Famed and feared, the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, is known as the Hell of the South for good reason. Temperatures in the Klein Karoo can soar in January, the Attakwaskloof is formidably rocky, and the rolling roads in the second half of the 120-kilometre-long course are corrugated and packed with climbs [...]
The final stage of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Sunday, 8 February, saw Greta Seiwald and Sara Cortinovis wrap up a perfect overall victory. The Decathlon Ford | Unno pairing completed their fourth stage win of the race to underline their dominance in the Anderson Transport UCI Women’s competition. [...]
Marc Pritzen and Hermann Pernsteiner ascended to glory on the Queen Stage of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, claiming the King of the Mountain prize atop the Merino Monster and winning the stage. Andreas Seewald and Jakob Hartmann were second across the summit and finish line on Saturday, 7 February, [...]
Toyota Specialized Imbuko and Decathlon Ford | Unno won the opening stage of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Thursday, 5 February. The 32-kilometre-long Stage 1 presented a fast and relatively flat course, which favoured the explosive power of Greta Seiwald and Sara Cortinovis in the UCI Women’s race. In [...]
The champions of the inaugural Garden Route Giro will ride away with R100 000 each after 685 kilometres of pure gravel racing. Starting just outside Mossel Bay, on the 13th of April 2026, and finishing six mountain passes and six days later in Wilderness, on the 18th, the first edition will challenge and reward. Blending the [...]
Alan Hatherly and Hayley Preen started their 2026 seasons with stellar victories in the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. The 120-kilometre race from Chandelier Game Lodge, near Oudtshoorn, to the Pine Creek Resort, in Great Brak, featured a revised route that lent itself to faster times. As did the cool weather on [...]
On Saturday, the 17th of January, the South African and global mountain biking season gets underway at the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen. Dubbed the Hell of the South, it challenges riders to an infamously tough, 120-kilometre course from Chandelier Game Lodge, near Oudtshoorn, to the Pine Creek Resort, in Great Brak. [...]
The 20th anniversary edition of the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, will challenge mountain bikers with an infamously tough course from the Klein Karoo to Great Brak on the coast, but the tweaked route may well prove faster. A return to the original approach to the Attakwaskloof removes two rocky climbs, along [...]
Last week, the Diverge Podcast was at the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. We tried to do daily podcasts, but fell off the wagon after Stage 2. So here are the final 3 days all in one long pod. The headline, of course, is that Tristan Nortje and Travis Stedman [...]
The 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, came to a sweltering and thrilling conclusion in Oudtshoorn on Saturday, 4 October. Vera Looser and Samantha Sanders completed a clean sweep of victories across the five stages to win the UCI Women’s title by over 40 minutes. The UCI Men’s competition was a closer [...]
