National Champ aims to claim local downhill title
South African National DHI Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be looking to claim the provincial title at the 2015 KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, taking place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6-7 June. South African National DHI Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be looking to claim the provincial title at the […]
Sappi Howick MTB receives 40km make-over
Mountain bike enthusiasts taking part in this year’s Sappi Howick MTB Race on Sunday 7 June – the oldest event on KZN MTB’s calendar – are already looking forward to trying out the all-new 40km Classic route at this year’s race. The revised course is still set to offer riders a raw and unplugged mountain […]
Provincial XCO Champs set to rock Cascades
Highly acclaimed World Championship mountain bike venue, Cascades MTB Park, is all set to host the 2015 KwaZulu-Natal MTB Championships on 30 May (XCO), and again on 6-7 June (DHI/Enduro). These Elite Men (seen in action from the KZN XCO Cup #2) will be in strong contention for the provincial title at the 2015 KZN […]
Race report: KZN MTB Downhill #1 at Karkloof
Perfect sunny South African summer conditions greeted a field of 87 Downhillers at the first round of the 2015 KZN MTB Downhill Series presented by NMI-DSM in Karkloof on the 8th February. The Karkloof venue was a new addition to the series with a fast and unforgiving track awaiting the riders. Rain in the week […]
Race report: KZN MTB Enduro #1 Karkloof
The picturesque Karkloof Valley just outside Howick near Pietermaritzburg played host to Round 1 of the 2015 KZN MTB Enduro Series presented by NMI-DSM. The riders were greeted by beautiful sunny conditions, but very variable track conditions following some heavy evening rains leading up to the event. Karkloof MTB Club and Sappi Forestry had their […]