Mountain Biking
The one and only SSWC2012, is going down on the weekend of the 27th - 30th September at Spionkop/Winterton, South Africa.
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The Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill 2 Hill MTB Marathon is the only one-day mountain bike marathon between the cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban. The race took place on September 16, starting at Hilton and finishing at hillcrest 105kms later.
Three riders from Team bizhub made the journey down to Hilton. Ischen Stopforth and Yolandi Du Toit who had finished 1st and 2nd in the 2011 event together with bizhub’s ‘rising star’ Nicci Grobler.
“I raced it for the first time in 2011, pulling off a win and this year I was back to defend my title” said Ischen.
Where the 2011 race was remembered for its brutal heat, 2012 will be remembered as a mud fest! After plenty of rain the week leading up to the race and even more predicted for the weekend, the race turned out to be a...
This past weekend saw the inaugural running of the Ride2Nowhere, a three day Mountain Bike stage race based in the beautiful town of McGregor. Steeped in history and rich in architecture, McGregor proved to be the perfect location for this family oriented event.
The route, averaging 60km a day, took the riders on a clover leaf around McGregor, providing spectacular views and testing terrain that rewarded both the experienced and novice mountain bikers. Relatively short riding times meant that the riders would be finished before lunch time, leaving plenty time to experience the charm of McGregor with their loved ones.
Highlights out on the route included a 300m dam crossing on inflatable boats on day 1, which by all accounts was thoroughly enjoyed, although word from the...
Former Springbok wing Breyten Paulse, Olympic swimmer Ryk Neethling and rally driver Gugu Zulu added a touch of celebrity glamour to the field of almost a thousand riders who took part in the inaugural Kia Val de Vie Estate Mountain Bike Challenge in the Paarl-Franschhoek valley on Sunday.
The 60km race, which crossed 21 Western Cape wine farms, was won by Charles Keey of Team Blend Properties. He claimed line honours ahead of Team USN rider Jacques Rossouw and Adriaan Louw of Team Contego.
Phelia Burger was victorious in the women’s race, followed by Desiree Loubser and Tandi Kitching.
In the 30km event, junior riders Louw Kriel and Catherine Colyn took the men’s and women’s titles for Team Contego/Sludge’ish and bizhub-FCF respectively.
Toks ‘n Tjops...
Register for the Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge (LIMBC) 2012 Tradewinds jamboree on Oct 14 and you could be the one lucky person to drive home a Proton Satria Neo!
The car is the biggest drawcard among the lucky draw prizes worth almost RM100,000 to be given away after the Tradewinds jamboree race at Kuah, Langkawi.
“We are proud to say LIMBC 2012 offers prizes galore for the Tradewinds jamboree lucky draw. It is unprecedented in any jamboree organised in Malaysia to offer a car as the biggest prize,” said Human Voyage CEO, Datuk Malik Mydin.
Malik added for just RM60, participants also have a shot at winning items such as iPads, tablet personal computers, Blackberry smartphones, Tissot watches, jerseys and other mountain bike-related equipments...
Mountain bikers who are unable to ride the full nine days of the Old Mutual joBerg2c can now experience the event with the shorter three and six-day options in April next year.
According to spokesman Craig Wapnick, organisers decided to offer the shorter options in order to give more riders the chance to experience the off-road route, which crosses more than 90 private farms and is inaccessible at any other time of year.
“The nine-day event is still the real deal and we’ve had a great response to that,” said Wapnick.
“But these options allow us to share the vibe of the race villages and the incredible route with riders who are either strapped for time or don’t quite have nine days in their legs.”
Wapnick said the three-day event through the Free State...
On the 9th September, the Avianto clubhouse in Muldersdrift Johannesburg hosted the 17th edition of the EQSTRA Spring Classic.
The route started and finish at the beautiful Avianto Clubhouse on the opposite side of the river from the famed Avianto wedding venue. This is a fantastic venue for the event and is becoming a Mecca for mountain biking and trail running.
The 45km riders tackled some fast district roads and some fun single-track, a challenging climb was also included on the course taking the riders over the Driefontein Waterworks koppie.
“The course was similar to cross country racing as it consisted of short steep ascents and descents and a lot of winding single track. I enjoyed the route with its constant challenges as there was always another tricky...
Make your effort count for HIV/AIDS infected children in this year’s Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge and Ride for a Purpose to raise funds for the Lambano Sanctuary!
Lambano Sanctuary was established in 2001 in response to the HIV crisis affecting children in the Gauteng province. The Sanctuary takes in HIV/AIDS infected children who have been left destitute; and currently house 30 permanent children from ages 3 to 15 years, in four homes. They also run a 12 bed Hospice facility for the sick and dying child, from ages birth to 16 years.
In 2011 the SMAC team riding the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge for a purpose, raised a massive R 100 000.00 for the Lambano Sanctuary. This year we want to go bigger, and better, with more cyclists supporting this worthy organisation. We...
With their first two races already full, organisers of the FedGroup Berg & Bush are giving mountain bikers another opportunity to experience one of the top multistage races in the country.
The addition of the inaugural three-day Great Trek to the seventh running of the event now gives prospective entrants three options, which also include the three-day Descent and the two-day “original” Berg & Bush.
The Great Trek, which starts on October 30 near Sterkfontein Dam in the Free State before plunging down the escarpment into the valleys of KwaZulu-Natal, follows the same route as the popular Descent.
Participants will once again cover the historical heartland of the province as they trace the wagon route over the Drakensberg Mountains taken by the Voortrekkers...
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