Team Contego's Louis-Bresler Knipe won the Porcupine Ridge MTB Challenge over 49km in Franschhoek at the weekend in less than two hours.
The 22-year-old got the better of David George who finished second, while Dominic Calitz took the last spot on the winner's podium.
This popular outdoor festival that caters for the whole family is back at it’s favourite venue at Tarentaalkraal campsite, near Greyton in the Overberg.
The Dirtopia MTB Festival remains one of the highlights on the mountain biking calendar, providing a jam-packed weekend from 27 to 29 April.
Kevin Evans fended off strong challenges from Jacques Rossouw and the waterlogged course to take his second win in the 80km Extreme mountain bike race at Addo just outside PE on Saturday.
Evans last won the mountain biking segment of The Herald VW Cycle Tour in 2009.
KwaZulu-Natal’s 2012 mountain biking cross-country scene is set to start in a big way this month!
Whilst providing the elite athlete the opportunity to race in a world-class event, the three planned UCI-rated events will also be providing adequate opportunity for the newcomer to this exciting discipline to get a taste of what it is all about!
Always up for a challenge, Xterra SA’s Dan Hugo and Hanlie Booyens will head to the beautiful wilderness region of the Cederberg for the inaugural Ride The Rock MTB Race.
The Cederberg is world renowned for its bouldering with its rock formations.
Starting out as a conversation in the Morewood Bikes factory some years ago, the United Ride team was created and has come a long way since then.
United Ride is a diverse race team with riders hailing from France, South Africa and now Australia.
Strong start to the season for Philip Buys, two wins for Ariane Kleinhans
Philip Buys from Team Contego/28E started his 2012 season with two strong performances this past weekend; whilst his teammate Ariane Kleinhans has won her two marathon events of the season...
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 15:47