Bike racing is meant to hurt. It should be hard. At the sharp end, the top teams do their best to turn each other inside out, to inflict pain until only those who can break through that threshold endure to the finish line. Then the next day, they do it again, layering fatigue upon fatigue. [...]
The Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, has for 20 years challenged with an infamously tough course. It is generally considered to be the hardest day on the bike of the year, and coming so early in the season it sets finishers up for anything the sport can throw at them. Regardless of [...]
Dryland Event Management have, for nearly two decades, staged several of South Africa’s premier mountain biking and trail running events – including the recently concluded Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen. Over that time the Oudtshoorn based organisation has forged a reputation for delivering athlete focused races where participants, both new and returning, [...]
In Episode 2 of Season 2 the Diverge Podcast dives deep into the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen. The twelfth edition proved a dramatic one with punctures, crashes and illness all taking their toll. While there was plenty misfortune to go around, it did not affect the victors at all as [...]
Imbuko ChemChamp’s Marco Joubert and Tristan Nortje crossed the Kaleo finish line second on the final stage of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Sunday – 9 February – to seal the 2025 title in fine style. Their firm grip on the race was only superseded by the UCI Women’s champions; [...]
Stage 2 of the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen – on Friday, 7 February – produced a dramatic day of racing. There were punctures and broken wheels, as well as a major mechanical, all of which affected the general classification standings. She Sends reigned supreme though as Candice Lill and Kate [...]
The opening stage of the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen – on Thursday, 6 February – saw the PYGA Euro Steel 2 and She Sends teams seize the first leaders’ jerseys. Michael Foster and Jaedon Terlouw overcame misfortune and capitalised on Imbuko ChemChamp’s error in the closing metres to earn the [...]
Kate Courtney and Candice Lill’s She Sends privateer super squad and Lukas Baum and Georg Egger’s ORBEA x Leatt x Speed Company headline the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, elite fields. The South African star returns to the Koue Bokkeveld to defend her title with the popular American when the Stage [...]
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 [...]
