Cannondale Factory Racing Secure FNB Wines2Whales Title
The final stage of the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz saw Cannondale Factory Racing sail to victory; on Sunday, 29 October. Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen completed a clean sweep of stage victories en route to the title, yet the win was not secure until after the Gantouw Pass portage on Stage 3. Imbuko Giant A […]
Spill During Stage 2’s Sprint Sees Cannondale Factory Racing Extend W2W Lead
Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz saw the second sprint finish in as many days – on Saturday, 28 October – was again though on the Oak Valley finish line Marco Joubert went down and ceded time to Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen. The Cannondale Factory Racing pair had controlled the pace throughout the […]
Cannondale Factory Racing Draw First Blood at FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz
The opening stage of the final event of the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Switchback lived up to the pre-race billing. Cannondale Factory Racing and Imbuko Giant took it to the line with Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen edging out Marco Joubert and Wessel Botha. Behind them Felix Stehli endured a mechanical and a crash to come […]
Wines2Whales Shiraz: Meet the Men Vying for Supremacy
Staring on Friday 27 October the Shiraz race sees battle lines drawn between a stacked field of elite men’s teams. There are arguably three tiers of teams: the favourites, the dark horses and those who will be racing for a top ten finish. PYGA Euro Steel, Imbuko Giant A, Insect Science, Elysator.ch and Cannondale Factory Racing headline […]
Bike Check: Joris Ryf’s World Champs winning Specialized Turbo Levo
The reigning E-Bike World Champion Joris Ryf lined up in Lourensford to start the FNB W2W Pinotage alongside honourary local, and S-Racing team manager, Benno Willeit. The pair powered to a comprehensive victory, winning the title by 32 minutes and 4 seconds. E-bike racing is a fairly new, and sometimes contentious, addition to race rosters. […]
World Champion Wins FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage
E-Bike racing is a relatively new phenomenon. The inaugural E-MTB World Championships were held during the 2019 Mountain Biking World Championships, in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. In 2021 FNB Wines2Whales included an E-Bike category for the first time, then in 2022 the Pinotage event hosted an E-Bike race too. In 2023 the reigning E-Bike World Champion Joris […]
Lill and Jacobs Wrap-Up 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Title with Third Stage Win
After three days of racing in all all-manner of conditions Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs emerged victorious from the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay race. The Computer Mania Seattle Coffee Co. team notched up three straight stage victories to claim the overall title by 9 minutes and 5 seconds from Safari Essence Imbuko; on Sunday, 22 […]
Lill and Jacobs Slip and Slide to Wines2Whales Stage 2 Success
Stage 2 of the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay race, on 21 October, saw a steady overnight drizzle persist into Saturday’s racing. This turned the already water damaged roads and trails into a sodden mud-fest. It did not prevent Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs racing to a second stage victory however. The Computer Mania Seattle Coffee […]
Lill and Jacobs Charge to Opening Stage Chardonnay Victory
The opening stage of the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay race not only kicked off the women’s racing but also signalled the start of the three-event series of three-day races. Pre-race drama, in the form of route changes, which necessitated Stage 1 being moved to Lourensford Wine Estate, spilled into drama on the trails too. There […]
Wines2Whales Chardonnay: Women to Watch in 2023
The racing women get the FNB Wines2Whales racing action underway on Friday, 20 October. The story of the event there is that the Queens of the Epic Series in 2023, Vera Looser and Kim le Court, will not be racing together and will as such not be lining up to defend their 2022 title. This […]
FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage to host E-Bikers in 2019 edition
E-Bikes are the fastest growing sector in cycling but events have been slow to allow them into races due to a number of restrictions. Luckily the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage event is unbound by such limitations, so for 2019, E-Bikers are welcome! Photo credit: Greg Beadle. To ensure the safety of their fellow riders all E-Bikers, […]
PYGA Euro Steel and Meerendal CBC crowned 2017 FNB W2W Race Champions
PYGA Euro Steel 1’s Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys claimed their second stage victory and the overall Champions Title after Stage Three of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) MTB Race at Onrus Caravan Park on Sunday, 05 November 2017. “It’s not often that things work out according to plan,” says Beukes. “Going into the stage, we […]