Bell, Glover close out Trailseeker Series with victories
Nico Bell and Monica Glover closed out the final round of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Mountain Bike Series with victories in the 68km men and women’s marathon distances at Cullinan, near Pretoria at the weekend. The elite men setting off on the marathon at the weekend in Cullinan. Photo Credit: www.zcmc.co.za Much-needed rain in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bell, Sanders convincing winners at Trailseeker Hazeldean
Mpumalanga-based mountain bikers, Nico Bell and Samantha Sanders, raced to convincing wins in the men and women’s categories respectively at the Nissan TrailSeeker Hazeldean Marathon outside Pretoria at the weekend. 3200 riders participated over four distance options at the event, which was Round 2 of the 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Series, the most popular marathon […]
Combrinck and Bell seek ‘2c’ double at KAP sani2c
Following their impressive victory at the recent nine-day long Old Mutual joBerg2c, the pair of Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell have added their names to the already formidable list of elite men’s contenders as they look to do the double at the upcoming KAP sani2c which takes place between Glencairn Farm in the Southern Drakensberg […]
Combrinck first three-time joBerg2c champ
Nelspruit’s Gawie Combrinck became the first three-time winner of the 900km Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race after placing second alongside teammate Nico Bell on the final stage of 84km between Highflats and Scottburgh in KwaZulu-Natal today. Johann Rabie and HB Kruger of Telkom won the stage – their fourth in total – when they […]
Bell, Combrinck take control of joBerg2c
Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck took a major step towards sealing the Old Mutual joBerg2c title with another impressive display on the penultimate stage between Ixopo and Highflats in KwaZulu-Natal today. Gawie Combrinck (front) and Nico Bell of NAD Pro lead the eighth stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c. Photo: Full Stop Communications The […]
Combrinck and Bell race into joBerg2c lead
Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell won the all-new sixth stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c in emphatic fashion to become the new overall leaders today. The NAD Pro duo looked in imperious form as they left their major rivals in the dust on the daunting 98km ride in the Southern Drakensberg between Nottingham Road […]
Combrinck, Bell bounce back at joBerg2c
After losing time yesterday, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell bounced back to win the fifth stage of the Old Mutual joBerg2c at Nottingham Road in KwaZulu-Natal today. The NAD Pro pair won the 122km stage between Emseni, outside Winterton, and Nottingham Road in 3:54:34. They were followed by Telkom’s Johann Rabie and HB Kruger in […]
Combrinck and Bell’s aggression rewarded at joBerg2c
After forcing the pace towards the end, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell were rewarded with the stage victory on the third day of the 900km Old Mutual joBerg2c at Sterkfontein Dam outside Harrismith today. NAD Pro’s Nico Bell (left) and Gawie Combrinck (second from right) win the third stage of the 2016 Old Mutual joBerg2c […]
South Africans on course for Absa Cape Epic
All through the week at the 2016 Absa Cape Epic Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (USN Purefit) have been measured and composed on their bikes. Despite suffering minor mechanicals on almost every stage, the pair has carved out an impressive lead in the race for the red Absa African special jersey. Darren Lill and Waylon […]
Hunt for Absa African red jersey not over
Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell (NAD Pro MTB) made inroads into USN Purefit’s Absa African special jersey lead when Darren Lill suffered a costly mechanical on Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic. Team Spur’s James Reid is riding as an Outcast after teammate Gert Heyns withdrew with illness during Stage 1, and now Team […]