After strong winds made for a chaotic start to the opening stage on Friday, Stage 2, on Saturday, concluded in chaos when three riders crashed from a six-rider group contesting the sprint finish. Tristan Nortje and Marco Joubert were the least affected and managed to cross the line just ahead of the Honeycomb 226ers team. [...]
The Shiraz race at FNB Wines2Whales is not just the final race of the Epic Series and FNB Wines2Whales calendar; it is also the final major mountain biking event of the South African season. Thus, the battle for the final Yellow CIOVITA jerseys of the season could be decided by who is fresher, physically and [...]
Matt Beers (Specialized Off-Road Toyota) won the inaugural Nedbank Gravel Burn today (1 November) finishing at Shamwari Private Game Reserve, just north of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. After seven days of racing that threw everything from hail to high temperatures to extreme wind at the riders, Beers managed to outlast his challengers with [...]
On a day of racing marked by minor attacks from riders within the large lead group, the decisive moment of Stage 5 at the Nedbank Gravel Burn came down to the summit finish on Swaershoek Pass near Cradock in the Eastern Cape. Germany’s Andreas Seewald (Singer KTM Racing) was the first to pull away from the [...]
Nedbank Gravel Burn overall leader Matt Beers (Specialized Off-Road Toyota) claimed a tight Stage 4 today at Blaauwater Farm near the Compassberg, with Swiss rider Simon Pellaud (Tudor Pro Cycling) finishing just two seconds behind the South African cycling star. Belgian rider Lawrence Naesen (Next Level Racing: Rapha - Orbea) closed out the podium on [...]
Simon Pellaud (Tudor Pro Cycling) of Switzerland finally achieved what he’d been threatening to do since race registration on Saturday, winning Stage 3 of the Nedbank Gravel Burn with a well-timed counter-attack on the finish line at Blaauwater Farm today (Tuesday, 28 October). French rider Hugo Drechou (Numéro31.cc / Pinarello) was second, just a few [...]
On a fast and furious Stage 2 of the Nedbank Gravel Burn, at least until a few rogue cattle interrupted proceedings just before the halfway mark, Matt Beers (Specialized Off Road Toyota) sped to victory on the pristine streets of Willowmore in the Eastern Cape. Germany’s Lukas Baum (Orbea x Leatt Speed Company) finished second, [...]
Matt Beers (Specialized Off-Road - Toyota) won Stage 1 of the inaugural Nedbank Gravel Burn today (Sunday, 26 October), finishing the cold and wet 84km stage from Knysna to Avontuur one second ahead of Swiss rider Andri Frischknecht (Scott SRAM). Hugo Drechou of France finished third on the day, crossing the line alongside Frischknecht. Beers, [...]
The men’s professional field for the inaugural Nedbank Gravel Burn is confirmed. It is a gathering drawn from road and gravel in equal measure, with riders from other disciplines stepping across to test themselves on a new stage. They will assemble in Knysna on 26 October and race for seven days and 800 kilometres across [...]
Hot Wax has long offered performance-oriented cyclists benefits in friction reduction, a fact that led Squirt Cycling Products ® to develop a product without the usual break-in time drawbacks of traditional hot wax. The Squirt Performance Hot Wax uses a proprietary blend of various waxes along with a unique mixture of friction modifiers, high-pressure additives, [...]
