Old Mutual go2berg 2025: Journey through the heart of South Africa
The Old Mutual go2berg is a celebration of the people and the countryside it travels through. At its core, it’s a bicycle race, but it’s deeply woven into the lives of the communities along the route, creating a shared experience that feels genuinely special. My interest in cycling events waned after I’d saturated myself in […]
Awesome Selling Points (ASP’s) of the Old Mutual go2berg
Before we get to the selling points that may get you to the start line in September, here is a recap of what the Old Mutual go2berg is… It is a longer seven-day point-to-point mountain bike journey through the heart of South Africa, from the Northern Free State to the majestic Drakensberg in KZN. It […]
joberg2c mountain bike race not going ahead on scheduled dates
Statement from organiser Craig Wapnick, joberg2c organiser. Due to the ongoing global Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis and in light of president Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of South Africa’s ‘national state of disaster’ on Sunday evening, joberg2c will unfortunately not go ahead on the event’s scheduled dates. Our nine-day, 900km ride was to have taken place this April, […]
Sweet New Ending for joberg2c 2020
joberg2c, the world’s longest full-service mountain bike stage ride, will have a “sweet” new day 9 ending at Umdoni Park Golf Club and a revised route through Sappi Forests and Illovo sugar cane farms to the sea. After 10 years of riding the beloved country, the organisers felt it was time to change the last […]
Baubles and bubbles for 2018 joBerg2c finishers
The ninth Old Mutual joBerg2c finished at Scottburgh on the KZN South Coast on Saturday with riders dressing up to enjoy the ceremonial “Champagne” Stage from Highflats to the sea. The winners and positions were confirmed on Friday’s final racing stage and riders were encouraged to enjoy the communal party atmosphere at the final overnight […]
joBerg2c racing ends with another win for McDougall and Du Toit
The final racing day of the Old Mutual joBerg2c went according to plan for the big names as all the respective leaders in the major categories duly wrapped up their titles for 2018 on the 96km stage from Ixopo to Highflats on Friday. In the AmaBokkeBokkie Global Mixed Champs category, after they rode over the […]
AmaBokkeBokkies mix it up after mechanical at joBerg2c
After six days of predictable results, the AmaBokkeBokkie Global Mixed Champs category burst into life on Thursday’s seventh stage of the Old Mutual joBerg2c with runaway leaders Amy McDougall and Arno du Toit having their lead almost halved by a mechanical problem early in the stage. Taking advantage of the dommakaba team’s misfortune was the […]
Five from five for leading Amabokkebokkies
The Amabokkebokkie Global Mixed Champs category seems to have been all but settled on Stage 6 of the Old Mutual joBerg2c with dormakaba’s Amy McDougall and Arno du Toit notching up their fifth win from five racing stages on Wednesday and extending their lead to a massive 25 minutes. The dominant mixed category leaders were […]
Top joBerg2c teams keep unbeaten records intact after day 5
Stage Five of the Old Mutual joBerg2c was more of the same with the dormakaba Mixed Team, the NAD Pro pairing and solo rider Matthys Beukes dominating their respective categories on Tuesday and each claimed their fourth category win from four racing stages to remain unbeaten. The 122km stage from Winterton to Nottingham Road was […]
Spioenkop proves pivotal on day 4 of joBerg2c
On day 4 of the Old Mutual joBerg2c, a 93km “sprint” from Sterkfontein Dam to Em’seni near Winterton, it was another great day for the leading team in the Amabokkebokkie Global Mixed Champs category, with Amy McDougall and Arno du Toit extending their lead over Team Summit’s husband and wife team of Darren and Candice […]
Chasers left with a mountain to climb at joBerg2c
The imposing Mount Paul proved the decisive feature of the third day of the Old Mutual joBerg2c on Sunday with both the men’s and the Amabokkebokkie Global Mixed Champs categories being decided in the shadow of the imposing mountain which overlooks the overnight camp at Sterkfontein Dam. On the 122km stage 3 from Reitz to […]
Michael and Wayne master opening day of Old Mutual joBerg2c
Michael McDermott and Wayne McDuling cruised home to win the opening stage of the 2018 Old Mutual joBerg2c, but the pair of masters will not gain any advantage for winning the 116km neutral stage from Heidelberg to Frankfort on Friday. https://www.facebook.com/JoBerg2c/videos/1813599755352132/ Although the two are aiming to win the masters category, and their four-hour 26-minute […]