Canyon reveal their South African plans
Earlier this year, German direct-to-consumer bicycle company Canyon announced that it would be opening the Canyon website to purchases from South Africa. Building on this initial launch, Canyon invited the South African cycling media to a launch day at Mont Marie wine farm in Stellenbosch last week. Here Canyon outlined their plans to distribute and […]
Canyon Topeak Factory Racing launches to race 2018 XCM season
Canyon will expand on its commitment to working alongside the world’s best riders in 2018 with the establishment of its latest factory outfit, Canyon Topeak Factory Racing. The XC Marathon specialists will be headed up by reigning World Champion, Alban Lakata of Austria, the Czech Republic’s Kristian Hynek, American Jeremiah Bishop and South Africa native, […]
Kleinhans takes the win in record time at Amarider 100 Miler
A near perfect day awaited ultra-marathon riders on Saturday 20 May in Malmesbury. With no wind and dry terrain, it was a beautiful Autumn day in the Swartland for the ninth annual Amarider 100Miler. A bunch of riders were together until the first waterpoint, but then the firm favourite Erik Kleinhans of Team Topeak-Ergon left […]
The Bikes of Tour de Braai
The Tour de Braai is a five-day gravel ride starting in George and ending in Swellendam. The brainchild of Jan Braai, the Tour takes riders through some of the Western Cape’s most beautiful passes. With the growth of gravel riding comes an onslaught of new and interesting bikes and in this regard, the Tour de […]
Kleinhans and Beers win Gravel & Grape Extreme MTB
The third and final stage of the 2017 Gravel & Grape Extreme was a treat for riders as they got to experience an expertly crafted cross-country course early in the stage, and then later rode through two cellars. Not many events throw so many unique aspects into a race, let alone a single stage. With […]
Kleinhans, Beers tame technical Gravel & Grape
Day two of the 2017 Gravel & Grape Extreme lived up to its reputation as a tough but rewarding stage of mountain bike racing with most riders finishing exhausted but elated. Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers (Topeak Ergon/RED-E) claimed the stage win, while the stage itself claimed riders Jurgens Uys and Nicols Carstens early on. […]
Cheers for Kleinhans, Beers at Gravel & Grape
Taking place in the rugged Breedekloof Valley, the Gravel & Grape Extreme MTB, is a true test of mountain biking skill. 2017’s stage 1 winners, Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers (Topeak Ergon/RED-E), who crossed the line in a time of 2:55:26, discovered this early into the day’s race, when the route took riders up a […]
Erik Kleinhans hits like a heatwave at the Cederberg 100 Miler
The Cederberg 100 Miler hit the Clanwilliam region like the current heatwave along the West Coast and Northern Cape. On the eve of 22 April, 190 mountain bikers trekked their way up to this sweltering rooibos-tea valley for South Africa’s most breathtaking 100 miler. Usually a one-day 100 mile race, the 2017 Cederberg 100 Miler […]
Top teams line up for the Gravel & Grape
The three-day Gravel & Grape mountain bike stage race is only weeks away and some top teams have it firmly in their sights. Leading South African professional Erik Kleinhans has reunited with Matt Beers (Red E-Topeak Ergon) in a combination that will probably start as favourites when the gun goes off for Stage 1 on […]
Top riders announced for the Thirsti Extreme
The Thirsti Extreme is ‘new’ to the 2017 events calendar, and already seems to be creating quite a bit of excitement in mountain biking circles. The event has attracted the likes of Max Knox and Robyn de Groot, Team Ascendis Health add to the mix Erik Kleinhans, Gordon Gilbert, Jeannie & Martin Dreyer, Julian Jessop, […]
Another Cape Pioneer Trek twist as Kleinhans, Beers win again
The penultimate day of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province added another twist to the 2016 tale with the rugged terrain delivering more tyre challenges that led to a shift in the overall podium positions with one day remaining. Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers powered to […]
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 […]