(Port Elizabeth) – The Eastern Cape’s largest shopping and retail centre, Baywest Mall in Port Elizabeth, is also set to become one of the region’s key outdoor sporting destinations after a busy winter holiday season on its newly launched mountain bike trails. On Thursday, the shopping centre handed over the […]
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Baywest Mall launches Youth Day ride
Parents looking for ways to get their kids off the couch this National Youth Day (June 16) need look no further than the inaugural “Ride for the Youth” at Baywest Mall. This family-oriented mountain bike ride marks the official launch of the new Baywest Mall MTB Trails and is presented […]
2017 Madibaz George MTB set for Garden Route
The second annual Madibaz George Mountain Bike XCO Series will kick into gear at the NMMU campus in George later this month, organisers announced today. Madibaz Mountain Biking team manager at the George campus, Jan Venter, said the opening race in the four-event cross country series would take place on […]
Old Mutual CEO on the longest ride
Dave Macready, the chief executive of Old Mutual South Africa, is a day away from completing the nine-day, 900km joBerg2c challenge to raise money for the Sunlight Safe House. Dave Macready certainly follows the principles of sound investment when it comes to endurance events. As many wise investors know, the […]
joBerg2c shows UK best of South African mountain biking
The Old Mutual joBerg2c stage race has teamed up with Game On Sports and Travel to help international mountain bikers discover and “Ride South Africa”. Organisers are preparing to share the highlights of SA’s favourite nine-day stage race with visitors to The Cycle Show in Birmingham, England, from September 24. […]
Sasol women seek joBerg2c & sani2c double
Himeville – Fresh off their victory in the 2015 Old Mutual joBerg2c, Sasol Racing’s Yolande de Villiers and Catherine Williamson have already shifted their focus to a strong showing in the women’s clash of the upcoming Nedbank sani2c which takes place from Glencairn Farm at the base of Sani Pass […]
Hill begins Quattro ROAG Series with a win
Wartburg – The 2015 Quattro ROAG Series kicked off with the Illovo Wartburg Classic on Saturday and it was three-time series defending champion Andrew Hill who began in the best possible fashion as he won the elite men’s race ahead of a charging Tyronne White and Leeroy Emslie while the […]
joBerg2c rolls out new race villages
The Old Mutual joBerg2c will roll out two new race villages for the 2015 edition of the nine-day mountain bike race, which starts just south of Johannesburg on April 24. Race organiser Craig Wapnick said participants could look forward to a completely different experience on the overnight stops for the […]
Rabie and Combrinck win joBerg2c
Fortune smiled on Johann Rabie and Gawie Combrinck as they rode safely into Scottburgh to claim their maiden win in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast on Saturday. The EAI Cycling duo sprinted across the floating bridge on the Scottburgh lagoon to complete […]