Distinct Olympic flavour to 2016 Eston MTB Challenge
Thousands of riders and spectators will flock to the Beaumont Eston Farmer’s Club on Sunday, 7 August for one of the country’s premier one day classic’s, the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge, as Rio Olympic Games bound James Reid and Alan Hatherly have one last tussle before they join forces as part of Team South Africa […]
Davids & Du Toit victories bring down 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival curtain
Brendon Davids returned to winning ways when he claimed a commanding victory at Sunday’s 60km Sappi Karkloof Marathon title while the women’s crown of the 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival’s feature race went the way of rising young talent, Frankie du Toit. Trek’s Brendon Davids charges through the Gauntlet en route to victory at […]
Du Toit: from Junior to top of Pro-Elite XCO Series Log
New-comer to the Women’s Cross-country Pro-Elite category, Frankie du Toit, is relishing her time at the top of the Series Log as we head towards the third round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series, which takes place at Wolwespruit Bike Park hosted by City of Tshwane in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria on Saturday 26 March. […]
Hatherly and Du Toit find early form at KZN Provincial
Kargo Pro MTB Team’s Alan Hatherly and Frankie du Toit were on top form claiming the overall men and women’s races at the opening round of the well-supported 2016 KZNMTB Provincial XCO Series in the forests of Hilton at Hilton Christian Fellowship today. Frankie du Toit (Kargo Pro MTB Team) stamped her authority on the […]
Du Toit eager to take on first XCO Provincial
The opening round of the 2016 KZNMTB XCO Provincial is almost upon us, and the province will get to see some of it’s greatest mountain bike names battle it out on some of the best courses KwaZulu-Natal has to offer. The first round takes place in the forests of Hilton at Hilton Christian Fellowship (opposite […]
Wilkinson, Du Toit take muddy wins at Ballito Expedition
Days of much-needed rain on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast left the trails around Sugar Rush Adventure Centre awash with mud for the Bestmed Ballito Expedition, presented by ASG, on Saturday. But the swampy conditions were not enough to deter those hardy mountain bikers who took on the 50km feature race, which was won by 19-year-old […]
Reid & Du Toit rule the Eston 2015 roost
In what turned out to be one of the most competitive fields in years the 2015 Illovo Eston MTB Challenge saw two new champions crowned as recent national cross country champions James Reid and Junior women’s champion Frankie du Toit proved too strong for their respective fields on Sunday. It was a great day for […]
Quattro ROAG Series heat on at opening race
Many of KwaZulu-Natal’s top local mountain biking talent will be in action this weekend when they tackle Saturday’s Illovo Wartburg Classic, the opening leg of the 2015 edition of the prestigious Quattro ROAG Series. The Wartburg clash sees the series welcome back a number of its top 2014 performers such as triple defending champion Andrew […]