Kleinhans, Reid claim stage one victory at FNB W2W MTB Race
The much anticipated FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race started at a blistering pace on Friday, 06 November 2015. Kicking off at the picturesque Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West), Stage One saw 1300 mountain bikers (650 teams of two) toe the line to take on the 72km route that featured a 1620m ascent. Finishing […]
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 […]
Sauser, Looser ready for Wines2Whales title defence
Swiss mountain biking stars Christoph Sauser and Konny Looser will team up one more time to defend their title at the 7th annual FNB Wines2Whales Mountain Bike (MTB) Race that will start at the picturesque Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 06 November 2015. FNB W2W is a three day stage MTB Race. Starting […]
Kleinhans, De Groot crowned Fedhealth MTB Challenge champions
Erik Kleinhans and Robyn De Groot claimed gold at the inaugural 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate on Sunday, 06 September 2015 in respective times of 02 hours 36 minutes 41 seconds and 03 hours 35 seconds. Kleinhans in action on the day. Photo Credit: Volume Photography. “Winning close to home […]
De Groot and Kleinhans set sights on Fedhealth MTB Challenge
Prominent SA mountain bikers Robyn De Groot and Erik Kleinhans will toe the line at the inaugural 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate (Durbanville) on Sunday, 06 September 2015. Robyn De Groot in action during the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales MTB Race. Photo Credit: Jetline Action Photo. “I have yet to be […]
Kleinhans, De Groot defeat the Monster on first attempt
Close to 2 000 adventure seekers toed the line at the ATKV Buffelspoort on Saturday, 23 May 2015 to test their mountain biking prowess at the much revered FNB Magalies Monster MTB Classic presented by ISUZU. Erik Kleinhans left nothing to chance conquering the 75km FNB Magalies Monster in a lightning fast time of 03 […]
Kleinhans & Bell return for Nedbank sani2c rematch
Double mixed title winner Erik Kleinhans and 2013 men’s race winner Nico Bell are looking forward to returning to the trails of the Nedbank sani2c come 14-16 May 2015 as they look to right the ‘wrongs’ of last year’s contest. Towards the back end of last year’s race’s second stage Kleinhans and Bell were just […]
Kleinhans, De Groot prepare for a monster
Other than their love for the sport of mountain biking, Erik Kleinhans (RECM) and Robyn De Groot (Ascendis Health) have another thing in common; on Saturday, 23 May 2015 they will both make their debut at one of South Africa’s most revered one day mountain bike races, the FNB Magalies Monster Mountain Bike (MTB) Classic […]
Big names line up for Aramex songo.info Champions Race
Current World Champions, former World Champions, Olympic medalists and national champions will line up for the 2015 Aramex songo.info Champions Race on Wednesday in Kayamandi. his year will be the fourth Champions Race. With all the riders already in town for the Absa Cape Epic, they also signed up for this exciting race. The first […]
Kleinhans duo wins gold at 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge
Team RECM’s power couple, Erik and Ariane Kleinhans both out-raced stiff competition in their respective fields today as they claimed top spots at the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour Mountain Bike Challenge in Stellenbosch. A line up that consisted of top local pro riders and multiple World Champion and Olympic medallist, Christoph Sauser didn’t deter […]
Reid & Kleinhans win Tankwa Trek
Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (Red-E Blend) won the final stage of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race on Sunday, but the day’s runners-up, Erik Kleinhans and James Reid (RECM), secured the overall title after three days of fiercely competitive racing in the Kouebokkeveld region of South Africa’s Western Cape province. Red-E Blend’s […]
Sahm king of the Tankwa Trek queen stage
Stefan Sahm (Team Bulls) won the second stage of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek over 89km and 2240m of vertical ascending in the Ceres Valley in 3 hours, 51 minutes and 14 seconds. Photo credit: www.oakpics.com. Erik Kleinhans and James Reid (RECM) once again won the team competition in 3:53.34 increasing their overall lead over Waylon […]