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Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival
Focus on fundamentals for second PMB MTB Fest
As January reaches the halfway mark, the team behind the second annual Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival is already full steam ahead, with preparations well underway for the event taking place at the Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg from 30 April to 2 May 2016. Event Director, Alec Lenferna says that all the planning and organisation of […]
Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival returns to Cascades in 2016
Cycling South Africa is pleased to announce that the second annual Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival will soon be making its way to Africa’s Bike City, as it hits the Cascades MTB Park from Saturday 30 April to Monday 2 May 2016. Cycling South Africa is pleased to announce that the second annual Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival will […]
RMB Change a Life MTB Zulus shine in PMB
Chocolate eggs weren’t the only cause of the sugary sweet aftertaste left in the mouths of Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB Academy this Easter after the team’s telling impression left on the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival held at Cascades MTB Park last weekend. The fast emerging outfit handled the wet and slippery conditions with […]
Haimy and Degn master PMB XCO in tricky conditions
After overnight rain, tricky conditions tested the elite men and women in the cross country races at the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival on Saturday, with Israel’s Shlomi Haimy claiming the men’s victory and Denmark’s Malene Degn racing to a dominating win in the women’s race. The 30-plus age categories and women’s elite race helped settle the […]
Bull claims maiden national title to wrap up PMB MTB Festival
Sam Bull rocketed to his first ever Nationals downhill MTB cup victory and Danish stars Sebastian Fini and Simon Andreassen captured the 20km and 50km marathon titles respectively as the successful inaugural Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival at the Cascades MTB Park drew to an end on Sunday. For Fini, who finished fourth in a superb field […]
Development stars bask in the spotlight at PMB MTB Festival
The success of KZN Cycling’s and Cycling South Africa’s development programme was on full display as development racing kicked off the three-day long Pietermaritzburg Mountain Bike Festival at the Cascades Mountain Bike Park on Friday. All districts of KwaZulu-Natal were represented, with 10 riders from each district showing off their skills. Since the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) […]
Future stars get PMB MTB Festival under way in style
The opening day of the inaugural three-day long Pietermaritzburg Mountain Bike Festival cast a spotlight on the youth, with some very successful development racing followed by the phenomenally successful Spur School Series, which drew entries from across the country, as did the Enduro, which saw some of South Africa’s leading downhill riders and cross country […]
PMB MTB Festival’s marathons clear early season cobwebs
The Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival’s brand new 50km Classic, 20km Ride and 10km Fun Ride events at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 5 April are set to kick start the world famous KwaZulu-Natal mountain biking winter season, giving riders a chance to test themselves on the course that hosted the UCI MTB Marathon World Champs last […]
Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival riches up for grabs for all
A massive prize purse of R280000 has been confirmed for the inaugural Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival that takes place at Cascades MTB Park from 3-5 April, with everyone from the country’s top cross country, downhill, marathon and enduro talent battling against the world’s best and standing a chance of walking away with a share of their […]
Development Race Day series finale for Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival
With all of the events in the Development Race Day Series now complete, the top ten riders from each district will compete head-to-head in the Grand Finale, which forms part of the cycling festivities at the Pietermaritzburg MTB Festival on Friday 3 April. Africa’s Bike City and KwaZulu-Natal’s capital is set to play host to […]