When asked about MTB meccas, does Plettenberg Bay make the list? Well, it should. Plett is a jewel of the Garden Route – great beaches, happy vibes in the town, year-round sunshine for the most part, and incredible mountain biking in every direction! The Dr Evil Classic is one of the reasons Plett should be [...]
The opening day of the 2023 Dr Evil Classic took riders from Wittedrift to Cairnbrogie, along a scenic and at time challenging 58-kilometre route. Among the 350-rider strong field there were numerous eBikers, including a group of racing eBike riders. Most though, were happy to cruise and take in the spectacular Plettenberg Bay vistas; on [...]
The good doctor, Leon Evans, also known as Dr Evil has a better prescription than an apple a day: enter the 2023 Dr Evil Classic. Now in its eleventh year the event will boast more singletrack than ever, as Plettenberg Bay continues to evolve as a mountain biking Mecca. It will however not lose its [...]
Siphe Ncapayi finished the opening stage of the BUCO Dr Evil Classic 11 minutes and 2 seconds behind the stage winner. On Friday’s Stage 2, which started and finished at Kurland Hotel, he reduced that deficit to just 34 seconds. With two third place finishes now to his name, it is clear that, the Kwano [...]
Knysna’s Giliomee and Bosman Families are taking part in the BUCO Dr Evil Classic as a family adventure. Like all families though, they are not immune from a healthy dose of sibling rivalry. Or in the Giliomee’s case sibling and parental rivalries. Brothers Jaco and Cecil Bosman are riding the three-day mountain bike stage race [...]
Registration for the 2019 BUCO Dr Evil Classic took place at the Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve on Wednesday, 18 September. Situated inland, on a plateau between the Bietou and Keurbooms Rivers, from the coastal resort town and its idyllic white sand beaches the Game Reserve boasts three of the Big Five. Zebra, blue wildebeest and [...]
