Elite riders scorch Berg & Bush Day 1
The conditions at the start of the 2016 Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush were cool. The riding from the elite bunch, though, was scorching hot. Setting the scintillating pace was one of the strongest pro fields ever assembled at the Berg & Bush Descent. Matt Beers and Erik Kleinhans (Red E Topeak Ergon) won the […]
All star elite field at Berg & Bush
The 2016 edition of the Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush Descent promises to be one of the most fiercely contested stage races on this year’s South African MTB calendar. Thanks to a growing reputation as the local mountain bike stage race with the most gees, the event has been able to assemble a stellar elite […]
Volvo parks with Berg & Bush
Luxury Swedish car maker Volvo has come on board as the official vehicle partner of the Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush MTB event. The Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush mountain bike event is thrilled to announce Volvo as their new official vehicle partner. The Swedish luxury vehicle brand that prides itself on not following the […]
8 reasons to ride the Berg & Bush
The Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush has been hailed by a leading sports journalist as “the premier mountain biking event in the country”. And he is not alone: people who have taken part are unanimous in giving it a vigorous thumbs up. Photo credit: Em Gatland. But what is it that makes this event – […]
Free Beer, Entries from the Berg & Bush
The Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush invites you to their popular Beer Nights, where you can win a team entry as well as hear the latest event updates. Ahead of their 2016 events, the Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush will be hosting three fun and informative Beer Nights around South Africa. The popular mountain bike […]
Entries are now open for the 2016 Berg & Bush
Don’t wait too long to enter one of the most spectacular races on the South African MTB calendar, the Grindrod Berg & Bush. Entries are now open for the 2016 Grindrod Berg & Bush. Mountain bikers who want to participate in what has been labeled by many as the best stage race on the calendar […]
Spioenkop site of Berg & Bush battle
Spioenkop was the site of a skirmish of a different sort as mountain bikers vied for victory in the inaugural Subaru Battle of Spioenkop during the FedGroup Berg & Bush stage race in the Central Drakensberg earlier this month. Participants in this year’s FedGroup Berg & Bush two-day race took on a “race within a […]
RMB Change a Life Zulus sparkle at 2014 Berg & Bush
The FedGroup Berg & Bush stage race was where it all started on the mountain biking front for Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB Academy two years ago and to see his charges putting in such noteworthy performances at this year’s race last weekend was a proud moment for the ‘Dusi Duke’. The RMB […]
Hill ready to climb mountains at Berg & Bush
Last year’s runner-up Andrew Hill will be looking to ascend to the top step of the podium at the FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike stage race, which starts in the Central Drakensberg this Friday. Andrew Hill (TIB-Thule) will be hoping to make his mark in this year’s FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike stage […]
Berg & Bush brings books to rural schools
Participants in October’s FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike race have donated almost R70 000 worth of library books and furniture to underprivileged rural schools in the Central Drakensberg. The race’s community coordinator Nicky Green said she had been surprised and touched by the response from participants, who had made voluntary donations as part of […]
KZN race features new Drakensberg drop-off
Participants in next month’s FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike stage race can look forward to a spectacular new drop off the Drakensberg escarpment, organisers have announced. The FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike stage race will feature a brand-new drop off the Drakensberg escarpment when it starts near Sterkfontein Dam on October 10. // […]
Berg & Bush opens event to teens
The FedGroup Berg & Bush is set to give talented youngsters their first real taste of stage racing by allowing teenagers to participate in the two-day mountain bike event in the Central Drakensberg on October 18. The FedGroup Berg & Bush will give teenagers their first real taste of stage racing by allowing them to […]