Garden Route Giro

21 11, 2024

Diverge Podcast: #6 Zane Schmahl – Die Hel Chats in Gamkaskloof

By |2024-11-21T20:13:02+02:00November 21st, 2024|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: #6 Zane Schmahl – Die Hel Chats in Gamkaskloof

In Episode 6 of the rebooted Diverge Podcast Seamus Allardice chats to EcoBound and To Hell and Back’s Zane Schmahl about the oldest mountain bike stage race in the country. Over beers in Gamkaskloof – as Die Hel is actually known – they spoke about the history of the event, the difficulties of staging a [...]

21 11, 2024

The Passes Thomas Bain Built: Capturing the Diversity of the Garden Route Giro

By |2024-11-21T11:48:21+02:00November 21st, 2024|News|Comments Off on The Passes Thomas Bain Built: Capturing the Diversity of the Garden Route Giro

Gravel is in vogue. It is growing and evolving, with stage racing already identified as the next frontier. The question which now needs to be answered is how many elements from road and mountain bike stage racing multi-day gravel events will incorporate, and where they will deviate entirely. The Garden Route Giro’s race director, Henco [...]

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 [...]

17 10, 2024

Diverge Podcast: #1 Relaunching as a MicroPod

By |2024-11-14T16:31:25+02:00October 17th, 2024|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: #1 Relaunching as a MicroPod

Tune in for Episode 1 of the rebooted Diverge Podcast. The relaunched pod will be a shortcast/micro pod of between 10 and 20 minutes in length, focusing on the events and sports host, Seamus Allardice, covers on www.diverge.info. To read more about the events and news covered in this episode click through to the website: [...]

6 09, 2024

Garden Route Giro – Dryland Introduce 6-Stage Gravel Race

By |2024-09-06T19:27:08+02:00September 6th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Garden Route Giro – Dryland Introduce 6-Stage Gravel Race

Gravel racing has grown and matured in recent years, stand alone events and series have gained popularity, and now the time has come for a truly world-class gravel stage race. The Garden Route Giro promises to be that and more. A six-day stage race through the stunning Southern Cape region, featuring ascents of some of [...]

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