Video: Old Mutual joBerg2C 2017 Day 2 Highlights
The first racing day of the 2017 edition of the Old Mutual joBerg2c. Watch the big guns power through the 93kms and then enjoy the trip with the rest of the field. Old Mutual joBerg2c 2017 Day 2 Pictures Another great day through the lens of Em Gatland on the 2017 edition of the Old […]
Ride report: Old Mutual joBerg2c stage 2
Day 2 of the Old Mutual joBerg2c took us from Frankfort to Reitz via a 93 kilometre route. As predicted, early morning conditions in Frankfort were icy. I stayed in my pyjamas, and downed coffee until the last minute to keep warm, before heaving my bag to luggage truck. The Wilge River was once again […]
Racing underway at 2017 Old Mutual joBerg2c
On day 2 of the Old Mutual joBerg2c, the first day of racing at the event, Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys (PYGA Euro Steel) struggled with a mechanical early on, giving the advantage to NAD Pro MTB’s Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck. The NAD Pro MTB pair were able to take the stage two-and-a-half minutes […]
Video: Old Mutual joBerg2C 2017 Day 1 Highlights
Day 1 of the 2017 edition of the Old Mutual joBerg2c. A great day in the saddle, 120kms from Karan Beef to Frankfort, enjoy the daily highlights. Old Mutual joBerg2C 2017 Day 1 Highlights Old Mutual joBerg2c 2017 Day 1 Images Watch and enjoy Em Gatland’s amazing images from day 1 of the 2017 Old […]
Ride report: Old Mutual joBerg2c Day 1
The Old Mutual joBerg2C covers 900 kilometres over nine days from Heidelberg, just outside Johannesburg to Scottburgh on the KZN coast. It’s going to be an incredible journey. Riders en route. Photo credit: Em GatlandDay 1 saw us assemble at Karan Beef, Heidelberg, in crispy cool conditions. Hopefully the trickiest part of this adventure will […]
Riders coast on neutral first day of Old Mutual joBerg2c
The first day of joBerg2c, a 114km journey from Heidelberg to Frankfort, doesn’t count at all, with every rider getting the same time on the neutral stage 1. The 2017 Old Mutual joBerg started in perfect conditions outside Heidelberg on Friday 21 April. 820 riders cycled the 114km to Frankfort. Photo credit: Em Gatland But […]
Gearing up for joBerg2c: The elites to watch
With nine days of riding through wonderfully varied terrain, the Old Mutual joBerg2c can easily lay claim to being one of the most spectacular MTB stage races in South Africa. With top riders in attendance this year, the racing should be special too. PYGA Euro Steel teammates Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes were the best […]
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 […]
Battling at the back of the pack at Old Mutual joBerg2c
Every rider is a winner when they finish a day at the Old Mutual joBerg2c. But someone still crosses the line last. Every man for himself is not something you’ll hear often at the Old Mutual joBerg2c. In fact, it’s very much the opposite at the country’s longest MTB stage race, where the race organisers […]
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 […]
Rabie and Kruger fight back at joBerg2c
After losing the overall lead on a dramatic day yesterday, Johann Rabie and HB Kruger fought back to win the seventh stage of the Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race at Mackenzie Club outside Ixopo today. The Telkom pair finished the 82km ride from Glencairn on the Sani Pass road in 3:03:06 (26:01:22) to claim […]