Epic Series

14 11, 2024

Diverge Podcast: #5 Beers for Toyota Specialized at Wines2Whales

By |2024-11-14T22:24:27+02:00November 14th, 2024|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: #5 Beers for Toyota Specialized at Wines2Whales

In Episode 5 of the rebooted Diverge Podcast Seamus Allardice reflects on a stellar edition of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race. Toyota Specialized dominated the final event in the Epic Series’ 2024 calendar, winning all three stages, despite Alex Miller crashing heavily on Day 2. With serious stage race season now completed we then pivot [...]

10 11, 2024

Total Domination by Toyota Specialized at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz

By |2024-11-10T14:38:09+02:00November 10th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Total Domination by Toyota Specialized at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz

Matt Beers and Alex Miller completed a clean sweep of FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz stage victories on the final day of the 2024 race. The Toyota Specialized men charged through the trails to Benguela Cove and crossed the finish line ahead of their general classification podium companions, Imbuko and Honeycomb Pro Cycling. Sunday, 10 November, brought [...]

9 11, 2024

Miller Survives a Crash to Win Stage 2 Alongside Beers at the Shiraz

By |2024-11-09T14:20:08+02:00November 9th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Miller Survives a Crash to Win Stage 2 Alongside Beers at the Shiraz

Nambian, Alex Miller endured a bad looking crash, with just a few scraps and bruises, en route to victory on Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race. For the second day running the Toyota Specialized team were joined on the podium by Imbuko and Honeycomb Pro Cycling. Alex Miller, of Toyota Specialized, survived a [...]

8 11, 2024

Toyota Specialized Engage Power Mode on Stage 1 of the Shiraz

By |2024-11-08T15:38:11+02:00November 8th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Toyota Specialized Engage Power Mode on Stage 1 of the Shiraz

Matt Beers and Alex Miller powered into an early lead and never let off the throttle on Stage 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz. By the time they reached Oak Valley the Toyota Specialized team had a 4 minute and 29 second advantage over Imbuko and a further 16 seconds on Honeycomb Pro Cycling, who [...]

7 11, 2024

Diverge Podcast: #4 Getting a Tow at Wines2Whales

By |2024-11-14T16:51:14+02:00November 7th, 2024|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: #4 Getting a Tow at Wines2Whales

In Episode 4 of the rebooted Diverge Podcast Seamus Allardice looks back on the first two races in the 2024 FNB Wines2Whales series, reflecting on Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs victory in the Chardonnay as well as the excitement of E-Bike racing in the Pinotage. The Pinotage ended with the Swiss team of Santina Malacarne [...]

7 11, 2024

Beers On Ice for The Last Dance of the 2024 Season at FNB W2W

By |2024-11-07T14:16:53+02:00November 7th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Beers On Ice for The Last Dance of the 2024 Season at FNB W2W

The Shiraz race brings not only the FNB Wines2Whales, but also the South African competitive mountain biking season to a close. It features a stacked elite field and provides a final opportunity for the local teams, and a selection of seasoned international campaigners to perform. In 2024 a returning double champion and his Namibian teammate [...]

7 11, 2024

Malacarne Tows Dennda to FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage Victory

By |2024-11-07T13:45:12+02:00November 7th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Malacarne Tows Dennda to FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage Victory

Electronic issues nearly cost the Bergstrom Factory Racing team their FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage title on the final stage from Oak Valley to Benguela Cove. Santina Malacarne came up with an old-fashioned solution to the most modern of cycling problems and towed Lukas Dennda up the climbs, which enabled the Swiss pairing to maintain top spot [...]

5 11, 2024

The Unexpected Leaders of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By |2024-11-05T17:10:53+02:00November 5th, 2024|News|Comments Off on The Unexpected Leaders of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

At the sharp end of the E-Bike racing, at FNB Wines2Whales, there are some very familiar faces. Joris Ryf is a former World Champion, Benjamin [Benno] Willeit has been at the forefront of the bike industry for two decades, and the Mixed category leaders, Santina Malacarne and Lukas Dennda, are elite E-Bike racers. Heather Collen [...]

4 11, 2024

Dirty Delight on Day 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By |2024-11-04T17:59:30+02:00November 4th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Dirty Delight on Day 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

Wet, windy, and cold weather made for difficult conditions on the opening day of FNB Wines2Whales’ Pinotage event. While some E-Bikers made short work of the course, many analogue bikers were out in the rain for longer than they had anticipated the stage to take. As was the case in 2023, Benjamin Willeit and Joris [...]

3 11, 2024

Pure Perfection for Lill and Jacobs at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay

By |2024-11-03T21:49:58+02:00November 3rd, 2024|News|Comments Off on Pure Perfection for Lill and Jacobs at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay

Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs put in a performance worthy of a five-star review as they completed a perfect clean sweep of FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay stage wins. The SeattleCoffeeCo eFORT ALMAR pair had time to stop for a selfie at the FNB Private banking picture frame on their way to victory at Benguela Cove. When [...]

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