Garden Route mountain bike race now more compact
Next month’s Garden Route 300 will be “more compact” to offer an even purer mountain biking experience in the Knysna forest from April 28 to 30. The Garden Route 300 will offer a purer mountain biking experience when the three-day event takes place in Knysna from April 28 to 30. Photo: Julie Ann Photography The […]
Rebello and de Groot victorious in GR300
Momsen Factory Racing’s Dylan Rebello and Team Ascendis Health’s Robyn de Groot completed stage and general classification victories in very different styles on Stage 3 of the 2016 GR300. Rebello road his heart out to drop the chasing pack having been outsprinted on Stages 1 and 2 by Craig Boyes, while de Groot had done […]
Play day at the GR300 on Stage 2
The 2016 GR300 and GRLite riders had a day to remember on the awesome trails of the Garden Route Trail Park where Craig Boyes and Robyn de Groot were once again the first riders across the line. The stage results will not count to the general classification standings though as a number of the overall […]
Boyes and de Groot claim first stage of the GR300
Stage 1 of the 2016 GR300 and GRLite kicked off in fine style, on a beautiful Knysna morning, with a neutral zone cruise through town before racing got underway with the Ultimate Cycling Knysna Simola Dash. After 80km of racing with 1 650m of climbing the first stage was won by Craig Boyes in a […]
Countdown to the 2016 GR300 and GRLite
The butterflies are starting to flutter in the bellies of the 2016 GR300 and GRLite entrants as race week has dawned. The riding gets underway on Friday the 26th of February from Thesen Island in Knysna and some of the country’s top mountain bikers will be descending on what’s becoming known as “Trail Town South […]
Mountain biking comes homes with the Garden Route 300
The Garden Route 300 from 26-28 February is a three-day mountain bike stage race in South Africa. So what? There are a few dozen three-day mountain bike stage races in South Africa. It’s the mountain bike stage race capital of the world. But the Garden Route 300 is based in the Knysna region of the […]
Three reasons to enter the Garden Route 300
Garden Route Events have three great reasons for you to enter the 2016 GR300 or GRLite, which takes place in the forests of Knysna from the 26th to the 28th of February. It’s shorter, is super camper friendly and offers great prizes! The riding and the GR300 water points, powered by Woolworths, are sure to […]
Garden Route Events remove the sting from the 2016 GR300
The traditionally tough Garden Route 300 will be significantly easier on the legs in 2016, as race director Pax Mostert has taken the decision to shorten the daily distances and cut down on the meters of climbing. The GR Lite follows a similar trend, with the emphasis on packing the Lite route with as much […]
The Perfect Festive Season Carrot: Enter the GR300 or GR Lite
What will you be doing in three months from now? You could be whooping your way through pristine Knysna forest singletrack in the 2016 Garden Route 300 or GR Lite, from the 26th to the 28th of February 2016. Here’s why… Morne van der Westhuizen pinning it down a forest singletrack. Photo by: Julie Anne […]
Cape Epic boost for Knox, Evans after Garden Route 300 win
With two weeks to go to the start of the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic, Kevin Evans and Max Knox (Biogen-Volcan) grabbed a confidence-boosting victory at the Garden Route 300 three-day stage race in the Knysna region of South Africa’s Western Cape province at the weekend. Max Knox (left) and Kevin Evans of Team Biogen-Volcan in […]
GR300 Day 3 race wrap
The 3rd leg of the GR300 got off to a gorgeous sunlit start from the Quay Four race village on Thesen Islands Harbour Town, with cyclists barely showing signs of having had two demanding days of hard core riding behind them. Today’s 85km route offered fast tracks, combined with some punishing climbs, which always manages […]
Sahm heads epic field for Garden Route race
Top international mountain bikers are set to descend on Knysna for a serious three-day fitness test at the Garden Route 300 stage race from February 27. Three-time Absa Cape Epic champion Stefan Sahm – pictured here winning the Pennypinchers Origin of Trails – will head up a star-studded field for the Garden Route 300 mountain […]