Bulls unstoppable at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek finale
The Team Bulls pair of Simon Stiebjahn and Tim Bohme finished the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race on Saturday like they started it a week ago – with a stage win – in the process extending their lead to secure the overall title. Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek 2014 champions, Simon Stiebjahn […]
Scott win stage, Bulls retain Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek lead
In an effort to take back some of the time they lost on Thursday, South Africans Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (SCOTT Factory Racing) blew Stage 5 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek apart. While they never regained any lost time, they did splinter the field from early on and won the shortened stage, out-sprinting […]
Dramatic stage sees lead changes at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
Stage 4 of the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international stage race was always expected to deliver a shake-up; and it didn’t disappoint. As if the 109km with 2690m of ascent from De Rust to George wasn’t difficult enough, the riders had to conquer some exceptionally rough terrain and contend with rain and cold too. […]
Buys, Beukes sprint to Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek stage win
South Africa’s Yellow Jersey wearers, Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (SCOTT Factory Racing) claimed a second consecutive stage win when they outsprinted a small lead group on Stage 3 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race on Wednesday. Stage 3 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek came down to a sprint […]
Beukes, Buys grab queen stage, lead at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
South Africans Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (SCOTT Factory Racing) showed impressive climbing ability when they won the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek’s Queen Stage and moved into the overall lead on Tuesday. Matthys Beukes (left) and Philip Buys reach the summit of the Swartberg Pass first to claim R125 000 pay cheque and the overall […]
Team Bulls extend lead at Cape Pioneer Trek
Instead of riding to defend the lead they’d claimed on Sunday’s opening prologue time trial, Germans Tim Bohme and Simon Stiebjahn of Team Bulls rode an aggressive Stage 1 from Oudtshoorn to Calitzdorp on Monday to increase their overall lead at the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race. Tim Bohme (left) and […]
Team Bulls charge to Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek prologue win
The German Team Bulls pairing of Tim Bohme and Simon Stiebjahn charged around the Buffelsdrift Game Lodge trails to win the prologue time trial and take the early overall lead in the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race near Oudtshoorn, South Africa on Sunday. Robyn de Groot (pictured) and Jennie Stenerhag […]
3 Towers good prep before Kargo’s Cape Pioneer Trek
With the international cross country mountain biking calendar having come to a close, Kargo Pro MTB have their eye firmly on a sound performance at the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek stage race which takes place in the Western Cape from Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 October. Rourke Croeser and Kargo Pro MTB teammate Travis Walker […]
Stacked field promises thrilling Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek battle
It’s the extreme conditions that make the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek the most unpredictable of mountain bike stage races and the top contenders for the 2014 edition, which starts in Oudtshoorn, South Africa on Sunday, have been scrutinising the long-term weather forecast with great interest. Photo credit: Zoon Cronje/Nikon/Xtremedia. Last year, torrential rain during the […]
Prize money, quality confirmed for 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
The significant prize money purse as well as the high quality race environment at the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek will be unaffected despite the recent decision by Bridge, the event’s title sponsor, to apply for business rescue, according to Race Director, Henco Rademeyer of Dryland Event Management, the company that owns and organises the […]
Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek set for next-level status
The sixth edition of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, scheduled to take place in South Africa from 12-18 October, 2014, is set to deliver a next-level experience for its 500 entrants, both the podium chasers and those aiming just to complete the event within the cut-off time. Anika Langvad (left) […]
New champions crowned at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
New champions were crowned when the fifth Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek ended in a rain-drenched Oudtshoorn on Saturday. Team RE:CM’s Waylon Woolcock (RSA) and Erik Kleinhans (RSA) secured the men’s title, while Team RE:CM Davinci’s Annika Langvad (DEN) and Ariane Kleinhans (SUI) claimed the women’s crown at the seven-day international mountain bike stage race in […]