Robyn de Groot Takes Bronze at Marathon World Champs
Team dormakaba cyclist Robyn de Groot placed third in the elite women’s race at the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships held in Grächen, Switzerland last Sunday, this being her best ever finish at World Championships and the first medal for South Africa at the championships. She finished just two minutes 40 seconds behind winner […]
Highlights: De Groot and Heyns claim SA Champ titles on muddy Grabouw trails
The magnificent valley of Grabouw needs no introduction. Mountain bikers travel from all over the country to add this renowned trail to their bucket list. Advendurance and race director Francois Theron made sure this year’s event is going to be momentous. Oak Valley is filled with breath-taking views of vineyards, fruit orchards and panoramic mountainscapes. […]
Spitz and De Groot hungry for the Epic win
One of the enduring images of the 2017 Absa Cape Epic, was Sabine Spitz crossing the line with a stick and tape holding her broken handlebars together. Sabine Spitz leading teammate Robyn de Groot. Photo credit: Marc Sampson. Absa Cape Epic. Sportzpics. The German star crashed hard 15km from the end of Stage 6, snapping […]
Spur/Red-E Reign Supreme on the #SwartbergShowdown
The Queen Stage of the 2017 Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, saw the Team Spur/Red-E combination to Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers distance NAD Pro MTB in the final meters to claim a potentially decisive stage win. The sixth stage of the race, on Friday the 20th of October, featured a mammoth […]
Team Spur/Red-E three-peat at the Cape Pioneer Trek
The Team Spur/Red-E combination of Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers sprinted to victory on stage three of the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen, on Tuesday, the 17th of October. Their female compatriots were not able to match their winning streak, however, as Team Ascendis Health raced to their first stage win of […]
Team announcement for MTB Marathon World Champs
Cycling South Africa’s Mountain Bike Commission has great pleasure in announcing that the following riders have been selected to represent South Africa at the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Singen, Germany, from 24-25 June. The riders have been selected in line with the 2017 CSA-MTB Selection Criteria. Elite Men:Nico BellMax KnoxPhilip BuysSithembiso […]
Five out of five for De Groot, Bell takes first title at MTB Marathon Champs
Marathon enthusiasts endured extreme race conditions in the Pietermaritzburg autumn sun at the 2017 SA MTB Marathon Championship at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 21 May. NAD’s Nico Bell and Ascendis Health’s Robyn De Groot took the Elite Men and Women’s victories respectively on the day. Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) made her five out […]
De Groot & Strauss strike up potent sani2c partnership
An experienced marathon specialist and a young cross country star may seem to be a strange combination to challenge for women’s title at the 13th edition of the KAP sani2c, but Robyn de Groot believes her partnership with Mariske Strauss has the makings of a winning team for the May 11-13 showdown from Himeville to […]
De Groot Crowned the Queen of Clarens
South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot, was crowned the queen of Clarens when she won both stages and the overall title at Round 3 of the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series at Clarens in the Eastern Free State at the weekend. Vera Adrian Leads Candice Lill and Robyn de Groot up the slick rock […]
Top riders announced for the Thirsti Extreme
The Thirsti Extreme is ‘new’ to the 2017 events calendar, and already seems to be creating quite a bit of excitement in mountain biking circles. The event has attracted the likes of Max Knox and Robyn de Groot, Team Ascendis Health add to the mix Erik Kleinhans, Gordon Gilbert, Jeannie & Martin Dreyer, Julian Jessop, […]
Who to Watch: 2017 Absa Cape Epic
The 2017 Absa Cape Epic sports the strongest men’s field in the 14-year history of the race, with up to six teams aiming for the top step of the podium. Several years of a special focus on the women’s race has born fruit in recent editions: the standard of the field has steadily got stronger […]
De Groot triumphs in tight Sabie tussle
South African marathon champion, Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) won a tight tussle with Amy Beth McDougall (Valencia) to capture the overall honours in the women’s division of the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series in Sabie at the weekend. The Elite women line up on start for the first stage of the new two-day format […]