MTB News: The Cyprus Sunshine Cup 2019 kicks off the new cycling season for many MTB professionals in February. Two world champions are also using the 24th edition of the Afxentia stage race to prepare for the Cape Epic. Both marathon world champion Annika Langvad and road world champion Anna van der Breggen will be competing on the sunny Mediterranean island… read more
Mountain biking: Top-class mountain bike racing and many world-class riders characterized the 22nd edition of the Afxentia stage race in Cyprus. The four-day event, part of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup, concluded yesterday with overall winners Anna van der Breggen and Lars Forster. Four eventful days that truly packed a punch! Stage 1: Lefkara-Skarinou… read more
MTB News: Sabine Spitz (Wiawis Bikes Pro Team) finished the second day of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup Afxentia stage race in Cyprus with an excellent second place. Only Belgian Githa Michiels (Versluys Team) was faster than the German after an extremely strong final sprint. The men's race was won by Frenchman Jordan Sarrou (BH-Sr Suntour-KMC)... read more
Mountain biking: The first stage of the Afxentia mountain bike race in Cyprus ended with a major upset in the women's race. Dutch rider Anne Terpstra (Ghost Factory Racing) took the victory on the very downhill-oriented first stage, beating the favorites and thus earning the leader's jersey. In the men's race, Czech rider Jaroslav Kulhavy emerged victorious… read more
Cycling: World Cup overall winner Jolanda Neff has made a spontaneous decision: The Swiss rider will travel to Cyprus to defend her title at last year's Afxentia stage race. Junior world champion Simon Andreassen also intends to compete in the Cyprus Sunshine Cup. Meanwhile, another singletrack trail has been added to the Afxentia course. Read more …
