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Men’s field shaping up for a fierce contest at SA Enduro Champs this weekend
Five days to go, and the men’s field SA Enduro Championships is looking fit for some serious racing, spliced with banter by the bucketful. The event, held in the renowned Karkloof Valley, is the second Enduro specific championships, and has upped the game with 10 stages over 2 days. Focusing specifically on those who are […]
Cape Pioneer champions crowned after Chandelier stage
The ‘Race with Soul’ Champions were crowned in front of the Queen’s Hotel in Oudtshoorn today. The impressive victory from Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys at the 2018 Cape Pioneer Trek. Photo: www.zcmc.co.za After six spectacular stages and 530 km’s in the saddle, Team Pyga Euro Steel’s Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys stormed to victory […]
True test of mettle at stage four of Cape Pioneer Trek
Riders left the lush forests of George for the arid terrain of the Klein Karoo today for the fourth stage of the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen. Matthys Beukes blazing through Stage 4 ‘Montagu Mettle’ of the Cape Pioneer Trek. Photo: www.zcmc.co.za With sweltering heat and over and 115 km’s to conquer, […]
Fairtree Simonsberg Contour MTB is back and better than ever
With three successful years behind it’s back, the Fairtree Simonsberg Contour 2 Day MTB Event has gone from the newbie on the calendar to a firm favourite and must-do event for all mountain bikers and outdoor enthusiasts. Originally created to continue the development of routes and to showcase the incredible network of single-track trails on […]
Cross country specialists set the field alight at Cape Pioneer time trial
If there was a day where Team Spur Specialized’s Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen were really going to shine, it was stage three of the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen. Simon Andreassen in his element during the third stage of the Cape Pioneer Trek. Photo: www.zcmc.co.za After yesterday’s long day in the […]
FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz sparkles with spectacular elite line-up
The elite men’s field at the 2018 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz event is one worthy of the celebratory atmosphere created by the race’s tenth anniversary. Lining up alongside the crème de la crème of South African mountain biking are a number of international stars – all racing for their share of the R175 000 prize purse. […]
Another blazing stage victory for Buys and Beukes
Riders set off from Mossel Bay on a 114km route that would lead them to the next race village at Kervel High School in George. The stage presented a 2220m elevation gain and included brand new trails into some of the most pristine indigenous forests on this coastal belt. With the yellow jerseys on their […]
Shake up at the sharp end as new leaders emerge in first stage of the Cape Pioneer Trek
The first stage of the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen brought an onset of upsets today. In heat and high winds, Team Spur Specialized’s Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen set off from the Mossel Bay start line with targets on their backs following their impressive Prologue victory. Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes […]
Max Knox banned for doping offence
TOP South African mountain biker Max Knox has been found guilty of a doping offense and banned for four years, the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) announced today. He was charged for suspicious variations in his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) that indicated doping. He could not satisfactorily explain to a panel of international […]
Maiden Satellite Classic win for Van Heerden
Steven van Heerden won the Bestmed Satellite Classic cycling road race for the first time as he outsprinted his rivals in the 110km event near Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province today. BCX rider Steven van Heerden (right), who won the race, forms part of the leading bunch in the Bestmed Satellite Classic 110km cycling […]
SA’s top women set for Enduro Championships
With the second South African Enduro Championships less than two weeks away, the women’s entry list proves that the race has attracted some of the most talented mountain bikers in South Africa. In particular, it’s the young guns champing at the bit to spend two action-packed days on the Karkloof and Howick trails, racing it […]
First dedicated elite women’s Wines2Whales race boasts strong field
The rebranding of the three events within the FNB Wines2Whales stable is predicted to have the greatest impact on the elite women’s race. In 2018 the elite women will compete in the Chardonnay event, which takes place from the 26th to the 28th of October, without any elite men or competitive Mixed category athletes on […]