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A unique race thrills riders at KAP sani2c nonstop
The Brink Racing Team of David Low and Dean Wortmann won the KAP sani2c nonstop in 13 hours, 25 minutes and 10 seconds. They crossed the finish line less than a minute ahead of Team FRIB who had led the race up until a navigation error in the last few kilometres. Team FRIB was made […]
Buys & Wakefield win maiden SA Marathon titles at Karkloof
Philip Buys and Amy Wakefield produced supreme displays at the 2022 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival to claim maiden national marathon titles in the men’s and women’s races respectively on Sunday. PYGA Euro Steel’s Philip Buys wins the national marathon title at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday. Anthony Grote/ Gameplan Media Both […]
Coetzee Crushes The 36ONE MTB Challenge Course Record
Multiple Namibian national champion, Drikus Coetzee bounced back from his 2021 36ONE MTB Challenge disappointment to shatter the record, in perfect conditions, in 2022. The 361-kilometre circumnavigation of the Klein Karoo takes in features like the Rooiberg Pass in its 5 000 metres of climbing. The eleventh edition was held on the 13th and 14th […]
Imbuko {type} DEV and Efficient Infiniti Insure take the KAP sani2c titles
Imbuko{type}DEV’s Marco Joubert and Wessel Botha took the overall KAP sani2c title in a time of 08:57:43, crossing the line today four seconds behind PYGA Euro Steel, who take the stage win. Kim Le Court and Robyn de Groot of Efficient Infiniti Insure won the final stage and comfortably take the women’s title with an […]
KAP sani2c down to the wire after another day of close racing
The KAP sani2c’s queen stage provided another day of tight racing between the top three teams on 92kms of trails between Mackenzie Club and Jolivet Farm, with the Imbuko {type}DEV team of Marco Joubert and Wessel Botha managing a 30-second gap with the Insect Science team of Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning when they […]
Split-second finish on Day 1 of KAP sani2c
The KAP sani2c’s 18th edition got off to a blistering start as the top three teams stuck together and shared a sprint finish, with solo rider Marc Pritzen pushing ahead to finish in first position for the stage in a time of 02:54:40, as Insect Science’s Arno du Toit and Keagan Bontekoning took the first […]
Can the young challengers overthrow the titans of KAP sani2c?
The KAP sani2c’s 18th edition looks set to provide exciting racing amongst the men, as a batch of maturing younger riders with a few years’ experience are ready to take on the more established Elites. The Race starts on Thursday 12th May from Glencairn Farm near Underberg, with the 1000 Adventure riders setting off the […]
Eric Basson and his History with Old Bikes, and Where They Have Taken Him
Eroica South Africa has become a firm fixture on the cycling calendar for some. For 2022 we have moved the event to slightly later in the year, now hosting it over an entire weekend in May, so our die-hard collectors are able to dust off their prized rides once again. But every year there are […]
Sarah Scrimgeour Chats About Being New to Cycling and Riding Eroica South Africa
Eroica South Africa has become a firm fixture on the cycling calendar for some. For 2022 we have moved the event to slightly later in the year, now hosting it over an entire weekend in May, so our die-hard collectors are able to dust off their prized rides once again. But every year there are […]
Food Lover’s Market Announces Partnership Dr Evil Classic
This announcement has been welcomed by the Garden Route cycling community as the Dr Evil Classic celebrates a decade of riding on the spectacular trails that Plettenberg Bay has to offer. Food Lover’s Market is a perfect match for the health conscious person who typically participates in this three-day stage race held over the Heritage […]
NinetyOne-Songo-Specialized Crowned Cape Epic Champions
The America-Argentina team of Haley Batten and Sofia Gomez Villafane (NinetyOne-Songo-Specialized) are the winners of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic CM.com Women’s category. Haley Batten and Sofia Gomez Villafane celebrate the win of the overall Ladies Jersey during stage 7 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic. Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic. The first-time Absa Cape […]
Speed Company Racing win Absa Cape Epic in thrilling style
The Grand Finale of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic, The Race That Measures All, which finished at the Val de Vie Estate outside Paarl on Sunday, was the scene of an upset for the ages. Georg Egger and Lukas Baum of Speed Company Racing during stage 7 of the 2022 Absa Cape Epic Mountain. Photo […]