 depending on racing requirements, and Black Inc’s full range of wheels including the TWENTY, THIRTY, FORTY FIVE and SIXTY.

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MEC Anroux Marais for Cultural Affairs and Sport indicated that the event would be subject to complying with the conditions set out in the:

• Disaster Management Act relating to Adjusted Level 3 Regulations (Government Gazette 44159, 13 February 2021)
• Amended Directions issued in terms of Regulation 4(10) by the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture (Government Gazette 44055, 5 January 2021)  

As per paragraph 3 of the Amended Directions (Government Gazette 44055, 5 January 2021) – “Sporting activities, including professional matches, by recognised sporting bodies, are allowed subject [to certain conditions].”


As South Africa remains under Level 3 COVID-19 Lockdown restrictions, the event shall: 

• Adhere to the times of operation set out in the Regulations (i.e. ceasing before 22h00);
• Only journalists, radio, television crew, security personnel, emergency medical services, and the necessary start/finish venue staff and officials are allowed at the venue. 
• Only the required number of riders per race, officials, support staff and medical crew necessary for the event are allowed. 
• No spectators are allowed. 

 
In addition, the COVID-19 risk mitigation protocols as outlined by the South African government and the UCI will be applied, inclusive of testing prior to participation.  

CyclingSA is currently investigating rapid testing solutions for our participants, which are being adopted internationally. These protocols will take place at event registration and will be shared in due course.

2021 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL AND ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Date: Thursday, 18 – Sunday, 21 March 2021
Venue: Swellendam, Western Cape
More details: cyclingsa.com/2021-sa-road-champs

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It all started with the first UCI Road World Championships in the year 1921. The Danish capital Copenhagen set the stage for that very first battle for the World title, which was only for amateurs at the time. In the years that followed, the greatest Champions donned the rainbow jersey and now the time has come to crown winners in a genuine jubilee edition.

After all, the UCI and cycling will celebrate the 100th anniversary of their Road World Championships in 2021 and the battle for the white jersey with rainbow bands across the chest will be fought on hallowed cycling ground: Flanders, where champions are born.

In the previous 100 years, Belgium has hosted the Road World Championships 9 times, 6 of those were in Flanders, and has lauded 26 World Champions. From 18 to 26 September 2021, the cycling mad region of Flanders will once again become the epicentre of racing, and the peloton is coming home for the 2021 UCI Road World Championships Flanders, Belgium.

The 100th anniversary of the Road World Championships will be celebrated from 18 to 26 September 2021 and will start with the time trials from Knokke-Heist to Bruges. From Friday September 24th the road races will be on the programme. There the international peloton will find the real “Flandrien” feeling, with a few short steep hills and our internationally known cobblestones. The elite men, women and the U23 start in the centre of Antwerp and arrive at the Geldenaaksevest in Leuven. The junior men and women will complete their competition on the local loops in and around Leuven. With Antwerp and Leuven as host cities of the championships next year, there are again – after Bruges the days before – two real historic Flemish art cities in the spotlight.

On Antwerp’s Grote Markt, in the shadow of the cathedral, the men elite, the women elite and the men U23 are starting their race. The first few kilometres lead them past numerous iconic buildings in the city on the Scheldt: the MAS, the harbour building, the Central Station,… Via the Bolivartunnel, under the Palace of Justice, they leave the city and quickly head south.

Local circuit and Flandrien circuit

After passing through yet another city of art, Mechelen, the peloton enters the province of Vlaams-Brabant in the Official Village Keerbergen. Leuven will be close by and the local circuit of 15.5 km will be visited for the first time. That loop crosses the city centre (along a.o. Bondgenotenlaan, Stadhuis, Kruidtuin) and takes some nasty climbs with it, including Keizersberg, the Wijnpers and the Sint-Antoniusberg.

Then the peloton goes on the so-called “Flandrien”-loop and goes to Huldenberg, Overijse and Official Village Tervuren. The Men elite will do the bigger loop in the Druivenstreek twice and it will definitely hurt.. The climbs on the menu: the Smeysberg, the Moskesstraat, the S-bend of Overijse – Taeymansstraat, the Bekestraat, the Veeweidestraat and again the Smeysberg. According to connoisseurs, the steep cobbled Moskesstraat will defintely play a key role during the 2021 UCI Road World Championships.

In Leuven, the local loop awaits a number of times with the final finish on the Geldenaaksevest, near the Sportoase, which is also slightly uphill.

Federal coach Rik Verbrugghe of Belgian Cycling has already thoroughly explored the final of the road race: “This is a typically Flemish course with cobblestones and explosive climbs and a challenging local circuit in the centre of Leuven. This enables me to set up a broad Belgian selection. This course should suit men like Van Aert, Van Avermaet, Naesen and Stuyven perfectly. But it also offers opportunities for our women’s team; I’m thinking of Lotte Kopecky in particular or Jolien D’Hoore. The Championships of 2021 will be the main goal for many Belgian riders and riders”.

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With a growing number of athletes adopting a 100% (or near enough) plant-based diet, the demand for supplements for vegetarians and vegans is growing. If you too have chosen the path of vegetarianism or veganism, there is absolutely no reason for you to consider the need for sports supplements an obstacle, as there are many vegetarian or vegan-friendly options available. Many NAMEDSPORT> supplements support your sports performance without the need for meat protein or ingredients of animal origin.

More and more green athletes and sportspeople

From sisters Venus and Serena Williams to footballer Sergio Agüero, from cycling champion Alberto Contador to Olympic champion Carl Lewis, from rugby player Mirco Bergamasco to professional triathlete and author of the book “Vegan Man” Fabrizio Bartoli, up to a fully-fledged association of vegan athletes. Whether they do it for ethical or wellbeing reasons, a growing number of athletes – even professionals and real sporting celebrities – are embracing the choice of being vegetarian, if not entirely vegan. Many of them say that the secret to their sporting success lies in their dietary choice. And, seeing the actual results they achieve, nobody could claim that it compromises their performance. What is certain is that there are more and more supplements for vegetarians and vegans to support their sporting performance.

Plan your diet properly

Recently, even the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, one of the most authoritative associations of non-vegetarian nutritionists, expressed a favourable stance towards a vegetarian and vegan diet for athletes, even at a competitive level. Of course, this is provided that such a choice is properly planned out and carefully followed in order to avoid nutritional deficits that can be serious. Protein, for example, should be taken from nuts, pulses, and oily seeds, but also high-protein grains such as quinoa. It is also important to pay particular attention to iron, calcium and vitamin D deficiencies, and to plan for a greater intake of nutrients and fluids in relation to the increased fibre intake which is inevitable in a 100% (or near enough) plant-based diet. In short, the advice given for anyone who wants to remove or reduce their intake of animal-based foods is not to improvise, especially if you are an athlete or sportsperson.

Vegetarian and vegan NAMEDSPORT> supplements

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