The doctor’s orders for a mountain bike stage race stipulate the controllables – like smooth logistics, great food, and a thrilling route – but even Dr Evil cannot control the weather. Despite Leon Evans’ anti-rain dances (done in private of course), the 2024 Dr Evil Experience endured two rain affected days. Mountain bikers are not [...]
I woke up to find sand in my bed, laughed Luke Lockhart-Ross, despite taking two showers after yesterday’s muddy slog at the 2024 Dr Evil Experience. Surely today wouldn’t be worse, right? Wrong! Stage 2 started with blue skies and high spirits. The gees was flowing, especially after Shaun Peters cracked a few jokes before [...]
365 days ago, I crashed, trying to keep up with the Dr Evil Experience, writes Luke Lockhart-Ross. Racing above my limits? Maybe. My fault? Definitely. The locals? Oh, they made sure to mock me! (Catch the "Lawndart Lockhart" saga here.) A year later, that grudge still nagged at me, but today, I left it in [...]
The Dr Evil Classic, the Garden Route based multi-day mountain bike stage race, has re-branded and will now be known as the Dr Evil Experience – a fitting change in name that aligns the event with its soul and commitment to its hometown, Plettenberg Bay. The name Dr Evil strikes one of two visions into [...]
The 2023 Dr Evil Classic showcased Plettenberg Bay’s mountain biking at it very best from Thursday, 21 September, to Saturday, the 23rd. The three-day stage race’s routes provided exceptional riding throughout, despite rain making Friday’s Stage 2 a muddy affair in places. At the sharp end of proceedings, 19-year-old Aaron Pietersen claimed the general classification [...]
Multiple South African mountain bike marathon champion Robyn de Groot retired from elite cycling in May last year. After nearly an 18-month hiatus from taking part in events she is easing back into the action at the 2023 Dr Evil Classic. Stage 2 – on Friday, 22 September – provided a few reminders of why [...]
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 [...]
