Kevin Evans accepts doping charge
Cycling South Africa reports that the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) has charged mountain bike cyclist, Kevin Evans with doping after identifying serious irregularities in his Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) – a profile of the athlete’s blood parameters. Photo credit: Dave Macleod/ Gameplan Media Mr. Evans accepted the charge of doping and did not […]
Kevin Evans & Pieter Seyffert triumph in PwC Great Zuurberg Trek
Kevin Evans sealed what could be one of the last wins of his professional career when he and teammate Pieter Seyffert claimed the overall victory in the second edition of the PwC Great Zuurberg Trek mountain bike race near Port Elizabeth on Sunday. Kevin Evans (front) leads the pack on the final climb up Zuurberg […]
Wolhuter, Hill sprint to stage victory at Zuurberg
Chris Wolhuter and Andrew Hill took one back from overnight leaders Kevin Evans and Pieter Seyffert as they sprinted to the stage win on day two of the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek near Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Chris Wolhuter (left) and Andrew Hill (second from left) outsprint Kevin Evans and Pieter Seyffert (far right) […]
Evans, Seyffert draw first blood at Zuurberg
Kevin Evans and Pieter Seyffert drew first blood on the opening stage of the three-day PwC Great Zuurberg Trek near Addo, just outside Port Elizabeth, on Friday. Evans and Seyffert powered away from defending champion Andrew Hill and teammate Chris Wolhuter on the historic Zuurberg Pass to open up more than a minute’s lead in […]
Low-key prep for Evans’ final SA Champs foray
With the curtain coming down on a glittering career, South Africa’s most decorated mountain biker Kevin Evans has taken a more subdued approach in preparation for the upcoming Ashburton Investments National MTB Series Van Gaalen, which doubles up as the 2015 South African Mountain Bike Marathon Championships powered by Stihl on 6 June in the […]
Kevin Evans announces retirement from professional cycling
Kevin Evans, one of South Africa’s most successful cyclists, has announced that he will be hanging up his racing wheels in September 2015. The 2015 Karoo2Coast marathon, which finishes in Knysna, close to Evans’ Plettenberg Bay home, will be the race that concludes an illustrious 12-year professional career. Evans will celebrate his 37th birthday next […]
Knox & Evans back for Nedbank sani2c title defence
With little over six weeks to go until the starter’s gun fires and sends participants of the 2015 Nedbank sani2c on their way, defending champions Kevin Evans and Max Knox have confirmed they will be back again in an attempt to retain their title. The eleventh edition of the hugely popular three day mountain biking […]
Evans seeks the perfect 10 with Knox at Cape Epic
The 2015 ABSA Cape Epic will be the 11th one that Kevin Evans starts. He’s hoping it’s going to be the 10th one he finishes. He’s also hoping he finishes it with a few podium visits and a smile because it could be his final edition as a professional racer. Kevin Evans is aiming for […]
Cape Epic boost for Knox, Evans after Garden Route 300 win
With two weeks to go to the start of the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic, Kevin Evans and Max Knox (Biogen-Volcan) grabbed a confidence-boosting victory at the Garden Route 300 three-day stage race in the Knysna region of South Africa’s Western Cape province at the weekend. Max Knox (left) and Kevin Evans of Team Biogen-Volcan in […]
GR300 Day 3 race wrap
The 3rd leg of the GR300 got off to a gorgeous sunlit start from the Quay Four race village on Thesen Islands Harbour Town, with cyclists barely showing signs of having had two demanding days of hard core riding behind them. Today’s 85km route offered fast tracks, combined with some punishing climbs, which always manages […]
Knox, Evans to settle unfinished Cape Epic business
Former South African marathon champions Max Knox and Kevin Evans will renew their stage racing partnership at next month’s ABSA Cape Epic as Team Biogen-Volcan. But they’re not going to the world’s most prestigious mountain bike stage race to make up the numbers; they’re aiming for podium places. Evans is no stranger to the Cape […]
Kevin Evans and Max Knox partner to tackle Epic for second time
The 2015 edition of the race takes place from 15 to 22 March, and will once again take 1 200 riders through some of the Western Cape’s most unspoilt territory. The Untamed African stage race begins with a prologue on Table Mountain, starting from the University of Cape Town, and finishes eight days later at […]