Kleinhans and Beers turn up heat as Cape Pioneer Trek hits the Karoo
South Africans Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers turned up the heat even further on Thursday to win Stage 4 of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race; as overall leaders, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell, lost a chunk of their advantage when they endured mechanical problems. Encounters with wildlife continued as the Cape […]
Video: Cape Pioneer Trek Wrap-Up Show #2
After three tough days of racing the 57km exploration stage, dubbed #SaasveldSingletrack, offered a welcome relief for the riders further down the overall classification, while the elite racers put the hammer down to showcase their technical riding skills. After struggling on the rough terrain of Stage 1 on their hardtails the Estonian pairing of Peeter […]
Kleinhans and Beers bounce back to shake up Cape Pioneer Trek
After winning on Sunday and then almost pulling out on Monday, Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers bounced back in spectacular fashion on Wednesday to win Stage 3 of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in George, South Africa, shaking up the overall title race in the process. Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers […]
Estonians win drama-filled Cape Pioneer Trek stage
Estonians Peeter Pruus and Peeter Tarvis triumphed on a drama-filled day to win Stage 2 and close in on the overall lead of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in George, South Africa on Tuesday. Estonians Peeter Pruus and Peeter Tarvis captured the stage win and closed the gap on the overall […]
Bell, Combrinck rip Cape Pioneer Trek field apart to take lead
Off the bike, Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck are soft-spoken and humble. But on Monday, on the bike, there was no place for diplomacy as they ripped the field apart with an aggressive Stage 1 victory that gave them the overall lead on Day 2 of the 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage […]
Video: Cape Pioneer Trek Wrap-Up Show #1
With two days of racing in the bag the New Africa Developments (NAD) Pro Team, of Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck, lead the men’s race while Mariske Strauss and Cherie Vale, racing for the OMX Pro Team, lead the women’s race at the 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek. But aside for the high octane racing there’s […]
Kleinhans, Beers power into early Cape Pioneer Trek lead
Late entrants Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers were rewarded for their spontaneity when they won the opening stage of the 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in Mossel Bay, South Africa on Sunday. Erik Kleinhans tackles a singletrack descent behind teammate, Matt Beers on their way to winning the prologue stage of […]
Strong European challenge for Cape Pioneer Trek title
There’s a strong European challenge mounted for the 2016 edition of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, which starts in Mossel Bay on South Africa’s Western Cape coast on Sunday. The 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race will once again start with a Prologue stage at on the coast […]
Reid and Jessop ready to ruffle feathers at Pioneer
After bearing witness to an explosive weekend of racing at the Spur Schools Mountain Bike League Final in Magaliesburg recently, Team Spur is bristling with excitement for the upcoming Cape Pioneer Trek, starting on Sunday, 16 October. Team Spur is privileged to be harnessing some of the incredible talent that has emerged from the Spur […]
How to follow the 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek
The Cape Pioneer Trek kicks off on Sunday the 16th of October at 10:00. The seven-day stage race, through the Garden Route and Klein Karoo region of the Western Cape, starts with a 13km prologue along the cliff-top trails and urban paths of Mossel Bay. It concludes on Saturday the 22nd of October with a […]
Impressive line-up developing for Cape Pioneer Trek
With former winners as well as numerous current and former national and continental champions set to line up for the seven-day event from 16-22 October, the eighth edition of South Africa’s Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, looks set to boast its strongest field yet. The 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike […]
Shorter, sharper 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek route revealed
The route for the eighth Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race has been revealed and it’s shorter than any of the previous editions. This is in line with an ongoing quest by the organisers to offer quality over quantity and a more rewarding racing experience. The coastal town of Mossel Bay will host […]