South African entrepreneur and brand strategist Joggie Prinsloo is embarking on a new chapter with the launch of OSHED, a business combining brand development, marketing consultancy and distribution. With more than 22 years in the cycling industry, Prinsloo has built a career around sports and healthy lifestyle brands, commercial strategy and international relationships. He’s a [...]
The final stage of the 2026 Nedbank Gravel Burn saw Hugo Drechou and Alexis Skarda victorious on the day, while Matt Beers and Nele Laing wrapped up the titles with controlled rides. Drechou won a sprint from a nine-rider group, while Skarda took a flier on Stage 7, going solo with 12 kilometres to race. [...]
Griffin Easter, the man who fractured both his wrists in a Nedbank Gravel Burn crash 12 months ago, thundered to victory on Stage 6 of the 2026 event on Friday, 30 October. Easter's win is the first by an American male, adding his name to the young event's roll of honour alongside fellow American gravistas, [...]
Stage 5 of the 2026 Nedbank Gravel Burn on Thursday, 29 October, took the race south from Merino Farm, in the Swaershoek Valley, to Gwanishi, near Middleton. A fast-paced 128-kilometre course culminated in sprint finishes in both the men's and women's races. Hayley Preen surged clear of women's general classification leader Nele Laing and Clara [...]
Stage 3 of the 2026 Nedbank Gravel Burn featured the longest route of the second edition and crosswinds to boot, on a day when 90 of the 135 kilometres were raced on asphalt. Men's race leader Matt Beers lost time to Tristan Nortje, but gained on Filippo Colombo, in second, as Eddy le Huitouze won [...]
Matt Beers's firepower blew the elite men's race apart on Stage 2 of the Nedbank Gravel Burn on Monday, 26 October 2026. The South African came up short in the finale, however, losing out in a sprint for stage honours to his day-long breakaway companion, Filippo Colombo. The 105-kilometre stage, which looped from Blaauwater Farm [...]
SCOTT Sports has officially unveiled the all-new fifth-generation Spark, a completely redesigned cross-country race machine that builds on one of the most successful platforms in mountain biking history. Far more than a refinement of its predecessor, the new Spark features an entirely new frame developed to be lighter, more agile, and more seamlessly integrated, while [...]
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, [...]
Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) won the 2025 Absa Cape Epic at Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West today. The win is Schurter’s third Absa Cape Epic title, while Colombo claimed the crown at his first attempt. In the Aramex UCI Women’s Category, Annika Langvad claimed her sixth Absa Cape Epic title [...]
Nino Schurter and Filippo Colombo (SCOTT-SRAM MTB Racing) timed their attack to perfection late on the 2025 Absa Cape Epic’s ‘Queen Stage’ to surge away from the field and win Stage 5, extending their overall race lead to over a minute at the same. In the Aramex UCI Women’s Category, Annika Langvad and Sofia Gomez [...]
