Trans Baviaans founder makes his debut in 15th edition
Wikus van der Walt – the founder of EcoBound Mountain Events, the organisers of the iconic To Hell and Back and Trans Baviaans mountain bike races – will be making his Trans Baviaans debut in the 15th edition of the famous ultra-endurance race, when he rides the Repeat on the 18th of August. To make […]
Trans Baviaans Repeat a success
A week after the Trans Baviaans Race was won by the youthful team of Matt Beers and Tim Hammond, the experienced duo of Riccardo Stermin and Andreas Studer (Team Power Bar) took victory in the Trans Baviaans Repeat the pair clocked 9 hours 43 minutes and 7 seconds. The Repeat is a replica of the […]
Gripping 2017 Trans Baviaans Race
Matt Beers and Tim Hammond of Spot Africa Ryder Red E held off a late challenge from Team Bianchi to take overall victory at the 14th edition of the Trans Baviaans Mountain Bike Race which finished in Jefferys Bay this weekend. Start of the Trans Baviaans 2017 in Willowmore. Photo Credit: Jacques Marais The 230 […]
Elite Field Prepped to Break Trans Baviaans Record
With the road conditions better than they have been in years and with a stacked field of elite riders, including three teams containing previous record holders, the 2017 Trans Baviaans could be the fastest yet. Now in its third year of the two event, over consecutive weekends, format the country’s top ultra-endurance mountain biking specialists […]
Posthumus and Wolhuter Victorious in Trans Baviaans Race 2
The second race of the 2016 Trans Baviaans again saw a PowerBar team emerge victorious. This time it was the Sport Scientist and professional mountain biker combination of Michael Posthumus and Chris Wolhuter who crossed the finish line, at the Fountains Mall in Jeffrey’s Bay, first. Michael Posthumus and Chris Wolhuter receiving their Trans Baviaans […]
Chilly start predicted for Race 2 of the 2016 Trans Baviaans
For riders taking part in the second event of the 2016 Trans Baviaans many of the mysteries of the kloof have already been revealed. Even first timers will know exactly what to expect having spoken to riders who took part in race one last weekend. But knowing what you’re about to face doesn’t make it […]
Luus and Stelling claim Trans Baviaans victory with a tactical masterstroke
Trans Baviaans first timer Lourens Luus teamed up with old hand Billy Stelling to successful effect as the PowerBar 1 pairing rode to Trans Baviaans victory on Saturday 13 August. The race was the first of two weekends of Trans Baviaans action and joining Luus and Stelling on the top step of the podium were; […]
Perfect conditions predicted for a blistering Trans Baviaans
The 230km, 24 hour, Trans Baviaans is upon us, with the first event taking place this weekend; from the 13th to the 14th of August 2016. The weather prediction is looking good and there’s even a chance of a tail wind in the Baviaans Kloof, but be warned the Trans Baviaans didn’t earn the tagline […]
Trans Baviaans – Trans Talk Info Sessions
The first Trans Talk took place way back in 2004 right before the very first Trans Baviaans 24hr MTB marathon. The distance was unheard of, the riders didn’t know if it was possible to do, there was a buzz of excitement and nerves mixed together in the month leading up to the inaugural race. A […]
Trans Talk Jozi – Sportmans Warehouse Fourways Crossing
The Trans Talk is an Roadshow initiative started by Ecobound with the aim to increase awareness and to transfer information not only to the “rookie” riders of the Trans Baviaans but experienced riders and anybody interested in the event. The evening was hosted by Sportmans Warehouse Fourways Crossing who went out of their way to […]
Entries for the 2016 Trans Baviaans 24 hr opened today!
In just over an hour the entries for Event #1 sold out! ‘Because of the limit on entries, the demand has become so high, the only way to accommodate all the riders is to host a second event’, says Wikus Van Der Walt, Director of EcoBound. Just like last year, there will be 2 events […]
Jeep Team’s Smith and Redelinghuys win Trans Baviaans Challenge
Jeep Team’s MTB superstars, Pierre Smith and Thinus Redelinghuys, were crowned champions of the world’s toughest single stage MTB race, the 24-hour, 230km Trans Baviaans Challenge on Saturday, 15 August, which started in Willow more, Eastern Cape, and ended in Jeffreys Bay. Taking on the extreme race for the first time, the Jeep Team riders […]