Red hot racing for Absa African special jersey
Little more than two minutes separate the top three South African teams after Tuesday’s windswept Stage 2 of the Absa Cape Epic. Waylon Woolcock and Darren Lill of RED-E Blend. // Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS. RED-E Blend’s Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock, managed to put a poor Stage 1 behind them and were first […]
USN backs young South African stars for Cape Epic
South African Elite Cross-country mountain bike champion, Rourke Croeser, and his teammate, Travis Walker, have been given a boost ahead of the 2015 ABSA Cape Epic with the announcement that leading sports supplement brand, USN, will be backing their quest to be the top African team. The Cape Epic starts in Cape Town on Sunday […]
A Glimpse Into The Future: Rourke Croeser and Travis Walker
Absa Cape Epic fans will get a glimpse of the future when two of South Africa’s rising stars take on the rugged eight-day stage race in 2015. Rourke Croeser and Travis Walker are both 23-years-old – an age when mountain bikers tend to be better at the shorter disciplines. They have though shown good form […]
Wines2Whales a Kargo farewell for Croeser
Rourke Croeser is determined to make his final effort in Kargo Pro MTB colours a victorious one when he and team mate Travis Walker tackle the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales mountain bike stage race in the Western Cape from 7-9 November. Rourke Croeser and Travis Walker’s participation in the FNB Wines2Whales will signal the end of […]
The gauntlet has been thrown at the FNB W2W MTB Race
With so many top teams taking on the 2014 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race it is practically impossible to decide on a favorite. The last of the three events to take place in November, the FNB W2W MTB Race will start at Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 07 November 2014 and […]
3 Towers good prep before Kargo’s Cape Pioneer Trek
With the international cross country mountain biking calendar having come to a close, Kargo Pro MTB have their eye firmly on a sound performance at the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek stage race which takes place in the Western Cape from Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 October. Rourke Croeser and Kargo Pro MTB teammate Travis Walker […]
Fresh challenges await Kargo Pro MTB
With the 2014 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships a thing of the past, Kargo Pro MTB Team members are back on home soil and looking forward to the upcoming opportunity this weekend’s racing presents to showcase their talents on the local mountain biking scene once more. Rourke Croeser will partner Kargo Pro MTB teammate […]
Sweet Illovo Eston title defense for Croeser & Dreyer
The 2014 60km Illovo Marathon, the feature race of the Illovo Eston MTB Challenge, ended in a dramatic three-way sprint finish for the second year running which defending champ Rourke Croeser clinched again while a brave effort by a sick yet determined Jeannie Dreyer saw her retain her women’s title as well. Kargo Pro MTB […]
Rourke Croeser claims national Cross-country Championship title at Thaba Trails, Gauteng
Rourke Croeser (Kargo Pro MTB Team) raced in an epic duel with James Reid (Trek South Africa) to claim the 2014 South African Cross-country National Championship Elite men’s title in a time of 1 hour 32 minutes and 29 seconds at Thaba Trails in Gauteng today. Rourke Croeser (Kargo Pro MTB Team) claims victory and […]
Croeser claims maiden Karkloof crown as Neethling cruises to women’s title
Kargo Pro MTB Team star Rourke Croeser produced the strongest display at the 2014 Sappi Karkloof Classic as he held off the rest of the field to claim his maiden victory in the 60km marathon event with Time Freight VELOLife’s Candice Neethling cruising to a comfortable win in the ladies race at the Karkloof Country […]
PMB World Cup: Found in the pits – Momsen, Cannondale, Trek and Emily Batty
It’s the final day of the UCI MTB World Cup here in Pietermaritzburg and we’re scouting the pits for more gear. Most of the elites are still hiding from the sun and heat, but we’ve caught a few snaps of some XCO machines. Marco Fontana’s Cannondale Flash getting sorted for the afternoon Schwalbe Racing Ralphs […]
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 […]