Covid-19

4 02, 2021

CELEBRATE CYCLING IN MARCH WITH THE CAPE TOWN CYCLE TOUR

By |2021-02-04T16:07:03+02:00February 4th, 2021|News|Comments Off on CELEBRATE CYCLING IN MARCH WITH THE CAPE TOWN CYCLE TOUR

There is absolutely no need for FOMO – why not join the Cape Town Cycle Tour to celebrate the traditional cycling month of March by entering the official Virtual Cape Town Cycle Tour, presented by Powerade and Wesgro, or the Cape Town Cycle Tour 109-for-109 Charity Challenge. Organisers of the Cape Town Cycle Tour announced, [...]

24 06, 2020

Race With Soul Postponed due to Covid19

By |2020-06-24T11:23:53+02:00June 24th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Race With Soul Postponed due to Covid19

Momentum Medical Scheme, Biogen and Dryland Event Management have taken the difficult decision to postpone the twelfth edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer Trek presented by Biogen. The seven-day stage race and it’s four-day adventure sister event were scheduled to take place in early September 2020. Due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic, that [...]

13 05, 2020

Overberg MTB Events Postpones Two Races Due to Covid-19

By |2020-05-13T19:01:56+02:00May 13th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Overberg MTB Events Postpones Two Races Due to Covid-19

Covid-19 has enforced a change of date to the 2020 editions of the De Hoop Vlei MTB Experience and Greyt Escape stage races. Overberg MTB Events and the race venues, the De Hoop Collection and village of Greyton, have decided to postpone the races to later in the year. In the case of the Greyt [...]

20 04, 2020

Vye Puts Factory to Work Making Covid-19 Masks

By |2020-04-20T10:17:57+02:00April 20th, 2020|News|Comments Off on Vye Puts Factory to Work Making Covid-19 Masks

Vye Cycle Kit has put their custom cycling apparel manufacturing knowledge to use during the South African Covid-19 lock-down to manufacture three-layer masks. The masks are constructed from fabrics which were designed to keep cyclists dry and comfortable on long rides in extreme weather conditions. These masks will be available to purchase, to the general [...]

6 04, 2020

Diverge Podcast: Lockdown the Story of Covid-19 & the South African Cycling Industry

By |2020-04-06T23:29:03+02:00April 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: Lockdown the Story of Covid-19 & the South African Cycling Industry

The story of the Covid-19 pandemic is still unfolding. Seamus Allardice looks at the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, thus far, on the South African cycling industry where events have been cancelled or postponed, bicycle shops are closed and manufacturers have shut their doors. When they open will the economy be in a fit state [...]

16 03, 2020

The 36ONE MTB Challenge Postponed due to Covid-19

By |2020-03-16T16:01:57+02:00March 16th, 2020|News|Comments Off on The 36ONE MTB Challenge Postponed due to Covid-19

The 36ONE MTB Challenge, a 361-kilometre circumnavigation of the Klein Karoo, will be postponed from its 24-26 April scheduled date to November 2020. 36ONE Asset Management and Dryland Event Management have taken the difficult decision in light of recent developments in the global Covid-19 pandemic. The race has been rescheduled for 13-15 November. “It is [...]

16 03, 2020

2020 Glacier Cradle Traverse Postponed to October due to Covid-19

By |2020-03-16T10:26:21+02:00March 16th, 2020|News|Comments Off on 2020 Glacier Cradle Traverse Postponed to October due to Covid-19

Glacier by Sanlam and Dryland Event Management have taken the tough but necessary decision to postpone the 2020 Glacier Cradle Traverse. The three-day mountain bike stage race was set to take place from the 3 to 5 April 2020, at Avianto, in Muldersdrift Gauteng. It has now been rescheduled, for the 16 to 18 October [...]

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