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Catch the highlights from the Commencal SA Racing team’s latest race – the South African National Downhill MTB Championships from Pietermaritzburg. A great weekend out for the team securing podium positions in multiple categories.

Join the Commencal SA Racing team for a recap of the first round of the National Downhill MTB Series that took place in Paarl, Western Cape. Get to know the crew and some of the new faces added to the squad as they endure the scorching hot temperatures during race weekend.

The 2021 SA National Downhill MTB Championships was met with epic conditions and a record number of entries Contermanskloof, Paarl in the Western Cape. From the get-go, competition was fierce with riders primed and ready to compete on the dry and tricky course. Stefan Garlicki In the Elite Men’s Division, Theo Erlangsen had posted the fastest qualifying time and would ...

South African Downhill MTB riders Ike Klaassen, Theo Erlangsen and Niko Velasco spend a lot of time traveling the world riding and racing together. Now, they find themselves on the same team for the 2021 World Cup season. With a true connection it’s a natural fit. Enter the COMMENCAL South Africa Race Team. Photos by Ryan Franklin. Video by Thomas Sandell.

After a recent fire burnt through the Jonkershoek Valley in the Western Cape, Niko Velasco checks out his Downhill MTB trails on the Commencal SA farm to find they survived and are in perfect shredding order. Filmed and edited by Thomas Sandell.