Bulls charge to stage and overall Tankwa Trek victory
Germany’s Karl Platt and Switzerland’s Urs Huber closed out the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek three-day international mountain bike stage race in South Africa on Sunday with a storming performance against a strong field, winning the final stage and extending their overall victory margin in the process. Men’s team winners, Karl Platt and Urs Huber (in yellow […]
Sauser, Gaze win drama-filled Tankwa Trek queen stage
Swiss mountain bike racing legend, Christoph Sauser and his Investec-Songo-Specialized New Zealand teammate, Sam Gaze, won a drama-filled Stage 2 of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek in South Africa on Saturday. Germany’s Karl Platt (left) and Switzerland’s Urs Huber of Team Bulls 1 finished second on the stage but retained their overall lead on Stage 2 […]
Team Ascendis Health aiming for Absa Cape Epic success
In 2004 Sweden’s Jennie Stenerhag worked as a volunteer on the first ever Cape Epic. Eleven years later she was standing on the stage race’s podium, having finished second overall in the Women’s category with South African Robyn de Groot. “It is amazing to see how it has grown since the first edition in 2004. […]
Change of guard at Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge
There was a changing of the guard at the 10th edition of the Fairview Attakwas Extreme Mountain Bike Challenge in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Saturday. The German Team Bulls pair of Karl Platt and Tim Bohme decimated the field to claim a tie victory in the men’s race, while South African marathon champion, […]
International stars boost Attakwas Extreme Challenge field
The 10th Fairview Attakwas Extreme Mountain Bike Challenge kicks off the South African mountain bike racing year on Saturday and it has once again attracted a strong field of contenders for the overall men and women’s titles. Switzerland’s five-time winner and multiple Cape Epic champion, Ariane Kleinhans (Team Spur), heads up possibly the strongest ever […]
Kleinhans, Reid clinch victory at FNB W2W MTB Race
Team RECM’s Erik Kleinhans and James Reid closed their racing season off on a high note on Sunday, 08 November 2015 by claiming gold at the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Three Day Mountain Bike (MTB) Stage Race. Team RECM’s Erik Kleinhans and James Reid closed their racing season off on a high note on Sunday, 08 […]
Kleinhans, Reid claim stage one victory at FNB W2W MTB Race
The much anticipated FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race started at a blistering pace on Friday, 06 November 2015. Kicking off at the picturesque Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West), Stage One saw 1300 mountain bikers (650 teams of two) toe the line to take on the 72km route that featured a 1620m ascent. Finishing […]
De Groot, Bell claim TrailSeeker series titles on a high note
In years gone by the Nissan TrailSeeker Mountain Bike Series has established itself as a breeding ground for new talent through races that aren’t too far from major centres and not too difficult for newcomers. Road cycling professionals have used the popular series successfully to transition into mountain biking. This past weekend, the finale of […]
Knox, De Groot triumph at Dullstroom finale
Max Knox (Biogen Volcan) showed that he responds well to pressure when he won the final round and claimed the 2015 Ashburton Investments National MTB Series title in Dullstroom, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province at the weekend. South African champion, Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) claimed the women’s race title, but had to settle for […]
Kleinhans, De Groot crowned Fedhealth MTB Challenge champions
Erik Kleinhans and Robyn De Groot claimed gold at the inaugural 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate on Sunday, 06 September 2015 in respective times of 02 hours 36 minutes 41 seconds and 03 hours 35 seconds. Kleinhans in action on the day. Photo Credit: Volume Photography. “Winning close to home […]
De Groot and Kleinhans set sights on Fedhealth MTB Challenge
Prominent SA mountain bikers Robyn De Groot and Erik Kleinhans will toe the line at the inaugural 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate (Durbanville) on Sunday, 06 September 2015. Robyn De Groot in action during the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales MTB Race. Photo Credit: Jetline Action Photo. “I have yet to be […]
De Groot, Kruger claim top spots at Trailseeker Lionman
HB Kruger and Robyn de Groot claimed the men and women’s marathon titles respectively at the Lionman edition of the Gauteng Nissan TrailSeeker Mountain Bike Series at Mabalingwe at the weekend. Warm, sunny mid-winter weather greeted the 3200 participants in the event, which offered four different race distances, the 70km marathon, 40km half-marathon, a 20km […]