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, Kleinhans crowned king and queen of Sabie
Max Knox (Biogen-Volcan) and Ariane Kleinhans (RECM) raced to dominant victories at Round 2 of the Ashburton Investments National Mountain Bike Series in Sabie, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province on Saturday. Knox, the 2009 champion, forced the pace from the first major climb and then led most of the way to claim the men’s 115km […]
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 […]
Overall leaders hang on despite spills at sani2c
Kevin Evans and Max Knox won a suspense-filled second stage to hang onto their overnight lead at the Nedbank sani2c, which rolled out from Ixopo to Highflats in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. Overnight leaders Kevin Evans (left) and Max Knox of FedGroup-Itec took their second stage win on day two of the three-day Nedbank sani2c mountain […]
Knox and Evans fire opening salvo at sani2c
Former champions Kevin Evans and Max Knox fired the opening salvo of the 10th annual Nedbank sani2c to take the first stage of the three-day mountain bike race in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Multiple former winners Max Knox (left) and Kevin Evans, of FedGroup-Itec Knox and Evans (FedGroup-Itec) led from the start of the 82km stage […]
(Update) Absa Cape Epic: Evans and Knox penalised for unfair advantage
The race for the Absa African jersey took a dramatic turn Thursday when Kevin Evans and Max Knox (FedGroup Itec) were given a one-hour penalty for taking an illegal shortcut. They had been leading the race for the special jersey – for the first all-African team in the Absa Cape Epic – after Thursday’s 88km […]
FedGroup Itec signs Knox
The FedGroup Itec professional mountain bike racing team announced on Monday the signing of Max Knox, one of South Africa’s most accomplished marathon mountain bike racers. Max Knox has been signed to the FedGroup Itec team and will join Kevin Evans in the team’s quest for a place on the overall podium at the 2014 […]
Bell and Knox set to battle for MTB Series title at MTN Hilton Dirt Fest
“Nico Bell has the ability to become the overall winner of the MTN mountain-bike ultra-series. He is one of South Africa’s most underrated mountain bikers.” Nico Bell claiming victory at MTN Rooiberg Photo: Zoon Cronje These prophetic words were spoken by Max Knox (EAI Solutions/Specialized) earlier this season. One cannot help but wonder if Knox […]
Knox the man to beat at MTN Rooiberg this weekend
Max Knox (EAI Solutions/Specialized) is the man to beat this weekend. This will be the challenge that every pro-elite rider, who has aspirations of winning the MTN ultra-series overall, will have to face when he lines up for the start of the MTN Rooiberg ultra Marathon on Saturday (15 June). Knox has been in awesome […]