Beukes, Heyns secure dominant Cape Pioneer Trek victory
The seventh edition of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race ended on Saturday with South Africans Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns of SCOTT Factory Racing LCB 1 claiming the overall victory. Switzerland’s Esther Suss and Great Britain’s Catherine Williamson of Sasol Racing claimed the women’s title. Matthys Beukes (left) and Gert Heyns […]
Kleinhans, Wolhuter disrupt Cape Pioneer Trek victory pattern
Erik Kleinhans and Chris Wolhuter of the Asrin Pro Cycling team disrupted the victory pattern when they won Stage 5 of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race from Prince Albert to Calitzdorp, South Africa on Friday. Erik Kleinhans and Chris Wolhuter of Asrin Pro Cycling encounter a herd of Blesbok during Stage […]
Best Bike in Africa 2015: #15 Bianchi Infinito CV
The Best Bike in Africa will be held at the 2015 Standard Bank Africa Cycle Fair on 23 – 25 October at St Stithians College, Johannesburg. The competition invites fair visitors to vote for their favourite bike at the Best Bike in Africa stand. All the entrants that vote for the bike that wins the […]
Resurgent Suss & Williamson reclaim Cape Pioneer Trek lead
Switzerland’s former marathon world champion, Esther Suss and her British teammate, Catherine Williamson, of Team Sasol Racing, used the final gruelling climb up the Swartberg Pass to reclaim the lead in the women’s race at the 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa on Thursday. Riders climb the magnficent Swartberg […]
Kammanassie delivers drama as Cape Pioneer Trek hits halfway
The 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race reached it’s halfway point on Wednesday in the most dramatic fashion as wet weather made an already challenging route even tougher, causing havoc with the leading riders in all categories. Esther Suss (right) and Catherine Williamson of Sasol Racing lead Robyn de Groot of Ascendis […]
Buys, Du Toit bounce back with Cape Pioneer Trek stage win
Philip Buys and Arno du Toit (SCOTT Factory Racing LCB 1) bounced back from a Blue Monday to claim their second stage win of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in Oudtshoorn, South Africa on Tuesday. Arno du Toit (left) and Philip Buys of SCOTT Factory Racing LCB 1 celebrate winning Stage […]
Lead changes as Cape Pioneer Trek hits the Outeniquas
It wasn’t only a change of scenery, but also a change of overall lead in most of the categories when the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race left the beaches of Mossel Bay and headed through the lower slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains into George on Monday. Matthys Beukes (front) and Gert Heyns […]
Cape Pioneer Trek launches with urban assault thriller
The quiet South African harbour town of Mossel Bay exploded in a kaleidoscope of colour and frenetic energy as tight racing action got the prologue stage of the 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race underway on Sunday. Milkwood Primary School in Mossel Bay, South Africa is the host venue for the start […]
Cape Pioneer Trek heralds a new era with exciting new route
The Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race will herald a new era when the eighth edition gets underway in the coastal town of Mossel Bay in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Sunday. A new route configuration and fresh, never-previously-ridden trails combine with iconic geographic and historic regions in three different biospheres to […]
Team Bestmed-ASG take on Cape Pioneer Trek
Team Bestmed-ASG members will make their presence known at one of South Africa’s toughest mountain bike stage races, the Cape Pioneer Trek, which starts near Mossel Bay this coming weekend. Riders Michelle Benson, Mariette Hattingh and Sanet Coetzee will team up with male partners to do battle in the mixed category at the seven-day race. […]
Cape Pioneer Trek’s bonus for Rio Olympic Games qualification
The Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, which takes place in South Africa’s Western Cape province from 18-24 October 2015, offers a total of 2660 points that could help determine which nations can send more riders to compete in the Cross-country event at the Rio Olympics next year. While Olympic Cross-country (XCO) racing […]
Significant changes to the 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek
The seventh edition of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa sees significant changes, including a point-to-point format, a coastal start in Mossel Bay and back-to-back ascents of the formidable Swartberg Pass. For the first time, riders will climb the formidable, majestic Swartberg Pass from both sides of the mountain […]