Dr Evil Classic – the new style of MTB stage race
There’s a reason Plettenberg Bay is called the Riviera of South Africa. It’s where the well-heeled choose to head to when there’s break in their busy schedules; or where they go to relax during the annual summer holiday. ‘Plett’ has some of the country’s finest beaches, indigenous forests, and a picturesque coastline. It has also […]
New innovations will see the Garden Route’s most spectacular stage race take it up a level
Entries are only open for another few weeks for the Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic, which will take place from 15-17 September 2016. Now in its fifth year, the race will offer a number of new innovations, chief of which is having a different start/finish village for each of the three days. “We have decided to […]
The Dr Evil Classic routes revealed
The 2016 Pennypichers Dr Evil Classic will feature the best mountain-biking the Garden Route has to offer. This year will be something of a coming-of-age for the event. Now five-years-old, the three-day stage race, which takes place from 15-17 September will feature a number of new innovations, chief of which is having a different start/finish […]
Guaranteed entry into Karoo to Coast & three other reasons to enter Dr Evil Classic
Entries for the iconic Pennypinchers Lions Karoo to Coast are now sold out. However, there are a limited number of entries still available, reserved exclusively for those who will still enter the Pennypichers Dr Evil Classic. “You can still secure an entry for the Lions Karoo to Coast if you enter the Dr Evil Classic […]
Dr Evil Classic is back, bigger and badder than before
Entries are open for the Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic, which will take place from 15-17 September 2016. Now in its fifth year, the race will offer a number of new innovations, chief of which is having a different start/finish village for each of the three days. “We have decided to change the format of the […]
Ride where elephants roam
One, three? As many as five…experts cannot agree over how many elephants still roam the Knysna forests, but recent camera trap evidence and specialised genetic testing suggest at least five. Will you ever get to cross paths with these ghosts of the forest. Probably not, and that’s a good thing – as the most southerly […]
Three reasons to enter Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic
The 2014 event was a sell-out, and, with only 350 rider slots available, the fourth edition of the Garden Route’s most spectacular stage race, the 2015 Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic is about to go the same way. Here’s why: 1.More singletrack The 2015 route will feature more of what every mountain biker wants – singletrack. […]
Surprises in store for the 2015 Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic
The fourth edition of the Garden Route’s most spectacular stage race, the Dr Evil Classic, will take place from 17-19 September 2015. Entries are open and master route designer Leon Evans has guaranteed that his signature event will once again be one to remember. Each stage of the three-day event will be unique with day […]
Entries open for Dr Evil Classic 2015
Entries are open for the fourth installment of Leon ‘Dr Evil’ Evans’ own three-day stage race in the Garden Route. The 2014 event was a classic mix of forest single track, scenic district roads and logging routes. And, in complete contrast to his infamous nickname and the race for which he earned it, the Pennypinchers […]
Enter now for the 2014 Pennypinchers Dr Evil Classic
The third edition of the Garden Route’s most spectacular stage race, the Dr Evil Classic, will take place from 18-20 September 2014. Entries open on 14 February and master route designer Leon Evans has guaranteed that his signature event will once again be one to remember. “My reputation as Dr Evil only stretches only as […]