Fierce racing in Masters, Grandmasters and Mixed Categories at Cape Epic
In 2014 the top Masters category team of former Olympic gold medallist Bart Brentjens and Abraao Azevedo finished an incredible 14th overall. Both partners in this category have to be over 40 and the Dutch/Brazilian pairing saw off many top riders nearly half their ages. Perhaps even more astonishing was the performance of the top […]
Stenerhag and Sim snag inaugural Paarl MTB Classic
Swedish marathon champion Jennie Stenerhag and cross-country specialist Robert Sim took the honours in the inaugural Bestmed Paarl MTB Classic, presented by the City of Drakenstein, in the Cape Winelands on Sunday. Swedish marathon champion Jennie Stenerhag (right), pictured here with Robyn de Groot at this year’s sani2c, was the women’s race winner at the […]
Europeans turn up the heat in men’s Masters cross country
The Netherlands and Sweden scooped new world champions in the morning session of the second days racing at the UCI MTB Masters World Championships, before local riders bounced back to take four of the eight titles up for grabs in the downhill discipline. Tommy Olsson of Sweden was unchallenged throughout his victory performance in the […]