From Mountain Kingdom to mountain bikes
It took them a 12-hour bus ride to get to the Western Cape but Lesotho’s Phetetso Monese and Malefetsane Lesofe made exceptionally quick work of today’s Stage 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage. 22-year-old Lesofe and his 34-year-old mentor Monese – an Olympian mountain biker – finished the 69km stage in only 3hrs 30min in […]
Champagne Finale to the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay
The final stage of the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay race concluded under clear blue skies, overlooking the azure waters of Walker Bay, at The Marine Hotel. Sunday, 28 October, was the concluding day of the elite women’s race in the 2018 FNB Wines2Whales event series and produced arguably the most exciting racing of the weekend. Ariane […]
Summit peak for Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay
The Summit pairing of Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath extended their FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay race lead with a peak performance on Stage 2, around the Elgin Valley on Saturday 27 October. Behind them, for the second day in a row, the minor places were fiercely contested. With the leading women once again starting separately, and […]
Lill and Morath dominate the opening day of FNB Wines2Whales
The Summit pairing of Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath tore the women’s field asunder on the opening day of the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay event, on Friday 26 October 2018. The South African/German combination attacked from the gun, on the climb to Lourensford Neck. They steadily extended the gap to 11 minutes and 39 seconds by […]
Pre and during-race nutrition for Wines2Whales
With race day now approaching it is time to get your race day nutrition plan into gear. To determine your race nutrition strategies consider what your race goals are. Are you there to podium or are you just aiming to participate and finish the race? This will influence the intensity that you ride, the time […]
Wines2Whales Chardonnay stages to start early to beat the heat
With the mercury predicted to soar into the upper thirties over the weekend the FNB Wines2Whales Race Director, Hendrico Burger, has made the call to move the start times of the Chardonnay race forward by an hour. Rider safety is of paramount importance to the event and with that in mind the elite women will […]
FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz sparkles with spectacular elite line-up
The elite men’s field at the 2018 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz event is one worthy of the celebratory atmosphere created by the race’s tenth anniversary. Lining up alongside the crème de la crème of South African mountain biking are a number of international stars – all racing for their share of the R175 000 prize purse. […]
First dedicated elite women’s Wines2Whales race boasts strong field
The rebranding of the three events within the FNB Wines2Whales stable is predicted to have the greatest impact on the elite women’s race. In 2018 the elite women will compete in the Chardonnay event, which takes place from the 26th to the 28th of October, without any elite men or competitive Mixed category athletes on […]
Good eating while training
With all the investment that goes into the physical training for an event like the FNB Wines2Whales race, at least the same attention needs to be given to your nutrition. Good nutrition obviously helps to fuel you, but also allows for optimal training adaptations and recovery and will also help to optimize your performance during […]
Win an entry to FNB Wines2Whales!
Win a team entry to the FNB Wines2Whales mountain bike 3-day stage race to the value of R14 500. Compliments of Food Lover’s Market! The winner: The winner of the Food Lover’s Market Wines2Whales entry is Steven Bark from Gauteng. Food Lover’s Market is a long-time sponsor of the prestigious bike race held in the […]
FNB Wines2Whales entries sold out
Entries for the 2018 FNB Wines2Whales have sold out. The event’s Managing Director Michael Flinn announced today that the “full house” sign had gone up yesterday evening. “Now all our attention is on presenting an excellent event. It is the 10th running of the FNB Wines2Whales and we plan to make it a memorable one.” […]
FNB Wines2Whales gets a new logo
The FNB Wines2Whales has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in 2009. As the concept has evolved over the last 10 years so has the event, its formula and visual identity – not forgetting of course the distinctive logo. The logo may have undergone many iterations over the years but its fundamental […]