Video: Cape Pioneer Trek Stage 1 Highlights
Stage one of the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen took riders on a 96 kilometre loop from the seaside town of Mossel Bay inland to Gondwana Game Reserve. The front-runners set a blistering pace with Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers (Team Spur/Red-E) and Ariane Lüthi and Amy-Beth McDougall (Team Spur/Valencia) taking the […]
Gondwana gallivanting at Cape Pioneer Trek
The first stage of Cape Pioneer Trek was preceded by ominously heavy rainfall. Just ten minutes before the start it was bucketing down, and showing no signs of clearing. Miraculously, as we were called to the line, the clouds lifted, leaving us with perfect, cool conditions for the rest of the day. Riders in the […]
Team Spur kick start the Cape Pioneer Trek with double stage victory
The Team Spur squads got the 2017 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, off to the best possible start with stage victories for both the men’s and women’s teams. Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers claimed the win in the UCI men’s race for Team Spur/Red-E, while Ariane Lüthi and Amy-Beth McDougall were victorious […]
Gearing up for the Cape Pioneer Trek
The 2017 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, is nearly upon us and this year’s edition promises to be one of the most exciting yet. The seven day Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) accredited stage race boasts a field of riders from nineteen nations and takes place from Sunday the 15th to Saturday the […]
WIN: #ExploreAfrica with the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen
Win one of two upgraded packages – including a team entry to the 2017 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen – and an additional week of Southern Cape activities simply by entering the 2017 event. The prize is valued at an amazing R150 000 (or €10 000)! Included in the prize is a […]
Cape Pioneer Trek supports mountain bike trail network in George
When the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, rolls into George on the 17th of October 2017 it will be the ninth time Dryland Event Management’s flag ship event visits the capital of the Southern Cape. For seven of those nine visits the stop-offs in George were all-too brief though. In 2016 the […]
Cape Pioneer Trek 2017 route returns to Swartberg pass summit
The route for the ninth Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen international mountain bike stage race has been revealed and it’s longer than the 2016 edition, with more climbing. It also spends more time in the coastal region around Mossel Bay, has a time trial stage in the middle and returns to a […]
Cape Pioneer Trek enters new era with top sponsors
The 2017 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, to which entries opened on 14 December 2016, will offer a refined rider experience, a Queen Stage and a fresh look, thanks to the investment of new sponsors, Momentum Health and Biogen. The year 2017 will see the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage […]
Interview: Team NAD Pro MTB
Team NAD Pro MTB have had a successful 2016 and have just won the Cape Pioneer Trek. Hear from Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell about their most recent win, their approach to the season, and working together. You guys have had a great year. Tell us about that? NB: We managed to arrange our own […]
Bell, Combrinck triumph in dramatic Cape Pioneer Trek finale
The final stage of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race took place on Saturday. Fittingly, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell won the short 57km leg from Chandelier Game Reserve to Oudtshoorn, sealing overall victory in the process. But there were major upsets behind them as the final podium was given a late […]
Another Cape Pioneer Trek twist as Kleinhans, Beers win again
The penultimate day of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province added another twist to the 2016 tale with the rugged terrain delivering more tyre challenges that led to a shift in the overall podium positions with one day remaining. Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers powered to […]
Live: Cape Pioneer Trek Wrap-Up Show #3 (at 18:15)
With the Grand Finale firmly in sight join us tonight at 18:15 (Local Time/GMT+2) as we wrap-up, live, for the final time with #PioneerSpirit: Chapter 3. In this evening’s show we wrap-up on the racing of Stage 4 & 5, then feature local heroes Fienie and Kobus Barnard, and showcase the area with the CEO’s […]