Tag

Stellenbosch World Cup

Events

Cat and mouse battle unfolds in Stellenbosch among Elite Ladies

Annika Langvad shook off the pressure she had put on herself ahead of the opening leg of the UCI Mercedes-Benz MTB World Cup in Stellenbosch on Saturday, to win after a dramatic and tense battle with Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France. Annika Langvad elated as she hits the home stretch to her first win of […]

Events

A new champion rises from the dust at Stellenbosch World Cup

Sam Gaze realised a dream when he won the opening leg of the UCI Mercedes-Benz MTB World Cup in Stellenbosch on Saturday afternoon, beating the World Champion Nino Schurter in a breath-taking sprint finish. Photo credit: Epic World Cup / BOOGS Photography. The New Zealander fell to the ground after the finish, half in agony […]

Events

Water-wise and world-class as the World Cup Stellenbosch planning is under way

The UCI World Cup in Stellenbosch has put plans in place to ensure that the event will go ahead on 10 March 2018, with zero impact on the water supply of the drought-stricken town. Events such as the World Cup attract tourism, which is vital to the economy of the region, and while there have […]