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Gravel Bikes Welcome at 2023 36ONE MTB Challenge
The 36ONE MTB Challenge is dubbed “the ultimate race.” It is not hard to see why when looking at the simple statistics. At 361 kilometres long, with nearly 5 000 metres of climbing, it is a huge ride. Then there is the afternoon start, racing through the night and the 36-hour cut-off. All considered, completing […]
Historic Stage Win for Imbuko {type}DEV B at the Cape Pioneer Trek
Imbuko {type}DEV B have been instrumental to the A team’s success thus far at the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen. On Thursday, 8 September, Stage 4 from Louvain to Oudtshoorn Wessel Botha and Rudi Koen received their just rewards with a historic stage victory. The win is Botha’s first at […]
Drama in Cape Pioneer Trek Women’s Race But General Classification Remains Stable
Stage 3 of the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, took in a circular route from Louvain Guest Farm, in the Langkloof, on Wednesday, 7 September. The elite men’s race was a relatively measured affair which played out in a four-up sprint after 63 kilometres of racing. In the women’s race […]
Cape Pioneer Trek lead changes hands on Stage 2
Stage 2 of the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, took the race from George, in the Garden Route, to Louvain, in the Langkloof on Tuesday, 6 September. The 76 kilometre long stage took in an ascent of the Montagu Pass, which proved decisive in the men’s race. Imbuko {type}DEV A’s […]
Imbuko {type}DEV Outsprint Insect Science to Win Stage 1 of the Cape Pioneer Trek
Stage 1 of the 2022 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, provided a drama filled day, general classification changes in the elite women’s race and a sprint finish in the men’s. Efficient Insure Infiniti Racing’s Theresa Ralph and Kim le Court won the stage to claim the pink First Ascent leaders’ jerseys. […]
Prologue Results: Dry and dusty Saasveld singletracks kick off the Cape Pioneer Trek
The Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, got underway in George on Sunday, 4 September. Arno du Toit – who won the race when it was last held, alongside Gert Heyns – won the 26 kilometre long Prologue with his Insect Science Pro teammate Keagan Bontekoning. Yolande de Villiers and her Madmacs/Coopetto/Bester […]
Muddy Repeat of the Trans Baviaans
The 2022 Trans Baviaans Repeat took place in challenging – if not quite as cold as the Race, the weekend before – conditions on Saturday, 20 August. Yet, rain still fell, the wind still blew and riders were subjected to a muddy finale after a wet 24 hours in Jeffreys Bay before their arrival. It […]
Brutal conditions at the 2022 Trans Baviaans Race
The 2022 Trans Baviaans Race was among the most brutal events in recent memory, due to icy rain and cold temperatures. Every rider who finished, be it on Saturday afternoon or in the late hours of Saturday night and Sunday morning, can thus be very happy with their effort. There are of course those who […]
Muddy Fun in the Forests at the Glacier Storms River Traverse
The Glacier Storms River Traverse is not a traditional stage race. In fact, the racing element is played down in favour of enjoying the time out on the trails with friends. There are nonetheless those who derive their pleasure from going fast, while there are others who revelled in a slow cruise. At the sharpest […]
Fierce Racing and Chilly Conditions Expected at the 2022 Trans Baviaans Race
The 2022 edition of the Trans Baviaans Race takes place on Saturday, the 13th of August. Starting in Willowmore and finishing in Jefferys Bay, the 230 kilometre traverse of the Baviaanskloof is one of South Africa’s most iconic mountain bike races. Over 1 000 riders, competing in teams of two to four, will take on […]
PE PLETT to follow updated route for 2023 edition
The 2023 M&G Investments PE PLETT will follow the Eastern Cape coast south, for the 11th staging of this iconic race. Starting at the Crossways estate outside Gqeberha, the route crosses the properties of 57 landowners, including SAN Parks and MTO Forestry, as it winds its way towards Natures Valley outside of Plettenberg Bay. Next […]
Virgin Active Signs as Ride Joburg Title Sponsor
Faces Africa, the company behind the world’s second-largest timed cycling event, 947 Ride Joburg, are excited to announce Virgin Active as the race’s new title sponsor. The initial three-year deal sees the flagship event, along with its mountain bike and the children’s ride subsidiaries, become the Virgin Active 947 Ride Joburg. For event entrants, this […]