Unyielding persistence pays off for Lill with deserved MTB Rooiberg win
Persistance paid off for Darren Lill (Cannondale Blend) this weekend when he pulled off the win at the 5th round of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan at Rooiberg in the Limpopo Province South Africa. Tipped by many to be a real African bush mountain bike riding experience over delivered with abundant close […]
Bell sounds warning ahead of MTB Marathon Worlds
MTN National MTB Series men’s log leader Nico Bell clinched a hard fought victory over Germany’s Karl Platt while Theresa Ralph clinched the women’s spoils in the second of two South African legs of the 2014 UCI Marathon World Series on Sunday 4 May, emphasising Bell’s strong form ahead of the UCI MTB Marathon World […]
Platt returns to world stage with MTN Clarens
Karl Platt (Team Bulls) will be competing at the fourth leg of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan that also forms part of the UCI World Marathon Series. Karl Platt on his way to victory at MTN Tulbagh earlier this year | Photo: Zoon Cronje The multiple Absa Cape Epic winning German will […]
Platt and Kleinhans tough it out to take the top honours at MTN Tulbugh
In what could be described as the final battle cry before the start of the Cape Epic Karl Platt and Ariane Kleinhans took dominating wins at the third leg of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan in Tulbagh, Western Cape announcing their intent to rivals. Image credit: Zoon Cronje/XtreMedia The race was described […]
Epic prelude at MTN Tulbagh set for strong competition
There is a storm brewing in the winelands of the Western Cape with the third leg in the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan heading down to Tulbagh. All indications are that this will be the final battle cry for some of the top marathon racers in the world that are descending on South […]
Swiss insurgents sweep victories in soaking Sabie
In another sweep victory and with Swiss precision Urs Huber (Team Bulls) and compatriot Ariane Kleinhans (Team RE:CM) stormed to victory in a soaking wet Sabie (Mpumalanga South Africa) for the first round of the UCI World Marathon Series and the second leg of the MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan. The in form […]
De Groot takes dominant win at Dullstroom
Current South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota), claimed a morale-boosting win at the opening round of the MTN National Marathon Mountain Bike Series in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga on Saturday. Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota) and Lourens Luus (RE:CM) celebrate their respective overall women and men’s category wins at the MTN Dullstroom on Saturday.Photo […]
MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan announced race dates for 2014
The MTN National MTB Series driven by Nissan has changed the face of mountain biking in South Africa. What started as a small series with a couple of hundred participants in 2002 is now the biggest national mountain bike series in the world with tens of thousands of participants. The events that formed part of […]