Four! Here comes the new dormakaba SA team
Two of South Africa’s most gifted mountain bikers, Carmen Buchacher and Samantha Sanders, will in 2018 ride in the Team dormakaba SA jersey. They will join the current squad members, Nico Pfitzenmaier and Candice Lill, to form a formidable dormakaba team. Team dormakaba SA (left to right): Candice Lill, Samantha Sanders, Carmen Buchacher, and Nico […]
Pfitzenmaier to challenge the Masters Marathon Champs in PMB
Cape Town’s endurance athlete Nico Pfitzenmaier will be making the trek to Pietermaritzburg this weekend to compete in the 2016 SA MTB Marathon Championships for the 30-and-over age categories at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 1 May. The Masters’ event forms part of the second annual PMB MTB Festival, where a host of other cycling […]
Nico Pfitzenmaier and DORMA SA
DORMA South Africa has once again renewed their sponsorship contract with former Masters XC World Champion, Nico Pfitzenmaier, as he continues to epitomize the DORMA brand. Nico was born in Germany, but resides in Cape Town and represents South Africa in all international competitions. Regarded as one of the best technical riders in the South […]
Pfitzenmaier and De Groot take solo victories in Knysna
Nico Pfitzenmaier and Robyn de Groot demonstrated their technical skills on the wet and slippery trails through the Harkerville forest on Monday en route to the overall solo titles in the three-day RECM Knysna 200. Solo race winner Nico Pfitzenmaier (left) chases Dylan Rebello on day three of the RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike race […]
Knysna’s Rebello bests Pfitzenmaier on home soil
Former junior African cross-country champion Dylan Rebello showed his continental class on his home trails as he raced to victory in the second stage of the RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike race on Sunday. The 20-year-old local’s stage win was a triumph of youth over experience as he outsprinted solo category overall leader Nico Pfitzenmaier, […]
Pfitzenmaier sets early pace in Knysna
An on-song Nico Pfitzenmaier powered his way through the muddy trails of the Fisantehoek forest to win the solo category on the opening stage of the RECM Knysna 200 mountain bike race on Saturday. Nico Pfitzenmaier (Dorma) powered his way through the muddy trails of the Fisantehoek forest to win the solo category on the […]
Defending champion ready for FNB Magalies Monster
In 2014 well-known German mountain biker/triathlete Nico Pfitzenmaier conquered the FNB Magalies Monster MTB Classic presented by ISUZU on his first attempt in an awe-inspiring time of 03 hours 38 minutes 25 seconds, over 7 minutes ahead of his closest rival. Pitzenmaier’s title defence on Saturday, 23 May 2015 is however bound to be more […]
The gauntlet has been thrown at the FNB W2W MTB Race
With so many top teams taking on the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race it is practically impossible to decide on a favorite. The last of the three events to take place in November, the FNB W2W MTB Race will start at Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 07 November 2014 and […]
Pfitzenmaier, Groustra take emphatic Knysna win
Nico Pfitzenmaier and Renay Groustra powered to a third consecutive stage win to claim an emphatic victory in the RECM Knysna 200 on the Garden Route on Sunday. Women’s solo category winner Anriette Schoeman of Africa Silks-Bestmed (left) chases Merrell rider Andrea von Holdt, who won the mixed race with Graeme van der Nest, at […]
Pfitzenmaier and Groustra take muddy Knysna win
World cross-country masters champion Nico Pfitzenmaier and teammate Renay Groustra outclassed the competition to take a mud-splattered victory on the opening stage of the RECM Knysna 200 in the Garden Route town on Friday. Mountain bikers Renay Groustra and Nico Pfitzenmaier powered to victory in the first stage of the RECM Knysna 200 on Friday […]
Groustra and Pfitzenmaier on song for Knysna 200
Reigning Wines2Whales champions Renay Groustra and Nico Pfitzenmaier will be looking to add the RECM Knysna 200 title to their list of successes when the three-day mountain bike race starts on the Garden Route next Friday (June 6). Reigning Wines2Whales champions Renay Groustra (left) and Nico Pfitzenmaier will be looking to add the RECM Knysna […]
Pfitzenmaier and King claim FNB Magalies Monster MTB Victories
The ATKV Buffelspoort (North West Province) was teaming with activity on Saturday, 24 May 2014 when a record field of just over 1600 mountain bike enthusiasts towed the line to take on the much revered 2014 FNB Magalies Monster Mountain Bike (MTB) Classic presented by ISUZU. Both the men’s and women’s 80km races were won […]