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 [...]
Matt Beers proved a class apart at the 2024 B-well Around the Pot, presented by SEESA, 100 Miler on the 27th of July. The gravel race, from the Overberg town of Swellendam, boasted four route options which took in 200-, 100-, 60-, and 25-Mile courses across the rolling hills of the Rûens. Beers was joined [...]
When the 2024 B-Well Around the Pot, presented by SEESA, takes place on the 26th and 27th of July some of South Africa’s best gravel racers will be on the start line. With the fields split between the 100- and 200-Miler distances the national endurance and ultra-endurance gravel scene will converge on the Overberg town [...]
Giant Bicycles has introduced the newest generation of its Revolt composite-framed gravel bikes, the Revolt Advanced Pro and Revolt Advanced. Both series are built on reengineered framesets that balance race-winning speed and efficiency with Revolt’s characteristic compliance and control. Read more about new bikes on Diverge by clicking here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDotOfi3OJE The framesets are complemented by [...]
As gravel riding and racing continues to grow, so the cycling market adjusts to embrace a discipline that’s helping increase the numbers as a whole and firmly establish gravel as a sub-category. Phil Buys Sports has been appointed the South African representative of 3T bicycles, an Italian cycling brand that’s achieved global respect. Here’s what [...]
Founded in 2022 around the 2021 Absa Cape Epic winner, Matt Beers team Toyota Specialized is heading into their third season high on confidence. The squad has expanded to include, Namibian multi-disciplinary champion, Alex Miller and the youthful talent of Johan van Zyl. Already, by late February, the team has amassed a number of major [...]
Gravel biking is somewhat of a traveling circus, with riders trying to outdo each other when it comes to the coolness factor of their respective steeds. Everything is analyzed – from wheel size, tire tread and fork to bars – so a pedal to Great Brak will never end up being boring… Words and images: [...]
