Hansgrohe-Cadence OMX: Two champions, one epic race
OMX’s two Elite female riders are pairing up to take on one of the biggest races in the World, the Absa Cape Epic. British National Champion, Annie Last, and South African National Champion, Mariske Strauss, will race eight days through South Africa’s stunning Western Cape in a bid for podium places, UCI points, and a […]
Video: Contego Segment Hunter #5: Aap D’Huez
In episode 5, Mariske Strauss is out to claim the Queen of the Mountain from Ila Stow on the Aap d’Huez climb at Welvanpas trails. https://www.strava.com/segments/9765064 Behind the scenes making Contego Segment Hunter Episode 5: How do I ride this segment? Aap d’Huez is part of the black route at the Welvanpas trails just outside […]
Bell, Combrinck triumph in dramatic Cape Pioneer Trek finale
The final stage of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race took place on Saturday. Fittingly, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell won the short 57km leg from Chandelier Game Reserve to Oudtshoorn, sealing overall victory in the process. But there were major upsets behind them as the final podium was given a late […]
Another Cape Pioneer Trek twist as Kleinhans, Beers win again
The penultimate day of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province added another twist to the 2016 tale with the rugged terrain delivering more tyre challenges that led to a shift in the overall podium positions with one day remaining. Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers powered to […]
Kleinhans and Beers turn up heat as Cape Pioneer Trek hits the Karoo
South Africans Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers turned up the heat even further on Thursday to win Stage 4 of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race; as overall leaders, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell, lost a chunk of their advantage when they endured mechanical problems. Encounters with wildlife continued as the Cape […]
Kleinhans and Beers bounce back to shake up Cape Pioneer Trek
After winning on Sunday and then almost pulling out on Monday, Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers bounced back in spectacular fashion on Wednesday to win Stage 3 of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in George, South Africa, shaking up the overall title race in the process. Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers […]
Estonians win drama-filled Cape Pioneer Trek stage
Estonians Peeter Pruus and Peeter Tarvis triumphed on a drama-filled day to win Stage 2 and close in on the overall lead of the Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in George, South Africa on Tuesday. Estonians Peeter Pruus and Peeter Tarvis captured the stage win and closed the gap on the overall […]
Bell, Combrinck rip Cape Pioneer Trek field apart to take lead
Off the bike, Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck are soft-spoken and humble. But on Monday, on the bike, there was no place for diplomacy as they ripped the field apart with an aggressive Stage 1 victory that gave them the overall lead on Day 2 of the 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage […]
Kleinhans, Beers power into early Cape Pioneer Trek lead
Late entrants Erik Kleinhans and Matt Beers were rewarded for their spontaneity when they won the opening stage of the 2016 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race in Mossel Bay, South Africa on Sunday. Erik Kleinhans tackles a singletrack descent behind teammate, Matt Beers on their way to winning the prologue stage of […]
Strauss dominates Elite Women’s Cross-country Championships
The Western Cape’s Mariske Strauss (Novus OMX Pro Team) put in a dominant performance to claim the 2016 South African Cross-country National Championship title in the Pro-elite Women’s category at the STIHL 2016 South African National Mountain bike Championships at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 16 July. Strauss crossed the finish line in […]
Course Preview: SA MTB Champs XCO
Straight off the plane from the Lenzerheide World Cup, Mariske Strauss and Cherie Redecker of OMX Pro Bike Team have been hard at work training on the SA National MTB Champs XCO track at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. Watch as Mariske and Cherie give us a guided tour of the National Championship course. The […]
Reid and Strauss lead from the gun at final local Olympic qualifier
James Reid (Team Spur) and Mariske Strauss (Novus OMX Pro Team) displayed their athletic dominance amidst perfect weather conditions and energised crowds when they raced against some of the country’s top mountain bike enthusiasts at Settlers Park Nature Reserve in the fourth round of the Stihl 2016 SA XCO Cup Series in Port Elizabeth on […]