Contego Segment Hunter #4: Bartinney Skyfall
In Episode 4 of Contego Segment Hunter Adriaan Louw seeks to best Gert Heyn’s record on the scenic Bartinney Skyfall trail. https://www.strava.com/segments/13164991 How do I ride this segment? The Bartinney Skyfall trail is on the Bartinney Estate wine farm just off Helshoogte Road and forms part of the Banhoek Conservancy trail network. On a bike, […]
Anna Foundation launches new pump track
The Anna Foundation recently celebrated the launch of their new pump track. The 36 children who attend the Anna Foundation after-school on Buffet Olives farm in Paarl, built the bike track under the expert guidance of Eckhardt Kühn, activities manager at neighbouring farm, Cascade Country Manor. Among guests present at the launch were marathon and […]
Hill and Louw secure second Zuurberg title
Andrew Hill and Adriaan Louw were able to play it safe on the final day en route to securing the overall title at the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain bike race at Addo, near Port Elizabeth, on Sunday. Adriaan Louw leads TIB Insurance-Contego team-mate Andrew Hill on the third and final stage of the 2016 […]
Mission accomplished at Zuurberg for Hill and Louw
Having lost out on a possible stage win after veering off course on the opening day provided the spark for Andrew Hill and Adriaan Louw to assert their authority on stage two of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek outside Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Adriaan Louw (left) and Andrew Hill of TIB Insurance-Contego win the second […]
Hill and Louw aim to regain Zuurberg crown
Mountain bike pros Andrew Hill and Adriaan Louw will be out to re-assert their authority on the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek when it takes place just outside Port Elizabeth from June 3 to 5. The TIB Insurance-Contego team made light work of the inaugural event two years ago, claiming a hat-trick of stage wins […]
Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge Stage One yields a sprint finish
Professional mountain bikers Erik Kleinhans and Adriaan Louw were the source of much excitement during stage one of the 50km Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge in Kleinmond on Saturday, 23 April 2016. Professional mountain bikers Erik Kleinhans and Adriaan Louw were the source of much excitement during stage one of the 50km Cell C Arabella […]
Bikes of the Epic: Adriaan Louw’s SwiftCarbon Evil Twin
Adriaan Louw is riding his trusted SwiftCarbon Evil Twin in the 2016 Absa Cape Epic. Team Contego SwiftCarbon took the opportunity to come up with a custom paint scheme. They allowed Adriaan to create his own design and enlisted the services of Bogus Designs to pull it off. The bike features a custom tuned Fox […]
Victory for Louw and Giliomee in The Fire Ride
Adriaan Louw and Nicky Giliomee won the inaugural Fairtree Simonsberg Contour mountain bike stage race. This two-day race gave the riders a chance to see for themselves why the race was affectionately renamed to “The Fire Ride” after the Simonsberg fire. The Fairtree Simonsberg Contour was a drive for trail expansion in the Simonsberg Conservancy […]
Team Contego takes aim at mountain biking in 2016
Team Contego, a Western Cape-based mountain bike team, is setting sights on multiple objectives for 2016, including a targeted Cape Epic stage win and developing up-and-coming South African mountain biking talent. Swedish national XCO champion, Calle Friberg (left) and South African Adriaan Louw, will represent Team Contego at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic. Team captain […]
Periklis and Tiago bring new flavour to the Absa Cape Epic
As the Absa Cape Epic enters the post-Christoph Sauser era a number of new challengers from around the world are putting up their hands. One of those with the pedigree to challenge the favourites in 2016 will be Greece’s Periklis Ilias, a former Marathon World Champion and Olympian. The 29-year-old will be partnered with another […]
Video: 2015 Isuzu Trucks PE Plett Montage
Our Bike Hub team recently took part in the 2015 Isuzu Trucks PE Plett four day stage race from PE to Plettenberg Bay. Thanks to heavy rainfall in the area is was a rather muddy affair, but still four days of mountain bike goodness. Take a look at this video montage of our experience. In […]
Louw, Neethling triumph at Nissan Trailseeker Series Grabouw
Adriaan Louw and Candice Neethling won the men and women’s marathon titles respectively at the second round of the Western Cape Nissan TrailSeeker Series mountain bike race held at Grabouw on Saturday. The scenic route attracted more than 1000 participants for Round 2 of what looks set to become a popular new series for the […]