Trailseeker Lionman lives up to its wild reputation
South African marathon champion, Max Knox and African marathon champion, Amy Beth McDougall, won the men and women’s titles respectively at the Nissan TrailSeeker Lionman mountain bike race near Bela Bela at the weekend. Knox clocked a time of 2 hours 24 minutes 16 seconds for the marathon event, which was just short of 70km. […]
Banhoek, Boschendal beckon Nissan Trailseeker season-opener
The 2016 Nissan TrailSeeker Western Cape Series kicks off in the majestic Banhoek Valley this weekend at Boschendal Wines. The Hottentots Holland mountains will welcome close to a 1000 mountain bikers eager to take to some of the highly rated trails in the region. The key to the growing popularity of these Nissan TrailSeeker Series […]
Mountain bike racing treat at Trailseeker finale
The final round of the inaugural Nissan TrailSeeker Western Cape Mountain Bike Series takes place at Meerendal on Saturday and riders are in for a treat. In addition to tackling some of the Durbanville region’s iconic trails, there’s a new switchback climb called Signal Gun that will be ridden for the first time on Saturday. […]
De Groot, Bell claim TrailSeeker series titles on a high note
In years gone by the Nissan TrailSeeker Mountain Bike Series has established itself as a breeding ground for new talent through races that aren’t too far from major centres and not too difficult for newcomers. Road cycling professionals have used the popular series successfully to transition into mountain biking. This past weekend, the finale of […]
Tense tussle anticipated at Nissan Trailseeker finale
The 2015 Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng mountain bike series is set for a tense conclusion when 3000 mountain bikers contest the final round of the five event series at Cullinan, east of Pretoria on Saturday. After four rounds, the South African champion, Gawie Combrinck (EAI Cycling) tops the points table in the men’s marathon division, but […]
Buys, Stenerhag dominate Hemel & Aarde Trailseeker race
Philip Buys and Jennie Stenerhag showed their class as internationally successful racers when they claimed dominant wins in the men and women’s races respectively at the Nissan TrailSeeker Hemel & Aarde mountain bike race in Hermanus, Western Cape at the weekend. Philip Buys riding along the edge of a dam wall with the beautiful Hermanus […]
Heaven on earth at Nissan TrailSeeker Hemel & Aarde
The third leg in the new Western Cape Nissan TrailSeeker Series will take place this weekend in the picturesque Hemel and Aarde valley near Hermanus. Directly translated as “heaven on earth” the Hemel & Aarde valley is not only a gem when it comes to the picturesque landscapes and fantastic wines in the region, the […]
Heat wave forces shortening of Nissan Trailseeker Hakahana
Unusually hot spring weather in Gauteng has led to a decision to shorten race distances at Saturday’s Nissan TrailSeeker mountain bike event at Hakahana, outside Pretoria. With temperatures reaching 35-degrees Celsius during the week and forecast to continue through the weekend, Advendurance, the organisers of the Nissan TrailSeeker Series, opted in favour of rider safety […]
Picturesque route unveiled for Grabouw Trailseeker race
Round 2 of the Nissan TrailSeeker Western Cape Mountain Bike Series takes place on Saturday in the Grabouw region on a spectacular route that’s expected to reward both skill and endurance. The 70km marathon route makes use of the abundant gradient and superb trails in the Elgin Valley, with riders skirting the Eikenhof Dam, venturing […]
De Groot wraps up Gauteng series with clean sweep of wins
South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota) wrapped up the 2014 Nissan Trailseeker mountain bike series with a fifth consecutive win in the five-event series in Irene at the weekend. The Johannesburg-based rider clocked a time of 02 hours 32 minutes 44 seconds for the 68km event, which took place in breezy, overcast […]
Buys beats the bunch to win the fifth and final Nissan TrailSeeker event
Philip Buys (Scott) kept his word on Saturday when he won the Nissan TrailSeeker Down and Dirty Marathon, the fifth and final event in the immensely popular Gauteng based Nissan TrailSeeker Series held in Centurion. Last week Buys was still in two minds on whether or not he would be racing. “My body took quite […]
Olympic gold rower nearly causes upset at Nissan TrailSeeker opener
Nico Bell (Westvaal/Bell Cycles) continued his winning streak on Saturday (25 May) by winning the Nissan TrailSeeker’s Curro Hazeldean marathon in the east of Pretoria. This was the second consecutive weekend that Bell was victorious. Last weekend he and Max Knox won the Sani2C stage race. Bell’s winning time for the 70 km race was […]