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Edwards, Griffioen crowned Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort Champions
Brad Edwards and Nicolette Griffioen claimed gold at the first XTERRA race of the season, the Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort in the North West Province on Saturday, 21 January 2017. Brad Edwards in action on the day. Photo Credit: Tobias Ginsberg The Fedhealth XTERRA Buffelspoort pitted athletes against a 1.5km swim, followed by a 26km mountain […]
Video: Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge 2017 highlights
Find out what went down at the 2017 Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge; where Christoph Sauser made a spectacular chase to reel in and overtake Karl Platt and Kristian Hynek to take the title, while Annika Langvad led virtually from line to line to break the women’s course record.
Mountain biking around the clock in the Elgin Valley this weekend
Riders from the Cape Town & Boland areas will be gathering their camping gear for an enjoyable two days in Grabouw this weekend, 28 & 29th of January 2017. The 24Hours of Oak Valley, presented by Bike Hub, will take place from 12h00 on Saturday and riders can enter in various categories of teams of […]
Sauser delivers incredible comeback to win Attakwas
Swiss mountain bike racing legend, Christoph Sauser didn’t only mark his return from retirement at the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge in South Africa on Saturday, he won the gruelling 121km race after the most incredible comeback following a mechanical delay early on. The men’s lead pack negotiates the dry Karoo roads during the early […]
Langvad smashes Attakwas record on debut
Denmark’s multiple mountain bike world champion, Annika Langvad (Specialized) beat off a strong field to win the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge in a new women’s record time in South Africa on Saturday. Annika Langvad (right) and Robyn de Groot lead the women’s front pack during the early stages of the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB […]
Venter returning to defend National title at home
South African National Elite Men’s Champion, Jaco Venter is looking forward to defending his title in his own backyard at the 2017 SA National Road Championships in the Western Cape from 7-12 February. The Team Dimension Data rider said: “It would be great to defend my title at nationals this year, but if I can’t, […]
Win a trip to XTERRA Reunion with Fedhealth and XTERRA South Africa
One lucky 2017 Fedhealth XTERRA entrant will stand the chance to win an exciting trip to the idyllic Reunion Island complements of Fedhealth, the Title Sponsor of the world’s largest XTERRA. Bradley Weiss in action at the 2016 Fedhealth XTERRA Nelson Mandela Bay. Photo Credit: Tobias Ginsberg “Fedhealth is all about cultivating an active and […]
Dormakaba chooses Vera Adrian as the newest member of their team
Windhoek-born, Vera Adrian, is the most recent member of Team dormakaba. At 23 years of age, this two-wheel athlete has already won some impressive titles and even represented her country at the Rio Summer Olympics last year. Like most of us, Vera started riding her bike as a hobby, “but never imagined that it would […]
Sauser and Platt set to revive fierce rivalry at Attakwas
After a short hiatus, two of global mountain biking’s most successful competitors will revive their rivalry at the Fairview Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge in South Africa on Saturday. Germany’s Karl Platt (Team Bulls) and Switzerland’s Christoph Sauser (Investec-Songo-Specialized) top the high-profile start list for South Africa’s premier one-day race, which covers a distance of 121km […]
Gunn-Rita continues her career with Merida
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå’s career is unparalleled. For over 20 years she has been a part of mountain biking’s world elite, and the queen of MTB is hungry for more! After the demise of the Multivan MERIDA Biking Team at the end of the 2016 season, Gunn-Rita has been working to continue cycling at the highest […]
SCOTT Sports and Velosolutions join forces in 2017
With our sights firmly set on the 2017 season ahead we are proud to announce the formation of the SCOTT-Velosolutions DH Team. With an already long-term commitment to the SCOTT team and an unrivaled passion for DH racing, Velosolutions will increase its commitment to the World Cup Team in 2017, bringing with it a shared […]
Onwards and upwards for the 3Mountains Challenge
In three short years the 3Mountains Challenge has become the Free State’s largest multi-day cycling and running event – and its future is looking even brighter. It was recently confirmed that Hollard is to come on board as the event’s first-ever corporate sponsor, and it will from 2017 be known as the 3Mountains Challenge, Powered […]