Attakwas Extreme

31 01, 2025

Diverge Podcast: Kicking off 2025

By |2025-01-31T08:24:16+02:00January 31st, 2025|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: Kicking off 2025

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 [...]

18 01, 2025

Hatherly Opens 2025 Season with a Victory at the Hell of the South

By |2025-01-18T17:28:16+02:00January 18th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Hatherly Opens 2025 Season with a Victory at the Hell of the South

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 [...]

13 01, 2025

South African World Champion Headlines 2025 Hell of the South Field

By |2025-01-13T17:16:47+02:00January 13th, 2025|News|Comments Off on South African World Champion Headlines 2025 Hell of the South Field

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 [...]

14 03, 2024

Entries Open for the 19th Hell of the South

By |2024-03-14T11:14:08+02:00March 14th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Entries Open for the 19th Hell of the South

The Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, continues to mature and evolve as South Africa’s toughest single-day mountain bike event. As the entries open for the 2025 event, which will be the nineteenth edition, Dryland Event Management have plans to reward the finishers and help newcomers conquer the Hell of the South. Vital [...]

20 01, 2024

Miller and Sanders Crowned King and Queen of the Attakwas Extreme

By |2024-01-20T19:28:44+02:00January 20th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Miller and Sanders Crowned King and Queen of the Attakwas Extreme

Namibian champion Alex Miller and, former South African marathon champion, Samantha Sanders conquered the Attakwaskloof and temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Celsius to win the 2024 Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. The race, which took place on Saturday, 20 January, from Chandelier Game Lodge, near Oudtshoorn, to Pine Creek Resort, in [...]

10 03, 2023

The Attakwas Remains Extreme: Secure Your Slot for Philosophic Contemplation Now

By |2023-03-15T09:47:44+02:00March 10th, 2023|News|Comments Off on The Attakwas Remains Extreme: Secure Your Slot for Philosophic Contemplation Now

Every rider who has attempted the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, knows exactly how tough it is. It manages to roll all of cycling’s cliches into one. “It never gets easier, you just get faster” rings momentarily true, except nobody gets much faster. “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn [...]

21 01, 2023

Beers and Hill Victorious at 2023 Hell of the South

By |2023-01-21T19:10:52+02:00January 21st, 2023|News|Comments Off on Beers and Hill Victorious at 2023 Hell of the South

Matt Beers and Sarah Hill won the 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, in very different ways on Saturday, 21 January. The Toyota Specialized rider beat PYGA Euro Steel’s Alex Miller in a sprint. While Hill broke away from Elrika Harmzen-Pretorius on the climb towards the Queen of the Mountain hotspot and [...]

11 01, 2023

Attakwas Extreme: The 2023 MTB Season Starts Here

By |2023-01-11T13:33:58+02:00January 11th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Attakwas Extreme: The 2023 MTB Season Starts Here

The traditional mountain biking season opener, the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, will once again feature a stellar elite field. Headlined by the record holder, Wessel Botha, and the 2020 winner, Matt Beers, the men’s race is sure to be fiercely contested. The women’s race is likely to be a battle between [...]

15 01, 2022

Andreassen and De Villiers Beat the Heat to Win Attakwas Extreme Titles

By |2022-01-15T18:50:39+02:00January 15th, 2022|News|Comments Off on Andreassen and De Villiers Beat the Heat to Win Attakwas Extreme Titles

Oudtshoorn’s Yolande de Villiers and Denmark’s Simon Andreassen coped relatively well with the extreme heat in the Klein Karoo on Saturday, 15 January 2022. In doing so the pair were able to best survive the 16th edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. Their victories were completed in 6 hours, 6 [...]

12 01, 2022

Defending Champions Face Stern Test at 2022 Hell of the South

By |2022-01-12T13:59:27+02:00January 12th, 2022|News|Comments Off on Defending Champions Face Stern Test at 2022 Hell of the South

The Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, is set to take place on Saturday, 15 January 2022. The 16th edition of the race will see South Africa’s top mountain bikers go head-to-head in a battle to raise a stone from the Attakwakloof above their heads. In so doing they will get their 2022 [...]

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