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 […]
Buys, Stenerhag dominate Hemel & Aarde Trailseeker race
Philip Buys and Jennie Stenerhag showed their class as internationally successful racers when they claimed dominant wins in the men and women’s races respectively at the Nissan TrailSeeker Hemel & Aarde mountain bike race in Hermanus, Western Cape at the weekend. Philip Buys riding along the edge of a dam wall with the beautiful Hermanus […]
Injury layoff no setback for sani2c defending champs
The 2015 Nedbank sani2c women’s title challenge is one defending champions Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag aim to dominate when the three day stage race from Sani Pass to Scottburgh Main beach takes place from 14-16 May despite De Groot’s build-up campaign having been hampered by a plaguing shoulder injury. Sweden’s Jennie Stenerhag (left) […]
The tough get going as going gets tough
Stage 4 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic, a 111km loop of the Worcester countryside, finished much like the previous stage – with riders covered in sand, cursing the heat and rocky conditions of the route. And, of course, with Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad of Team RECM Specialized crossing the line first, well ahead […]
Dramatic conclusion to stage 2 of women’s race
The women’s race of the 92km Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic came to a dramatic conclusion late in the day at the Oak Valley Wine Estate race village. Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad during stage 2. // Photo by Ewald Sadie/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Although finishing the day in a blistering time of 4:37.31.1, Team […]
RECM Specialized surge ahead
On a day when race conditions changed at the Absa Cape Epic – but the number one spot didn’t – it was business as usual for the dominant pair in the Sasol Women’s category. Team RECM’s Ariane Kleinhans and Annika Langvad survived a crash scare to charge home and into the orange leader’s jersey once […]
Strongest women’s field ever at 2015 Absa Cape Epic
Perhaps the most dramatic increase in quality across all the Absa Cape Epic categories this year has come in the women’s event. This year it will include the most decorated mountain biker on the planet, multiple world champion and Olympic gold medallist Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå of Norway. The decision to give women equal prize money […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cape Epic: South Africa’s Podium Hope
The sharp improvement in the strength of the women’s field for the 2015 Absa Cape Epic will inevitably give rise to an intense battle for the podium positions. Can a South African woman get on to one of those steps when the race finishes at Meerendal on 22 March? The best bet might be an […]
Rabie and Stenerhag to defend Stellenbosch Cycle Tour titles
Winners of the 2013 Stellenbosch Cycle Tour, Johann Rabie and Jennie Stenerhag have set the benchmark for this year’s race, aiming to defend their titles at the 8th instalment of the event on Sunday, 30 November 2014. Both Rabie and Stenerhag secured podium finishes at the FNB Wines2Whales MTB race earlier this month, and have […]
Stenerhag and Sim snag inaugural Paarl MTB Classic
Swedish marathon champion Jennie Stenerhag and cross-country specialist Robert Sim took the honours in the inaugural Bestmed Paarl MTB Classic, presented by the City of Drakenstein, in the Cape Winelands on Sunday. Swedish marathon champion Jennie Stenerhag (right), pictured here with Robyn de Groot at this year’s sani2c, was the women’s race winner at the […]