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Tankwa Trek: Strauss, De Villliers win stage, Süss, Stenerhag claim overall
South Africans Mariske Strauss and Yolande de Villiers won the final stage of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Sunday. But the Swiss/Swedish duo of Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag claimed the overall victory after three days of fierce racing in the rugged Kouebokkeveld region of South Africa’s Western Cape province. After […]
Huber, Platt win three in a row to retain Tankwa Trek title
Switzerland’s Urs Huber and Germany’s Karl Platt completed a clean sweep of stage wins on Sunday to retain the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen mountain bike stage race title. The Team Bulls duo were in control for the entire three-day event and won the final 89km stage in a time of 03 hours […]
Dominant Huber, Platt extend Tankwa Trek lead
Urs Huber and Karl Platt turned the screws a little tighter on Saturday’s Queen Stage when they increased their grip on the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, winning the stage and extending their overall lead. Not to be outdone, Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag did the same in the women’s category. Urs Huber […]
Platt, Huber charge to early Tankwa Trek lead
Team Bulls riders, Karl Platt and Urs Huber, charged to a dominant victory on Stage 1 of the 2017 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen on Friday, getting their title defence of the world’s most prestigious three-day mountain bike race off to the perfect start. The first women home were Sweden’s Jennie Stenerhag and […]
Platt, Huber motivated to defend Tankwa Trek Title
Germany’s Karl Platt and his Swiss teammate, Urs Huber, are motivated to defend their title at next week’s Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, but will be up against stronger opposition than last year at the world’s most prestigious three-day mountain bike stage race. Last year’s winners, Karl Platt (left) and Urs Huber, are […]
Tankwa Trek goes fully international with new sponsors & UCI status
The Tankwa Trek isn’t South Africa’s oldest three-day mountain bike stage race. Neither is it the biggest. But it is firmly on track to become the most internationally recognised, following the addition of two new sponsors and the upgrade to International Cycling Union (UCI) status. Long, steep climbs ensure that all three days of the […]
Dutoit Tankwa Trek shifts up a few gears for 2017
The DUTOIT Tankwa Trek international mountain bike stage race is expected to carry International Cycling Union (UCI) grading status in 2017 as the organisers continue to grow the stature of the event, which has fast become a calendar favourite for many of the world’s leading marathon and stage racers. Organisers, Dryland Event Management, have sent […]
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 […]
Bulls stampede on Tankwa Trek opening stage
Germany’s Karl Platt and Switzerland’s Urs Huber showed their impressive form one month ahead of the 2016 Absa Cape Epic when they charged to the stage win and overall lead on Day 1 of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek, a three-day mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Friday. Switzerland’s Urs Huber […]
Huber, Platt eye team title at Tankwa Trek
In 2014, the last time Switzerland’s Urs Huber and Germany’s Karl Platt tackled the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek three-day mountain bike stage race, they finished first and second respectively, having raced in the Solo category. But this Friday the two Team Bulls racers will begin the 2016 Tankwa Trek as a two-man team, intent on testing […]
Significant prize money boost for DUTOIT Tankwa Trek
The DUTOIT Tankwa Trek, one of South Africa’s premier three-day mountain bike stage races, will be offering a significantly increased prize purse for the 2016 edition, which takes place from 12-14 February 2016. The total prize purse for the 2015 edition was R32 500, but now stands at a significantly increased total of R226 600 […]