Kleinhans, Reid clinch victory at FNB W2W MTB Race
Team RECM’s Erik Kleinhans and James Reid closed their racing season off on a high note on Sunday, 08 November 2015 by claiming gold at the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Three Day Mountain Bike (MTB) Stage Race. Team RECM’s Erik Kleinhans and James Reid closed their racing season off on a high note on Sunday, 08 […]
Reid, Kleinhans secure second stage victory at FNB W2W MTB Race
Team RECM’s James Reid and Erik Kleinhans continued their winning streak at Oak Valley Wine Estate (Elgin-Grabouw) on Saturday, 07 November 2015 after completing Stage Two of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race in an impressive time of 02 hours 33 minutes 57 seconds. Starting and finishing at the picturesque Oak Valley Wine […]
RECM sponsorship of mountain biking team comes to an end
Over the past four years, RECM, the privately owned, Cape Town asset management company, has been the main sponsor to South Africa’s number one mountain bike cycling team – Team RECM. Photo: Ewald Sadie. During these years the team grew to a formidable force in the South African mounting biking community. A partnership of professional […]
Kleinhans duo wins gold at 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge
Team RECM’s power couple, Erik and Ariane Kleinhans both out-raced stiff competition in their respective fields today as they claimed top spots at the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour Mountain Bike Challenge in Stellenbosch. A line up that consisted of top local pro riders and multiple World Champion and Olympic medallist, Christoph Sauser didn’t deter […]
Reid & Kleinhans win Tankwa Trek
Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock (Red-E Blend) won the final stage of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race on Sunday, but the day’s runners-up, Erik Kleinhans and James Reid (RECM), secured the overall title after three days of fiercely competitive racing in the Kouebokkeveld region of South Africa’s Western Cape province. Red-E Blend’s […]
No love lost during Stage 2 of Tankwa Trek
It may have been Valentine’s Day, but there was no love lost among the podium contenders on Stage 2 of the DUTOIT Tankwa Trek mountain bike stage race in South Africa’s Western Cape province on Saturday. Stefan Sahm of Team Bulls, leads the front pack during the first half of Stage 2 of the DUTOIT […]
Victory for Kleinhans and Reid on first day of Tankwa Trek
Erik Kleinhans along with his teammate James Reid (RECM) dominated proceedings on day one of the third DUTOIT Tankwa Trek. Kleinhans and Reid won the stage over 83km and 1850m of vertical ascend in the Witzenberg Valley in 3 hours, 20 minutes and 21 seconds. The fast paced start by Kleinhans caught all the other […]
James Reid continues to dominate in Trans Hajar
South African Team RECM rider, James Reid, extended his lead over his nearest rival to 1 minute 48 seconds on day 2 of the newly UCI classified Trans Hajar Mountain Bike race in Oman. The stage ended with a tense sprint finish between Reid and his fellow countryman Max Knox. With only one second separating […]
Erik Kleinhans and Nico Bell tackle Epic with two goals in mind
A video clip (below) from the 2014 Absa Cape Epic shows Team RECM’s Erik Kleinhans and Nico Bell swooping down a hill, stopping alongside a stricken Frantisek Rabon and immediately setting about repairing a problem on the Specialized rider’s bike. Rabon was, of course, Christoph Sauser’s partner in 2014 and the South African pairing of […]
Top teams destined to fight it out for distinctive Absa African jersey
Three all-South African teams seem destined to fight it out for the distinctive Absa African jersey – for the first team of African riders to finish the Absa Cape Epic – but will also expect to be racing at the sharp end of the field this year. Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/SPORTZPICS Team RECM’s Erik […]
Team RECM ready to take on the 2014 Absa Cape Epic
Theo Blignaut (25) of Johannesburg and Cherise Stander (24), currently living in Stellenbosch, will be taking part in the 2014 Absa Cape Epic as team RE:CM. The legendary mountain bike stage race will take place from 23 to 30 March and will take riders through 718km and 14 850m of climbing in the Western Cape. […]
Kleinhans wins Swiss National Marathon title
South African resident Ariane Kleinhans of Team RE:CM claimed her first national mountain bike racing title when she won the Swiss women’s marathon mountain bike championships on Sunday. Team RE:CM’s Ariane Kleinhans proudly wears the Swiss national champion’s jersey following her victory on Sunday. On the left is Milena Landtwig (second) and on the right […]