#SeriousGEES is back at FNB Wines2Whales
After the successful running of the inaugural FNB Wines2Whales Switchback, the Race with Gees returns to its origins and will take teams from the wines of Lourensford Wine Estate to the whales of Hermanus. Entries are now open! In 2021, the FNB Wines2Whales turned things on their head by switching back on itself and taking […]
PYGA Euro Steel Blitz FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz Stage 1
Not since 2017 has Philip Buys and his PYGA Euro Steel team stood atop the FNB Wines2Whales podium after a stage of the famous race. Buys and Gert Heyns’ victory on the opening stage in 2021 – on Friday, 12 November – may not in and of itself be surprising, but the margin was unexpectedly […]
Win Big at the FNB Wines2Whales Champions Chase
Race the world’s best mountain bikers from home or hit the trails in search of King and Queen of the Mountains trophies in the FNB Wines2Whales Champions Chase. Take part on Zwift or Strava and win amazing spot prizes. To stoke the Serious GEES for mountain biking in the absence of the 2020 events, the […]
The 2020 FNB W2W Switchback Route Revealed
Mountain bikers have been eagerly waiting to see the FNB Wines2Whales Switchback route since the concept was announced in late October last year. Online forums have been filled with baseless speculation and educated guesses. At last the time for guessing is over. Here it is… plotted, planned and most importantly pre-ridden by Johan ‘JK’ Kriegler […]
NAD Pro Make it a Perfect 3 from 3 at Wines2Whales Shiraz
NAD Pro MTB wrapped up the 2019 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz title in fine style, by winning their third successive stage, on Sunday, 3 November. Stage 3, which started in Oak Valley and finished at the seaside in Onrus, saw Matt Beers and Wessel Botha cross the line first; their stage-winning feat was matched by BMT […]
NAD Pro MTB Blitz Stage 2 of FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz
Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales is known as Play Day. There was no fun and games to be had for the riders who tried to hold Matt Beers’ wheel however, as he and Wessel Botha blitzed the trails of Oak Valley and Paul Cluver. The NAD Pro MTB pair claimed their second stage victory […]
First Stage Sprint Sets-Up Thrilling FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz
The Shiraz race is the final event in the FNB Wines2Whales series. Following on the heels, or wheels rather, of the Chardonnay and Pinotage races, the Shiraz allows the elite men to revel in the media attention. It was not just the Elite Men who departed, from Lourensford on Friday 1 November, for Oak Valley, […]
Hot Competition for FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz Title
When the final race in the three-event 2019 FNB Wines2Whales series kicks off at Lourensford Wine Estate, on the 1st of November, eight teams start with a realistic shot at the title. As befitting of the final race in the South African calendar, the list of five-star favourites is a who’s-who of local stage racing, […]
Despite A Swim, UCT Wrap-Up FNB Wines2Whales Titles
The University of Cape Town’s men’s and women’s teams claimed five stage victories, from a possible six, on their way to winning the 2019 FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage and Varsity MTB titles. Richard Simpson and Michael Lambrecht contributed two wins on their way to the men’s race victory, while Courteney Webb and Amy Tait were crowned […]
Late Drama as dormakaba Win FNB W2W Chardonnay
A puncture, just 10 kilometres from the finish line in Onrus, turned the 2019 FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay race on its head; on Sunday, 27 October. Seizing the opportunity provided by the overnight leaders’ misfortune, the dormakaba team, of Robyn de Groot and Amy McDougall, raced to stage and overall victory. Adelheid, who suffered the rear […]
2020 FNB Wines2Whales: The Switchback
After eleven years of riding from wines to whales, the 2020 event will switchback on itself, taking riders from the whales, in Hermanus, to the wines, of Lourensford Wine Estate. The FNB Wines2Whales Switchback is no simple route reverse. It is a dramatic reimagining of the trails which usually take riders from the winelands to […]
Sprint Finish Decides Stage 2 of Wines2Whales Chardonnay
Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay saw the general classification leaders of the Elite Women, Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath, outsprint Robyn de Groot and Amy McDougall; on Saturday, 26 October. Racing a circular loop of the famed Elgin trails from Oak Valley, the Faces team secured their second stage victory, and in so […]