Whilst there is often a bit of a chill pre-dawn at The Big 5 by Imbuko Wines and Canetsfontein, there was no need for warm layers in 2026. It was going to be a hot day in the Hawequa mountains. With the largest field of participants in the event's history shuffling into the start chute [...]
A convergence of some of the world’s best mountain bikers and South Africa’s own top riders is taking place on Saturday, the 21st of February, in Wellington, Western Cape. It is the 2026 Big 5 MTB Challenge by Imbuko Wines and Canetsfontein, and this illustrious one-day marathon has once again attracted a high-calibre field of [...]
In episode 2 of the 2026 season of the Diverge Podcast, we look back at a mild and fast edition of the Attakwas Extreme, speculate on how the change to time parity with the men’s race will affect the women’s category at the Cape Epic, and discuss the announcement of the Burn Camps [...]
Alan Hatherly and Hayley Preen started their 2026 seasons with stellar victories in the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. The 120-kilometre race from Chandelier Game Lodge, near Oudtshoorn, to the Pine Creek Resort, in Great Brak, featured a revised route that lent itself to faster times. As did the cool weather on [...]
On Saturday, the 17th of January, the South African and global mountain biking season gets underway at the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. Dubbed the Hell of the South, it challenges riders to an infamously tough, 120-kilometre course from Chandelier Game Lodge, near Oudtshoorn, to the Pine Creek Resort, in Great Brak. [...]
The UCI MTB World Series visits 9 countries in 2026, with South Korea replacing Brazil as the only non-European or North American leg. The new host country also gets the series underway this year, with a late start on the 1st of May. After the long haul to the Far East, the European leg visits [...]
Luke Moir’s breakthrough performance at the UCI MTB World Series came during the second of two race weekends in Araxá, Brazil. The 22-year-old notched up his first top 5 placing and heralded his arrival as a force to be reckoned with on the biggest stage in style, holding off former World Champion Jordan Sarrou and [...]
2025 is already 30 days young and so much has happened. Join the Diverge Podcast as Seamus Allardice looks back on how the mountain biking season started at the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, on the 18th of January and at what happened at the first Ford Trailseeker of the year on [...]
The pre-race favourite Alan Hatherly surged away from Tristan Nortje, with 40 kilometres to race in the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, to win the 2025 Hell of the South title; on Saturday, 18 January. The cross-country World Champion’s first outing for Giant Factory Off Road Racing was a resounding success, as [...]
South Africa’s homegrown cross-country World Champion, Alan Hatherly, will start his 2025 season off-road at the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. Having signed for Jayco–AlUla the Olympic Bronze medallist is expected to split his time between the road and the XCO circuit this year. His unexpected entry into the Hell of the [...]
