The 2026 Trans Baviaans followed the alternative Langs Baviaans course, along the north-eastern slopes of the Baviaanskloof Mountains, on Saturday 8 August. With the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve closed due to flood damage, the 2011 route was revisited for just the second time in the race’s 22-edition history. Still measuring 230 kilometres in length, but with [...]
Trans Baviaans was founded in 2004 as a one-shot ride from Willowmore, in the Karoo, to Jeffrey’s Bay on the Indian Ocean. The finish has changed a few times over the years; initially, the race ended at Kabeljous, at the eastern edge of town, then it moved to the Fountains Mall, and finally to the [...]
South Africa’s largest cycling retailer, Cycle Lab, will open its first Garden Route branch in the regional capital, George. The new store, located in the Eden Meander Lifestyle Centre, will open on Tuesday, 1 September 2026. It will boast Cycle Lab’s famous broad range of world-class brands, including bicycles, components, apparel, and sports nutrition. Alongside [...]
Mother Nature is full of surprises, but mountain bikers are resilient too. The flooding that ravaged the Baviaanskloof region in May has affected but not prevented the 2026 edition of the Trans Baviaans from taking place. For just the second time in the race’s 22-year history, the route will be diverted to the Langs Baviaans [...]
Good times are certainly synonymous with the Glacier Storms River Traverse. Sunshine… not as much. In the 14-edition history of the event, the sun has rarely shone for three consecutive days. In 2026, the weather gods smiled upon the 250 mountain bikers gathered in the Tsitsikamma, producing three days with 20-degree Celsius highs and hardly [...]
Heading into the penultimate round of the Ford Trailseeker Series, in Die Bosveld, Marc Pritzen led Jaedon Terlouw by 20 points on the series leaderboard, while Sarah Maré held a 36-point advantage over Samantha Sanders. Pritzen’s perfect performance and superbly executed ride to victory on Saturday, 1 August 2026, moves him a further 15 points [...]
Die Bosveld, located just 20 kilometres north of central Pretoria, hosts round five of the 2026 Ford Trailseeker Series on Saturday, 1 August. The final Highveld leg of the series and the penultimate round for this season sees a field stacked with contenders for the overall title and the general classification podium, as well as [...]
The fourth edition of the Glacier Waterberg Traverse will blend spectacular mountain biking, competition for the competitive, social riding for the social riders, and superb off-the-bike hospitality in a bucket-list weekend in Summerplace Game Reserve. Entries to the 2027 event, which takes place from the 7th to the 9th of May next year, opened on [...]
Arniston is one of the most magical spots on the South African coast. The water is a tropical blue and the sands of Roman beach are whiter than white. Limestone cliffs and reefs have been eroded into gnarled shapes by the wind and Indian Ocean, creating a land and seascape which is instantly recognisable. Famously [...]
Nedbank Gravel Burn has confirmed a unique, collaborative partnership with bike industry brands to bolster the event’s race-week Tech Support for the seven-day gravel stage race in the Karoo from 25 to 31 October. Component manufacturers Shimano and SRAM are named as the event’s Industry Partners. Given the unpredictable road surfaces and conditions over seven [...]
