Inside GZT 2025 – Trails, Tribe & Treats
It’s difficult to distil the Great Zuurberg Trek into mere words. Part race, part holiday, part three-day celebration of everything we love about mountain biking—it’s the kind of event that gets under your skin and stays there long after the dust has settled. For the capped 200-odd riders who gathered in Addo this May, GZT […]
Team Toyota Specialized Melon Mobile claim victory at KAP sani2c nonstop
Travis Stedman and Warren Moolman, Team Toyota Specialized Melon Mobile, are the champions of KAP sani2c nonstop 2025, after covering 256.9 KMs in 11 hours, 25 Minutes and fourteen seconds, on the trails between Underberg and Scottburgh. Werner Moolman was the support driver. In an impressive ride, the pair claimed a convincing win, 47 minutes […]
Awesome Selling Points (ASP’s) of the Old Mutual go2berg
Before we get to the selling points that may get you to the start line in September, here is a recap of what the Old Mutual go2berg is… It is a longer seven-day point-to-point mountain bike journey through the heart of South Africa, from the Northern Free State to the majestic Drakensberg in KZN. It […]
KAP sani2c nonstop: A uniquely South African endurance race to test the toughest
The KAP sani2c nonstop is not your average mountain bike race. Covering 250 km of uninterrupted, rugged terrain from Glencairn Farm at the foothills of Sani Pass in Underberg, to the beach at Scottburgh, this is one of the most demanding one-day endurance events on the South African calendar. This year’s nonstop takes place from […]
Garden Route Giro Entries to Open 17 June
Experience Grit, Gravel, and Glory at the Inaugural Garden Route Giro South Africa’s Garden Route is about to make gravel racing history. Entries for the inaugural Garden Route Giro open on 17 June 2025 at 12:00 (SAST / GMT+2), giving riders a chance to take part in a six-day, 684km journey through mountain passes, forest […]
The Berg & Bush Descent: Sunshine, Singletrack, and Stage Race Magic
The Standard Bank Berg & Bush is one of my favourite mountain bike stage races on the calendar, and when the opportunity arose to join the Descent this year, I didn’t think twice. This year, the route for Stage One had to be changed due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on the farms in […]
The Heart of Gravel: Tanqua Kuru Rides High in South Africa’s Cycling Boom
As South Africa rides a wave of sporting triumphs and a growing appetite for grit-driven adventure, one race continues to carve out a distinctive place in the country’s cycling culture. Now in its fifth year, the Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race has emerged as a standout event in South Africa’s rapidly expanding gravel cycling calendar – not just […]
Sanders and Pritzen claim SA MTB titles
Sam Sanders and Marc Pritzen claimed the women’s and men’s South Africa Marathon Mountain Bike Championships at the Sappi Karkloof Trail Festival on Sunday, but there was nothing similar in the way they won their respective national titles. The 41-year-old Sanders used her endurance to grind out a huge nine-minute victory over Bianca Haw and […]
Loubser Shatters the 36ONE MTB Challenge Course Record
Dan Loubser not only won the 2025 36ONE MTB Challenge on Saturday, 24 May, but also shattered the course record and the 13-hour mark in the process. The Freewheel Cycology man’s time for the 356 kilometre course was 42 minutes and 20 seconds faster than Drikus Coetzee’s 2022 benchmark, as well as 25 minutes and […]
The 36ONE MTB Challenge 2025: Big Rewards, New Perks, and One Brutal Challenge Ahead
The stage is set for the 13th edition of The 36ONE MTB Challenge — and with new route features, rider perks, and a record-breaking cash prize on the line, this year’s event promises to be one of the most exciting yet. Three hundred and sixty degree circle route over nearly 361 km within 36.1 hours, […]
Withaar Retains His Glacier Waterberg Traverse Crown
Jan Withaar won two stages en route to the 2025 Glacier Waterberg Traverse title on Sunday, 11 May. The foundations of the Insect Science Azimuth man’s victory were laid on Friday and Saturday when he established a 5 minute buffer over Jaedon Terlouw. The PYGA Euro Steel rider won the final stage, but could only […]
Imbuko ChemChamp and Efficient Infiniti Racing are KAP sani2c champions
Marco Joubert and Tristan Nortje (Imbuko ChemChamp A) and Sarah Hill and Sam Sanders (Efficient Infiniti Racing) are the 2025 KAP sani2c champions. KAP sani2c is known as the fastest stage race in the country, and the winning men’s team general classification time this year is over 18 minutes faster than at last year’s race. […]