Wetton, Steyn win drama-filled 36ONE MTB Challenge
There were no course records, but there was plenty of drama as Tom Wetton and Hannele Steyn won the men and women’s individual titles respectively at the 2016 36ONE MTB Challenge, an ultra-endurance mountain bike race based at the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Hannele Steyn overcame illness to win […]
Records tumble at the 36ONE MTB Challenge
Dutch endurance specialist, Jean Biermans, shattered his own course record to win the fourth edition of The 36ONE MTB Challenge, ultra-distance mountain bike race in South Africa’s Western Cape province at the weekend. Dutch rider, Jean Biermans, celebrates his second successive victory and course record at The 36ONE MTB Challenge. // Photo credit: Jazz Kuschke. […]
Huge growth for 36ONE MTB Challenge ultra endurance race
The fourth annual 36ONE MTB Challenge will take place in Oudtshoorn from 17-19 April and boasts more than a 50% increase in entries over last year as more mountain bikers seek new challenges and are drawn to the country’s premier ultra-endurance race. The single-stage 361-kilometre race through the Karoo is longer than the cumulative distance […]