New faces in Red Jersey
The red Absa African special jerseys changed shoulders for the first time in the 2015 Absa Cape Epic on Wednesday when Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (RED-E Blend) put in their second compelling performance in two days. Philip Buys of Scott Factory Racing chases during stage 3 of the 2015 Absa Cape Epic. // Photo […]
Big names line up for Aramex songo.info Champions Race
Current World Champions, former World Champions, Olympic medalists and national champions will line up for the 2015 Aramex songo.info Champions Race on Wednesday in Kayamandi. his year will be the fourth Champions Race. With all the riders already in town for the Absa Cape Epic, they also signed up for this exciting race. The first […]
Buys, Neethling take top honours at XCO opening round in PE
Over 140 competitors took to the hot and dry conditions at the opening round of the Stihl 2015 SA National XCO Cup Series, which took place in the Baakens Valley in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 28 February, with Philip Buys (Scott Factory Racing powered by LCB) and Candice Neethling (Pam Golding/Freewheel Cycology/Specialized) taking the victories […]
Video: Scott Factory Racing seeking Epic podium finish
In 2014 Philip Buys thrilled South African audiences buy winning two stages of the Absa Cape Epic with the then Cross Country World Champion Nino Schurter. On the final stage the South African/Swiss combination worked to help their Scott Factory Racing teammates Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns take the much sought-after win of the Grand […]
Olympian Buys heads up new South African MTB Team
London Olympian, Philip Buys, widely regarded as South Africa’s most complete mountain bike racer, will lead a new 14-rider mountain bike racing team into 2015 – and beyond. SCOTT Factory Racing powered by LCB will focus primarily on the Olympic Cross-Country (XCO) discipline with World Championships and Olympic Games success as its long-term goal. Scott […]
Buys, Beukes sprint to Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek stage win
South Africa’s Yellow Jersey wearers, Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (SCOTT Factory Racing) claimed a second consecutive stage win when they outsprinted a small lead group on Stage 3 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race on Wednesday. Stage 3 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek came down to a sprint […]
Beukes, Buys grab queen stage, lead at Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek
South Africans Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes (SCOTT Factory Racing) showed impressive climbing ability when they won the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek’s Queen Stage and moved into the overall lead on Tuesday. Matthys Beukes (left) and Philip Buys reach the summit of the Swartberg Pass first to claim R125 000 pay cheque and the overall […]
Du Plessis and Olivier take the titles at second DualX event
Mountain biking olympian Philip Buys (Scott) nearly caused a major upset when he took part in his first ever multi sport event at the Momentum Health OatWell DualX Powered by PeptoPro. The second event in the new offroad duathlon series took place at Hakahana Trails near Hartebeespoort dam. It was pre race favourite Brand du […]
Buys, Vale, and Brown claim fourth and final XCO and DHI Nationals, PE
Philip Buys (Scott Sports SA), Cherie Vale (Paarl Media) and Gregg Brown (Team Jeep) claimed the fourth and final round of the Elite cross-country and downhill races in the 2014 Southern African Mountain Bike Cup Series, which took place at Hayterdale Trails near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, at the weekend. The Elite men had to […]
Preview: 2014 Absa Cape Epic
The much-anticipated 2014 Absa Cape Epic begins with a 23km prologue on Sunday and several teams will be hoping to fire the first shot in what promises to be a huge battle among the world’s top riders. Jaroslav Kulhavy and Christoph Sauser make their way through the Meerendal Manor House during the Prologue of the […]
Buys nails XCO victory for top UCI race points on home soil
Philip Buys (Scott Sports) conquered the heat and the course changes at the hot and humid Cascades MTB Park to secure victory and a valuable 60 UCI points in the opening round of the Southern African MTB Cup Series in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. Philip Buys (Scott Sports) Brendon Davids (Trek South Africa) Rourke Croeser (Kargo […]
Nino Shurter and Philip Buys to partner up for Absa Cape Epic
Newly formed Swiss / South African duo Nino Schurter (27) and Philip Buys (24) will participate in this year’s Absa Cape Epic, which takes place from 23 to 30 March, for the first time as team Scott-Odlo Racing. The dramatic new route of the event, now in its eleventh year, will be as challenging as […]