Combrinck and Bell seek ‘2c’ double at KAP sani2c
Following their impressive victory at the recent nine-day long Old Mutual joBerg2c, the pair of Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell have added their names to the already formidable list of elite men’s contenders as they look to do the double at the upcoming KAP sani2c which takes place between Glencairn Farm in the Southern Drakensberg […]
Combrinck first three-time joBerg2c champ
Nelspruit’s Gawie Combrinck became the first three-time winner of the 900km Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race after placing second alongside teammate Nico Bell on the final stage of 84km between Highflats and Scottburgh in KwaZulu-Natal today. Johann Rabie and HB Kruger of Telkom won the stage – their fourth in total – when they […]
Battling at the back of the pack at Old Mutual joBerg2c
Every rider is a winner when they finish a day at the Old Mutual joBerg2c. But someone still crosses the line last. Every man for himself is not something you’ll hear often at the Old Mutual joBerg2c. In fact, it’s very much the opposite at the country’s longest MTB stage race, where the race organisers […]
Bell, Combrinck take control of joBerg2c
Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck took a major step towards sealing the Old Mutual joBerg2c title with another impressive display on the penultimate stage between Ixopo and Highflats in KwaZulu-Natal today. Gawie Combrinck (front) and Nico Bell of NAD Pro lead the eighth stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c. Photo: Full Stop Communications The […]
Rabie and Kruger fight back at joBerg2c
After losing the overall lead on a dramatic day yesterday, Johann Rabie and HB Kruger fought back to win the seventh stage of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race at Mackenzie Club outside Ixopo today. The Telkom pair finished the 82km ride from Glencairn on the Sani Pass road in 3:03:06 (26:01:22) to claim […]
Combrinck and Bell race into joBerg2c lead
Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell won the all-new sixth stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c in emphatic fashion to become the new overall leaders today. The NAD Pro duo looked in imperious form as they left their major rivals in the dust on the daunting 98km ride in the Southern Drakensberg between Nottingham Road […]
Combrinck, Bell bounce back at joBerg2c
After losing time yesterday, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell bounced back to win the fifth stage of the Old Mutual joBerg2c at Nottingham Road in KwaZulu-Natal today. The NAD Pro pair won the 122km stage between Emseni, outside Winterton, and Nottingham Road in 3:54:34. They were followed by Telkom’s Johann Rabie and HB Kruger in […]
Punctures settle stage four of joBerg2c
Punctures played a huge part in the outcome of the men’s and mixed sections on the 93km fourth stage of the 900km Old Mutual joBerg2c that finished at Emseni outside Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal, today. Men’s leaders Johann Rabie and HB Kruger, who left Sterkfontein Dam with a one second advantage, were able to extend their lead […]
Combrinck and Bell’s aggression rewarded at joBerg2c
After forcing the pace towards the end, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell were rewarded with the stage victory on the third day of the 900km Old Mutual joBerg2c at Sterkfontein Dam outside Harrismith today. NAD Pro’s Nico Bell (left) and Gawie Combrinck (second from right) win the third stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c […]
Rabie, Kruger snatch joBerg2c lead
The first yellow jersey of this year’s Old Mutual joBerg2c went to Johann Rabie and HB Kruger after they outmanoeuvred Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell at the finish line in Reitz to win the second stage today. Telkom’s Johann Rabie (left) and HB Kruger win the second stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c between […]
Rabie starts joBerg2c title defence safely
Defending champion Johann Rabie and new teammate HB Kruger finished safely in the main pack on the untimed first stage of the 900km Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race today. The nine-day event started at Karan Beef in Heidelberg, Gauteng, and took riders over the Vaal River to finish 116km later in the Free State […]
Rabie targets joBerg2c hat-trick
Despite a difficult year, defending champion Johann Rabie is targeting a third consecutive title in the Old Mutual joBerg2c international mountain bike race that gets underway at Karan Beef in Heidelberg on Friday. The 29-year-old Team Telkom pro has won the nine-day event alongside Gawie Combrinck for the past two years, but this time he […]