Tranquilitas Mountain Biking: Do it Right
Ruth and I are standing in the kitchen of the Tranquilitas Farm House, trying to fry falafel. Mike Behr, Ruth’s husband, is not impressed with our apparent lack of skill in this regard. “NO! Just get out of the kitchen and let me do it, you guys are stuffing it up!”. A litre of boiling […]
Odendaal and Fourie beat the wind at provincial Downhill Champs
Tiaan Odendaal and Kathryn Fourie made it a double when they claimed the fastest times of the day in the Men and Women’s classes at the 2016 KZNMTB DOWNHILL Championships – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles that was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 3 July. Both riders had secured the ENDURO […]
Five stage Enduro challenges KZN’s best
Tiaan Odendaal, Kathryn Fourie and Cherie Redecker posted the fastest times in the Men and Women’s races respectively to claim the gold medals at the five-stage 2016 KZNMTB ENDURO Championships – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles that was held at a crispy cold Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 2 July. Local rider Tiaan […]
Odendaal, Fourie ready for Provincial Enduro and Downhill Champs
The KZNMTB Provincial Enduro and DHI Championships presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles take place at the world-renowned Cascades MTB Park on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July. Although many riders choose to ride one or the other, some daredevils enjoy braving both disciplines over two days. 2015 Elite Men’s Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be back […]
Fourie and Odendaal fastest at Sappi Karkloof enduro
Enduro mountain biking competitors took to Karkloof’s renowned trails on Saturday, getting the 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival underway with a bang and setting the tone for Sunday’s second day. Saturday afternoon’s STIHL Karkloof Enduro was a dry, dusty affair but the change in course location and fresh trails worked a treat as Tiaan […]
Philogene and Fourie claim downhill spoils at SA Cup 2
The second round of the KZNMTB Provincial DOWNHILL Series – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles doubled up as the second round of the 2016 South African DHI Cup Series and Giba Gorge MTB Park pulled out all the stops to create a scintillating venue for downhillers from all over the country as the South African […]
Thies and Fourie encourage more women to Downhill
As the cooler autumn months creep closer, riders from around the country will still be able to soak up the sunshine on offer from the warm province of KwaZulu-Natal at the second round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial DHI (which doubles as the South African DHI Cup Series) and Enduro Series – presented by Greg […]
Odendaal & Fourie crowned KZN Downhill Champs
KwaZulu-Natal’s top mountain bikers brought their A-game as Tiaan Odendaal and Kathryn Fourie descended the mountain in the quickest times in the men and women’s races to claim top honours at the 2015 KZN Provincial Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg today, 7 June. Despite the cold […]