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Sonya Looney

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24-hour world champion Looney sets sights on Old Mutual joBerg2c

American Sonya Looney doesn’t do half measures. She is the reigning 24-hour mountain bike world champion and winner of several US national marathon titles, 100 mile (160km) events and stage races around the globe. She has mountain biked over the Himalayas, across the dunes of the Sahara Desert and through the dense jungles of Sri […]

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More prize-money in the joBerg2c mix

Organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c have announced that mixed teams will receive equal prize-money to men in the 2016 race. “Our research has shown that women prefer racing longer stage races with a male partner,” said race director Craig Wapnick He said the extra cash commitment was made possible by commercial law firm Lanham-Love […]