Hannele Steyn’s Custom Momsen VIPA – The Last Lioness
A very special bike for a very special athlete! To celebrate Hannele Steyn’s 15th Cape Epic participation Momsen Bikes and SRAM have collaborated to design and build a truly unique and bespoke VIPA for her use. The brief was simple – keep it bright and keep it bold! Our 2017 Last Lioness VIPA was a […]
All systems go for sixth 36ONE MTB Challenge
The sixth edition of The 36ONE MTB Challenge is set to get underway on Friday the 21st of April and along with near perfect weather conditions the event looks set to be the most competitive yet. Dutch ultra-marathon stars Jean Biermans and Ramses Bekkenk are set to go head-to-head in the men’s race while Hannele […]
Heat tests riders on TransCape queen stage
After a rainy opening stage, riders were presented with different conditions today as pace-setters Pieter Seyffert and Travis Walker consolidated their overall lead in the TransCape mountain bike race. Travis Walker (front) and teammate Pieter Seyffert (Ellsworth-ASG) lead the pack on Montagu Pass on the second day of the TransCape mountain bike race. The queen […]
New pro team set the pace at TransCape
Despite wet conditions, Pieter Seyffert and Travis Walker kicked off their new partnership on a perfect note by winning the opening stage of the seven-day TransCape mountain bike race today. The Ellsworth-ASG duo took control early on to cover the tough 80km ride between Knysna and Wilderness in the Western Cape in 3:19:46. Pieter Seyffert […]
Interview: Last Lioness Hannele Steyn
Hannele Steyn is the only woman in an exclusive group of four people (known as the Last Lions) to complete all thirteen editions of the Cape Epic. She lives in Durbanville, Cape Town, where she coaches cyclists and triathletes and owns the whole foods company Passion4Wholeness. She has held Springbok colours in biathlon, triathlon, duathlon, […]
Bike Check: Hannele Steyn’s 2017 Momsen VIPA Custom “Last Lioness”
To celebrate Hannele Steyn’s participation in the 2017 Cape Epic, Momsen Bikes have created a very special one-off bike just for her. As one of just 4 people to ever complete all 13 editions of the Cape Epic, Hannele is part of a very exclusive club – known as the Last Lions. What makes Hannele’s […]
Wetton, Steyn win drama-filled 36ONE MTB Challenge
There were no course records, but there was plenty of drama as Tom Wetton and Hannele Steyn won the men and women’s individual titles respectively at the 2016 36ONE MTB Challenge, an ultra-endurance mountain bike race based at the Karoo town of Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape province. Hannele Steyn overcame illness to win […]
Absa Cape Epic: The Last Lion and the first-timer
Hannele Steyn epitomises the courage required to finish the eight days of the Absa Cape Epic – so much so that she is one of a very select group of riders who have finished all 12 of the events to date. Hannele Steyn. She and just three others – the Last Lions – will line […]
75 riders to take on 2015 Trans Hajar mountain bike challenge
Seventy-five pro and amateur riders across 18 nationalities will line up at the start of the newly UCI classified 2015 Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race on Friday 30 January. Leading the international charge is South Africa with 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic hopeful James Reid making his Trans Hajar debut and last year’s female winner […]
Take on the tallest peaks of the Sultanate of Oman at Trans Hajar mountain bike stage race
Don’t miss the Trans Hajar, an awesome new mountain bike stage race set in the highest mountain range of the Sultanate of Oman. In its fifth year but with a completely new 400 kilometre course over five days, the Trans Hajar Mountain Bike Race, driven by Oman Cycling Association, takes in epic scenery, challenging climbs, […]