Odendaal and Fourie beat the wind at provincial Downhill Champs
Tiaan Odendaal and Kathryn Fourie made it a double when they claimed the fastest times of the day in the Men and Women’s classes at the 2016 KZNMTB DOWNHILL Championships – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles that was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday 3 July. Both riders had secured the ENDURO […]
Five stage Enduro challenges KZN’s best
Tiaan Odendaal, Kathryn Fourie and Cherie Redecker posted the fastest times in the Men and Women’s races respectively to claim the gold medals at the five-stage 2016 KZNMTB ENDURO Championships – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles that was held at a crispy cold Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 2 July. Local rider Tiaan […]
Odendaal, Fourie ready for Provincial Enduro and Downhill Champs
The KZNMTB Provincial Enduro and DHI Championships presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles take place at the world-renowned Cascades MTB Park on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July. Although many riders choose to ride one or the other, some daredevils enjoy braving both disciplines over two days. 2015 Elite Men’s Champion, Tiaan Odendaal, will be back […]
Fourie and Odendaal fastest at Sappi Karkloof enduro
Enduro mountain biking competitors took to Karkloof’s renowned trails on Saturday, getting the 2016 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival underway with a bang and setting the tone for Sunday’s second day. Saturday afternoon’s STIHL Karkloof Enduro was a dry, dusty affair but the change in course location and fresh trails worked a treat as Tiaan […]
Thies and Odendaal claim final Enduro Series points
The stunning trails of Howick were an excellent final venue for the last round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series – presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles on Saturday 21 May. Thirteen-year-old mountain bike trail star, Sabine ‘Beani’ Thies and Downhill racer, Tiaan Odendaal, took the overall women’s and men’s titles respectively. Greg Minnaar […]
Seven Continental MTB Championship gold medals for South Africa
Cross-country specialists Philip Buys and Mariske Strauss and multiple Downhill National Champion Tiaan Odendaal and Kim Westbrook claimed the Elite Men and Women’s Continental Titles in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho last week for the 2016 African Continental Mountain Bike Championships at the Afriski Resort from Tuesday 29 March to Sunday 3 April, where over […]
Record field ready for thrilling 2015 SA MTB Champs battle
The student town of Stellenbosch is all set to host the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings this weekend with the country’s top cross country and downhill mountain bikers set to stake a claim for their respective discipline’s national colours. Defending South African Cross Country Champion and Full Dynamix/USN’s Rourke […]
Relaxed Odendaal prepped for SA Downhill Champs
With three consecutive South African Downhill Championship titles under his belt, defending South African champion Tiaan Odendaal has arrived in Stellenbosch in good spirits ahead of the Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings in Stellenbosch on Sunday 19 July. The youngster from Pietermaritzburg has had a great season leading up to […]
Great racing wraps up season logs for SA XCO and DHI
The fourth and final rounds of both the XCO and DHI 2015 SA MTB Cup Series took place at Cascades MTB Park, Pietermariztburg from 27-28 June and both events made for some surprising and impressive results in the final races, and even more thrilling points logs. Stihl 2015 SA MTB Cup Series Results Co-ordinator, Grevile […]
Odendaal wraps up SA MTB Cup Series downhill
The cool and fresh Pietermaritzburg morning greeted riders and spectators with icy hands but warm hearts, as all geared up for the final round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup Series DHI at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 28 June. The fast-paced and exciting action in Downhill racing always has the crowds on the […]
Odendaal & Fourie crowned KZN Downhill Champs
KwaZulu-Natal’s top mountain bikers brought their A-game as Tiaan Odendaal and Kathryn Fourie descended the mountain in the quickest times in the men and women’s races to claim top honours at the 2015 KZN Provincial Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg today, 7 June. Despite the cold […]
Odendaal & Westbrook claim KZN Enduro Champs titles
Tiaan Odendaal and Kim Westbrook claimed the Senior Men and Women’s titles at the 2015 KZN Provincial Enduro Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which was held at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg today. Local mountain bike manufacturer, Patrick Morewood, claimed the Championship title in the Veteran’s category at the KZN Provincial Enduro Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, […]