USN Cup Series hots up for Round 3 on Midrand trails
The USN Cup Mountain Bike Series continues to grow and over 1000 mountain bikers are expected to participate in Round 3 in Midrand, Gauteng on Saturday. Established last year, the USN Cup Series provides mountain bikers in Johannesburg and Pretoria with a safe, close-to-home racing experience that caters for all levels of rider. Saturday’s event, […]
Parlotones take joBerg2c on musical journey
South Africa’s biggest rock band will take fans of the country’s longest paired mountain bike race on a musical journey set to the soundtrack of its soon to be released new album. The Parlotones have granted organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c the right to use songs from Journey Through the Shadows in their daily […]
Young Talent Emerging from MTB National Series
The first round the of CSA-MTB National Cup Series took place on the new and exciting course at Willowbridge in Durbanville (W Province), and produced several new and exciting results from riders, particularly in the younger age groups. There was strong interest and participation in the age groups from Nipper [9-10] through to the Juniors […]
Electrifying Finish for Hoffman at Track World Champs (AUS)
South African Sprint sensation Nolan Hoffman delivered the performance of his life when he clinched a silver medal in the 15km scratch race at the 2012 UCI Track World Champs opening evening in Melbourne (AUS) on Wednesday 4th April. With a star-studded 21-man field consisting of the world’s best riders, the race was destined to […]
Mountain Bikers Prepare for Gauteng Nationals
Cross-country and downhill specialists are gearing for Round No. 2 of the CSA-MTB National Series, taking place in Gauteng on 14th and 15th April 2012. The XCO will take place at the Fountains Valley track in Groenkloof, and the DHI at “139” in Waterkloof, which is the off-ramp number off the N1 highway in Pretoria. […]
Tour Durban MTB riders get several firsts in new course
Durban – Mountainbikers taking part in the aQuellé Tour Durban presented by Spur MTB race on 27 April will be the first to enjoy a number of innovations, thanks to breakthroughs in negotiations between the organisers and Dolphin Coast landowners. Course designer Ian Wilson has been working on reshaping and improving the popular course that […]
Stander and Sauser win this year’s Absa Cape Epic; South Africans Evans and George finish in second place
The seventh and final stage took riders from Oak Valley/Elgin to Lourensford Wine Estate over a distance of 64km with 1 350m of climbing. Dr. Evil found a new way to the Champs Elysees of mountain biking, again reminding riders that there is no easy day at the Absa Cape Epic. Lourensford Wine Estate awaited […]
Absa Cape Epic Stage 6: First stage win for SA’s Evans and George
Kevin Evans and David George of Team 360LIFE win stage 6 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held in and around Oak Valley Wine Estate in the Elgin Valley, South Africa on the 31 March 2012 Photo by Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Stage six took riders from Oak Valley back to Oak […]
Absa Cape Epic Stage 5: Wet weather puts a spanner in the works – Stander and Sauser unbeatable
The lead bunch after 40kms during stage 5 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race from the Overberg Primary & High School in Caledon to Oak Valley Wine Estate in the Elgin Valley, South Africa on the 30 March 2012 Photo by Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Stage 5 took riders from Caledon to […]
Absa Cape Epic – Stage 4: Tenacity the name of the game as Evans and George move to second place overall
Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander of 36One-Songo-Specialized celebrate as they cross the line to win stage 4 during stage 4 of the 2012 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at the Overberg Primary & High School in Caledon, South Africa on the 29 March 2012 Photo by Shaun Roy/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS David George of […]
Ironman Tissink still going strong in the Absa Cape Epic
South African Ironman winner, Raynard Tissink is participating in this year’s Absa Cape Epic with Mr. African, Mannie Heymans, in order to raise funds for the JAG Foundation. Team JAG (Tissink and Heynmans) is racing in the well-known black and yellow colours of the JAG Foundation, and is still going strong after Stage 4. Tissink […]
Old Mutual joBerg2c reaches new frontiers
While some companies have decreased their investment in sports sponsorship, Old Mutual is finding it an effective tool to reach new frontiers. The financial services provider has invited cyclists from emerging markets such as Kenya, Swaziland and Namibia to be part of the annual Old Mutual joBerg2c, the country’s longest paired mountain bike stage race, […]