Dryland Event Management

23 04, 2025

Fuelling Your Fire to Conquer the Merino Monster

By |2025-04-23T12:07:12+02:00April 23rd, 2025|News|0 Comments

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. [...]

7 03, 2025

#SurviveAttakwas: Celebrating Two Decades of Tough

By |2025-03-07T11:34:49+02:00March 7th, 2025|News|Comments Off on #SurviveAttakwas: Celebrating Two Decades of Tough

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 [...]

24 02, 2025

GWM and Weber Partner with Dryland Event Management while First Ascent and Mpact Extend their Relationships

By |2025-02-24T11:27:50+02:00February 24th, 2025|News|Comments Off on GWM and Weber Partner with Dryland Event Management while First Ascent and Mpact Extend their Relationships

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, [...]

13 02, 2025

Diverge Podcast: 2025 Tankwa Trek

By |2025-02-25T17:31:58+02:00February 13th, 2025|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: 2025 Tankwa Trek

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 [...]

9 02, 2025

Imbuko ChemChamp and She Sends Crowned Kings and Queens of the Tankwa Trek

By |2025-02-09T13:41:40+02:00February 9th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Imbuko ChemChamp and She Sends Crowned Kings and Queens of the Tankwa Trek

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; [...]

7 02, 2025

Imbuko ChemChamp Seize Tankwa Trek Yellow as Honeycomb 226ers Win the Stage

By |2025-02-07T16:49:42+02:00February 7th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Imbuko ChemChamp Seize Tankwa Trek Yellow as Honeycomb 226ers Win the Stage

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 [...]

6 02, 2025

First Blood to PYGA Euro Steel 2 and She Sends at the Tankwa Trek

By |2025-02-06T20:49:44+02:00February 6th, 2025|News|Comments Off on First Blood to PYGA Euro Steel 2 and She Sends at the Tankwa Trek

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 [...]

29 01, 2025

She Sends and Speed Company Headline 2025 Tankwa Trek Fields

By |2025-01-29T09:52:03+02:00January 29th, 2025|News|Comments Off on She Sends and Speed Company Headline 2025 Tankwa Trek Fields

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 [...]

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 [...]

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