Prize money, quality confirmed for 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
The significant prize money purse as well as the high quality race environment at the 2014 Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek will be unaffected despite the recent decision by Bridge, the event’s title sponsor, to apply for business rescue, according to Race Director, Henco Rademeyer of Dryland Event Management, the company that owns and organises the […]
Specialized Bicycles up for grabs at FNB Wines2Whales
The Organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events together with Specialized Bicycles are excited to introduce the #MySpecializedDraw at each of the three MTB events: Adventure, Ride and Race. Men’s Specialized Camber Comp Carbon “When we first welcomed Specialized as the official bike partner of the FNB W2W MTB Events we mentioned […]
Coveted Lesotho Sky 2015 entries are open
There has been much talk about the rather ominous yet extremely well reviewed Lesotho Sky recently. After its 4th successful event just a few weeks ago, entries to the event are now open. Event director Darol Howes says “We are excited about opening entries again, it is exciting to see who comes back and which […]
Revered Tankwa Trek route gets intriguing tweaks for 2015
Ask any finisher of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race what stands out about the event and virtually every answer will include references to the race route, which is dramatic, varied, stimulating, suprising and, most importantly, rewarding. The third edition of the three-day race will take place from 13-15 February 2015 and once […]
Berg & Bush brings books to rural schools
Participants in October’s FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike race have donated almost R70 000 worth of library books and furniture to underprivileged rural schools in the Central Drakensberg. The race’s community coordinator Nicky Green said she had been surprised and touched by the response from participants, who had made voluntary donations as part of […]
Satellite Classic heads into the bush
The North-West Province’s premier seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour has taken a detour – into the bush. Organisers of the Bestmed Satellite Classic, which is presented by ASG, have added a mountain biking component to create a whole weekend of scintillating cycling on October 18 and 19. On the Saturday, the 80km […]
De Groot continues strong season with Karoo to Coast win
South African mountain bike marathon champion, Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota) continued with her impressive debut season as a full-time mountain bike racer when she won the iconic Pennypinchers Karoo-to-Coast race title in Knysna on Sunday. The 2014 Pennypinchers Karoo-to-Coast women’s podium (from left): Jennie Stenerhag (second), Robyn de Groot (first) and Cherise Stander (third). […]
Absa Cape Epic’s official technology partner, Dimension Data, to sponsor Masters category jersey
The world’s foremost mountain bike stage race announced on Friday that the Dimension Data’s role as a headline sponsor would be extended to sponsoring the jersey. The Masters category is fiercely contested and the sponsorship was immediately welcomed by legendary Dutch mountain biker Bart Brentjens, who won the Masters division in this year’s Absa Cape […]
Diepsloot MTB Academy rider to race in his home country
Tsepo Nyirenda of the Diepsloot MTB Academy (DMA) is excited to go ‘home’ to cycle. He will be competing in the Lesotho Sky MTB Stage race from 21 – 26 September 2014, thanks to Lesotho Sun. His family moved from Lesotho to South Africa in 1998 and he has been cycling with the DMA for […]
KZN race features new Drakensberg drop-off
Participants in next month’s FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike stage race can look forward to a spectacular new drop off the Drakensberg escarpment, organisers have announced. The FedGroup Berg & Bush mountain bike stage race will feature a brand-new drop off the Drakensberg escarpment when it starts near Sterkfontein Dam on October 10. // […]
De Groot and Stenerhag dominate PE-Plett
South African mountain bike marathon champion, Robyn de Groot and Sweden’s national marathon champion, Jennie Stenerhag, combined forces as team Biogen Toyota Cape Brewing Company and dominated the Isuzu Trucks PE-Plett stage race that ended on Tuesday. Biogen Toyota’s South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot, during Stage 2 of the PE-Plett where she and […]
FNB Wines2Whales welcomes TREAD Buffalo Category
The organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are pleased to welcome the TREAD Buffalo Category as an official weight division of the 2014 events. In order to qualify for the TREAD Buffalo Category teams need to boast a minimum combined weight of at least 180kg (excluding bicycles and equipment). “We are […]