The 2017 Barberton XCM offers something for everyone
Time to enter this legendary race is running out. Pre-entries for the 21st Barberton XCM Mountain Bike Challenge taking place on 28 January 2017 will close on Tuesday, 24 January. Photo credit: Maryke Wasserman – Paperazzi Photography The Barberton XCM is known to be one of the toughest, if not the toughest one day mountain […]
Barberton XCM, conquer the toughest one yet
This popular race is still going strong, 21 years strong. The Barberton XCM is known to be one of the toughest mountain bike race in the country. With a variety of landscapes and terrain, you are sure to get a bit of everything. The race, which attracts about 1,500 cyclists from various provinces and countries […]
Knox to set the pace at Barberton XCM
Max Knox announced his return to the ever so popular Barberton XCM on 30 January. The Barberton Rotary Club hosted the first ever Ultra Marathon (120km) in South Africa in 2009 – the Barberton XCM mountain bike race. This was the first of many Ultra marathon titles that Knox won, not only in Barberton, but […]
Barberton XCM launches 2016 route
One of the country’s oldest and traditionally toughest events is The Barberton XCM Mountain Bike Challenge. Fortunately, when I accepted an invitation to attend the route launch for the January 2016 event, I was blissfully unaware of what lay ahead – or rather, above. Nico Bell, Igna de Villiers, Lise Olivier, Gawie Combrinck and Heila […]