Road Warriors and Chalk Air WC CWC Win the 2025 Old Mutual Wealth Double Century
Having assembled a super team, the Road Warriors team flew through the first 115 kilometres of the 202-kilometre Old Mutual Wealth Double Century course to lay the foundations for the victory. Ryan Gibbons, Sascha Weber, Lukas Baum, Gustav Basson, Stefan de Bod, Willie Smit, and Callum Ormiston brought the winners home on Saturday, 22 November […]
Old Mutual Wealth’s Farhad Sader on the Double Century, Bikes and Investing
Farhad is a passionate road and mountain biker and managing director of Old Mutual Wealth, the business that partnered South Africa’s premier long distance amateur road bike race and is adding real value to riders. When the annual Double Century no longer had a sponsor and was cancelled by lockdown protocols, many feared the holy […]
Five things you never knew you needed to pack for the Coronation Double Century
A long, one-day stage race, such as the Coronation Double Century, has a slightly different packing list than for your regular road event. Along with plenty of tubes, chain links and even derailleur hangers, your team will want to have the following: 1. Duct tapeIf there is an item more useful than this, we’re yet […]
Coronation Double Century: Tips from the expert
The Coronation Double Century is no Saturday morning coffee ride. You have to be fit and you have to be prepared. We speak to Johann le Roux, the only CDC participant to have completed all 22 events, about what it takes to get his team over the finish line. Johann’s training for Coronation Double Century […]