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In their final competitive race in RECM colours, at the FNB Wines2Whales MTB Race, Erik Kleinhans and James Reid claimed victory, while Ariane Kleinhans riding with Candice Neethling finished second in the ladies category and Nico Bell racing with Pieter Seyffert. From the Full Sus team we’d like to wish all […]
A last minute decision saw Reid enter the Ilovo Eston MTB Challenge in KZN. The previous winner of the half marathon managed to back up his winning XC performance in Stellenbosch with the win. Reid secured the victory in the final meters, much like the recent National XC Championship in […]
Team RECM’s JAMES REID rode a tactically flawless race to clinch victory from the jaws of defeat in the Elite Men’s South African National Cross Country Championships on Saturday afternoon in Coetzenburg, Stellenbosch. The race came down to the final few meters, ending off in a sprint finish with Kargo Pro MTB […]
While we’re stuck in the middle of a South African winter Erik Klienhans was in the Alps, to ride his bike and support his friends and teammates in a pretty important race. Sadly the time has finally come for Christoph Sauser to race his last professional MTB race. And there […]
The third round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup took place in the Swiss Alps, Lenzerheide. Ariane Kleinhans raced the XC in Lenzerheide in preparation for the Swiss National XC Championships in two weeks time. The 30 degree temperatures and 1 500m of altitude suited the Swiss rider and […]
Ariane Kleinhans of Team RECM (Switzerland) lined up on the start to battle the best athletes in the sport over a distance of 60km with over 3000m of climbing. The field included Annika Langvad who raced with Ariane earlier this year to win the Absa Cape Epic in great style […]
Esther Suss was crowned Swiss XCM Champion on Sunday. Ariane Kleinhans finished in second place just under a minute behind the defending champion. “The race started very well. It was a fast start with the men. I felt really good early on in the race. On the first climb, I […]
On Sunday, Ariane won the first race in the Swiss XCM Series. Her form is looking great for Swiss Marathon Champs and Marathon World Champs later this month. “After a 3 week block of good training in Val Gardena on the world champs course and then on altitude in Livigno […]
Nico Bell rode a tactical race to finish in second place at the recent SA XCM Championships this past weekend. Early on in the race, a 5 man group including Bell established a 30 second lead over a bunch of chasers. Defending champion James Reid and team mate Erik Kleinhans […]
The first round of the 2015 Gauteng Nissan TrailSeeker Mountain Bike Series, the Bundu Bash, took place on Saturday at Buffelsdrift, Pretoria. Team RECM was represented by Nico Bell and Cherise Stander. Both won their respected categories. Both Nico and Cherise are showing promising form ahead of the SA Champs. The […]
