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1 06, 2023

Glacier Storms River Traverse 2023 Set to Stage Exhilarating e-Bike and Junior Racing

By |2023-06-01T15:44:51+02:00June 1st, 2023|News|0 Comments

The Glacier Storms River Traverse has long been one of the most social stage races on the South African mountain biking calendar. And the 2023 experience will be no different! Hosted at the Tsitsikamma Village Inn, over the weekend from 11 to 13 August 2023, the exceptional landscape, unparalleled trails and world-class water points, provide [...]

15 05, 2023

Wayne van der Walt Cuts Through the Mud to Win 36ONE MTB Challenge

By |2023-05-15T11:31:24+02:00May 15th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Wayne van der Walt Cuts Through the Mud to Win 36ONE MTB Challenge

22-year-old Wayne van der Walt gambled on his gear choice, racing a gravel bike at the 2023 36ONE MTB Challenge. Despite warnings against it and being the only rider in the elite group to be on a drop-bar bike he prevailed. Perhaps in fact because of his bike choice. Though doing so required a significant [...]

26 04, 2023

Tankwa Trail Runners Undaunted by the Weather

By |2023-04-26T11:07:18+02:00April 26th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Tankwa Trail Runners Undaunted by the Weather

Not even chilly temperatures and rain could dampen the spirits at the 2023 Tankwa Trail. Hosted at the Kaleo Guest Farm, on the Koue Bokkeveld Plateau outside Ceres, the weather did its utmost to disrupt festivities. Yet the trail runners were undaunted, running through cold conditions and braving buckets of overnight rain to revel in [...]

24 04, 2023

Gearing Up for The Ultimate Race

By |2023-04-24T12:50:24+02:00April 24th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Gearing Up for The Ultimate Race

The 36ONE MTB Challenge is unquestionably one of the toughest events on South Africa’s cycling calendar. Known as the Ultimate Race it circumnavigates the Klein Karoo, taking in 4 930 metres of climbing in 361 kilometres, between the 12th and the 14th of May this year. It does however also boast a half-distance option, measuring just [...]

5 04, 2023

Prepare for a Big Year on the Bike in 2024 by Entering the Tankwa Trek Now

By |2023-04-05T11:54:45+02:00April 5th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Prepare for a Big Year on the Bike in 2024 by Entering the Tankwa Trek Now

The Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, is South Africa’s premier four-day UCI mountain bike stage race. In its ten-edition history it has attracted riders of the calibre of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Nino Schurter, Henrique Avancini, Gam Gaze, Simon Andreassen and Anne Terpstra, as well as the top South Africans, like Alan Hatherly, Matt [...]

30 03, 2023

LIQUI MOLY Partners with Dryland to Add Value for Mountain and Gravel Bikers

By |2023-03-30T10:17:34+02:00March 30th, 2023|News|Comments Off on LIQUI MOLY Partners with Dryland to Add Value for Mountain and Gravel Bikers

Liqui Moly South Africa, the German motor oil and additives manufacturer, has partnered with Dryland Event Management in support of all their events to supply cleaning and chain lubricating products to the mountain- and gravel- bikes, as well as trail running event participants. “Dryland, with Henco [Rademeyer] and his team, have set standards that so [...]

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 [...]

6 03, 2023

Glacier by Sanlam Partnership with Dryland to Traverse Three Additional Years

By |2023-03-06T16:38:34+02:00March 6th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Glacier by Sanlam Partnership with Dryland to Traverse Three Additional Years

Dryland Event Management are proud to announce that Glacier by Sanlam, will extend their title sponsorship of the Traverse mountain biking events through to 2026. Glacier by Sanlam, a leading investment platform in South Africa, has been a long-term partner of the Oudtshoorn-based event organisers and the title sponsors of the Glacier Storms River Traverse [...]

26 02, 2023

Day and De Villiers Battle Headwinds to Win 2023 News24 Karoo Burn

By |2023-02-27T10:35:31+02:00February 26th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Day and De Villiers Battle Headwinds to Win 2023 News24 Karoo Burn

Dusty Day and Yolande de Villiers emerged victorious in a war of attrition against the wind, as much as against the brutal R355 gravel road, at the 2023 News24 Karoo Burn; on Saturday, 25 February. The 242 kilometre long race, from Calvinia to Kaleo Guest Farm, near Ceres, took on the longest, straight, uninterrupted gravel [...]

12 02, 2023

Ghost Factory Racing and Toyota Specialized Wrap-Up Tankwa Trek Tenth Edition Titles

By |2023-02-12T17:56:37+02:00February 12th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Ghost Factory Racing and Toyota Specialized Wrap-Up Tankwa Trek Tenth Edition Titles

The fourth and final stage of the 2023 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, saw Ghost Factory Racing Cappuccino and Toyota Specialized wrap-up the elite titles. Neither team managed to cross the line first, in their category, but were within touching distance of the stage winners. Sunday, 12 February’s, winners were the Ghost [...]

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