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Erik Kleinhans has joined the specialist marathon racing team of Topeak Ergon, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be hearing any less from the Lion King. Follow him on Twitter: @erikkleinhans, or visit www.topeak-ergon-racing.com
THE LION KING has spent some months training abroad with his Topeak Ergon racing team. Read about his working relationship with fellow teammate and Austrian powerhouse Alban Lakata. Who in the Marathon Mountain Biking arena do not know the name Alban “The Albanator” Lakata? The three-time World Marathon World Champion […]
MTB Pro and regular columnist Erik Kleinhans recently spent some time in Germany at the Team Topeak Ergon HQ and was treated to some top-secret Canyon bike testing. With winter approaching in the Cape, I decided to book my flights a little early for a visit to our team home […]
Long-time friend of Full Sus, mtb-pro and regular contributor Erik Kleinhans shares his thoughts on which races he prefers and why. It doesn’t seem like there is a change in the growth or passion for mountain bike events in South Africa and even though the Masgcor Cederberg 100-Miler and the […]
I am still amazed how fortunate we are to have the Cape Epic in our backyard, think about it, the biggest mountain bike stage race in the world taking place right under our noses! And through the years it has become so difficult and important to win, we see more […]
I love this time of the year! After the last race for the season, which is normally the FNB Wines2Whales, it is a time to rest, to reflect and to plan for the upcoming season. Unfortunately, we were bowled a curve-ball three days before the start of the Wines2Whales when […]
Traveling is part of the game if you ride bikes for a living. It can get a little too much every now and again especially after a very long season, but there is no way I will miss the fun and exciting races at the end of the SA racing […]
In his first season with German team Topeak Ergon Erik Kleinhans experienced an extended European racing trip this South African winter. This is what he’s been up to. This year can for sure be marked as the biggest change in my cycling expedition. With what seems to be a totally […]
“There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing”. It is a saying pretty well-known in the cycling community, and from Erik Kleinhans’ first-hand experience, it rings 100% true. When the sun rises late and sets early, it quickly becomes a difficult task to stay motivated and make […]
Erik Kleinhans has had a busy start to the year. Following hot on the heels of the Simonsberg Contour, he jetted off to Spain for the amazing looking Andalucía Bike Race. Read on, maybe your next stage race will be in Europe after all… Luckily it wasn’t a real battle, […]
In February Erik Kleinhans took part in the inaugural Fairtree Capital Simonsberg Contour which was dubbed the #FireRide after the devastating Simonsberg fire which decimated the trails just a week before the event. The Simonsberg Mountain is my favourite around Stellenbosch. When you look at it on certain times of […]
