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For over two decades, the Trans Baviaans has presented ultra-endurance fanatics with one of the most rewarding challenges in South African mountain biking. Traversing the largest wilderness area in South Africa, the Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve and the greater conservation areas of the Kouga and Baviaans Mountain Ranges, the 24-hour race is unique for many reasons. [...]
The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon has been confirmed as the first Abbott World Marathon Major to be held on African soil. Following the successful staging of its 2026 race on 24 May, the event has passed the second and final stage of its Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) assessment, becoming the eighth member of the [...]
Three of the four course records in the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon were shattered on a spectacular day of racing blessed with equally spectacular weather, as the fastest field ever assembled for an African marathon brought world-class racing to the Mother City. This is excellent news for the event, which is already the premier marathon [...]
The final stage of the inaugural Garden Route Giro saw the overnight leaders stretch their legs and exert their dominance on the event one last time on Saturday, 18 April. Mariëlle Trouwborst and Cronje Beukes both used their climbing prowess to ascend into early leads. Both the women’s and men’s champions raced to commanding Stage [...]
The Queen Stage of the Garden Route Giro on Friday, 17 April, saw 127 kilometres of close racing in the men’s competition. In the elite women’s race, Mariëlle Trouwborst surged away solo but almost fell short when a puncture slowed her progress in the final 37 kilometres. Behind the battle for stage victory, second in [...]
The northern route up Swartberg Pass from Prince Albert, where Stage 4 of the Garden Route Giro started, is steeper in places than the southern side. Regardless of the gradient or the distance, Cronje Beukes and Mariëlle Trouwborst were once again the strongest climbers in the race. The story of their stage victories on Thursday, [...]
Cloaked in clouds and doused in drizzle, the Swartberg Pass proved pivotal on Stage 3 of the Garden Route Giro on Wednesday, 15 April 2026. Cronje Beukes once again proved himself to be the strongest climber in the men’s race, putting time into his nearest rivals, Wessel Botha and Marco Joubert, over the summit and [...]
The second stage of the Garden Route Giro saw dramatic racing in both the men’s and women’s categories on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. Stage winner Cronje Beukes climbed to an unassailable advantage on Rooiberg Pass, while Lisa Bone used the day’s biggest climb to build a buffer over the best descender in the women’s field, [...]
In both the men’s and women’s races on Stage 1 of the all-new Garden Route Giro, a trio of aggressive riders escaped off the front and established healthy advantages, despite the opening day of the inaugural race featuring a relatively short 73-kilometre-long route. Marco Joubert hoovered up the Sprint and King of the Mountain points [...]
