Ride Routes: Gravel Biking in Sabie
When Renault SA asked me to take the Triber on a micro-adventure up North, there was only one place I was headed. Mpumalanga, and the little town of Sabie. Now the area is obviously most known for MTB and Trail Running but I wanted to head back to this area that I had visited so […]
Knox dominates first National MTB Series two-day format race
South African marathon champion, Max Knox (New Holland/This Way Out) secured a dominant victory over a strong field at the inaugural two-day format race of the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series in Sabie at the weekend. The Elite Men in a tight group as they set into the fasters pace of the new two-day format […]
A sterling Sabie for Heyns
It was “a hard day out” for 22 year old Gert Heyns, but one of the most important rides for him this year. On a hot day with a star studded field it was truly a “sterling ride”, as described by race photographer Zoon Cronje. As always, the Sabie was a gruelling battle, revealing characters […]
Huber and De Groot reign supreme at Sabie
Switzerland’s Urs Huber and South Africa’s Robyn de Groot were the mountain biking king and queen of Sabie after winning the men and women’s titles respectively at Round 2 of the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series at the weekend. For Huber (Team Bulls), it was his second Sabie victory after having claimed the title there […]
Star-studded field set for Sabie Mountain Bike showdown
Angry service-delivery protests in the town of Sabie almost forced the postponement of Round 2 of the Ashburton Investments South African National MTB Series in the Mpumalanga province this weekend. But while peace has been restored in the local community, there’s likely to be little in the way of peace on the race route as […]
Protests in Sabie lead to potential postponement of Ashburton Investments National MTB Series race
The violent protests that are raging in Sabie have put the Sabie Ashburton Investments National MTB Series, one of South Africa’s most established classics on the mountain biking circuit in jeopardy. The event that is due to take place this weekend attracted some of the big stars in international and local mountain biking is now […]
Knox, Kleinhans crowned king and queen of Sabie
Max Knox (Biogen-Volcan) and Ariane Kleinhans (RECM) raced to dominant victories at Round 2 of the Ashburton Investments National Mountain Bike Series in Sabie, in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province on Saturday. Knox, the 2009 champion, forced the pace from the first major climb and then led most of the way to claim the men’s 115km […]