Victory for Kleinhans and Reid on first day of Tankwa Trek
Erik Kleinhans along with his teammate James Reid (RECM) dominated proceedings on day one of the third DUTOIT Tankwa Trek. Kleinhans and Reid won the stage over 83km and 1850m of vertical ascend in the Witzenberg Valley in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 21 seconds. The fast paced start by Kleinhans caught all the other […]
Erik Kleinhans and Nico Bell tackle Epic with two goals in mind
A video clip (below) from the 2014 Absa Cape Epic shows Team RECM’s Erik Kleinhans and Nico Bell swooping down a hill, stopping alongside a stricken Frantisek Rabon and immediately setting about repairing a problem on the Specialized rider’s bike. Rabon was, of course, Christoph Sauser’s partner in 2014 and the South African pairing of […]
Madolo and Kleinhans set sights on FNB W2W podium finish
Sipho Madolo, a songo.info rider, will be seen teaming up with top marathon rider Erik Kleinhans at the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race. Starting at Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 07 November 2014 and finishing at Onrus Caravan Park (just outside Hermanus) on Sunday, 09 November 2014, Madolo and Kleinhans […]
Steady lead up to MTB Marathon Worlds for Kleinhans
Team RECM rider Erik Kleinhans took some time off, after riding to a respectable eighth place in the 2014 ABSA Cape Epic, to refocus on the upcoming South African Marathon Championships before turning his full attention towards the UCI World Marathon Championships which take place at Cascades MTB Park at the end of June and, […]
Big names line up for Aramex songo.info Champions Race
Big names like Christoph Sauser, František Rabon, Erik Kleinhans, Robert Mennen and Lukas Flückiger will all line up for Wednesday’s (19 March) Aramex songo.info Champions Race in Kayamandi. Image credit: songo.info This invitational only mountain bike race through the streets of the Stellenbosch township is a unique experience and only 50 riders will be on […]
Dramatic final stage saw Reid, Davids secure overall Tankwa Trek win
South African Erik Kleinhans and his Czech teammate, Frantisek Rabon (RE:CM Specialized) won the final stage of the three-day DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race on Sunday, but it was the young South African pair of James Reid and Brendon Davids (Trek Racing) that claimed an impressive overall victory on a dramatic final day. […]
Kleinhans, Booyens crowned Isuzu Ride the Rock MTB champions
Erik Kleinhans (RECM) and Hanlie Booyens claimed victory at the 2014 ISUZU Ride The Rock Mountain Bike (MTB) Race completing this much talked about 196km three day stage race in the majestic Cederberg Region in a combined time of 08hours21minutes24seconds and 10hours52minutes52seconds respectively. Image credit: Cherie Vale / NEWSPORT MEDIA “I put in a big […]
Kleinhans, Booyens claim impressive Stage One victories at ISUZU Ride The Rock
Erik Kleinhans of Team RE∙CM set a steady pace during Stage One of the much anticipated ISUZU Ride The Rock MTB Race that started in the majestic Cederberg Region on Friday, 07 February 2014. Erik Kleinhans of Team RE∙CM set a steady pace during Stage One of the much anticipated ISUZU Ride The Rock MTB […]