Over the last decade, we at Diverge have covered around 25 events per year across MTB, Gravel, Road, and Trail Running. With that experience in hand, we'll be bringing you more insights in 2026. Some of it will be on the ground, on the job for the event, while we will be covering other races [...]
First introduced in 2025, the R1 million performance bonus for any elite athlete, male or female, who can achieve the remarkable feat of winning all six marathon-distance races in a single season, is back and forms part of the total R1.2 million prize purse for 2026. The performance bonus sits on top of the per-event [...]
The 2025 Ford Trailseeker Series had it all: soaring victories, crushing setbacks, a record-breaking field, and unforgettable moments that will go down in South African mountain biking history. From the January opener in Banhoek to the spectacular finale in Wellington, riders were tested across six events in four provinces. The Cradle, Die Bosveld, Sondela, and [...]
In Episode 12 of Season 2, the Diverge Podcast is back after an extended winter break. The mountain biking action has continued through the depths of winter, with the Ford Trailseeker series. On the 1st of August, the racing truly resumed in earnest, though with the Glacier Storms River Traverse, followed by the [...]
A crisp winter morning gave way to red-hot racing at the fifth event of the 2025 Ford Trailseeker Series, held on the iconic trails of Van Gaalen. With over 2,100 riders lining up, the day delivered tactical brilliance, thrilling finishes, and a fierce display of mountain biking from some of South Africa’s top athletes. Pritzen [...]
The fourth event of the 2025 Ford Trailseeker Series took place on Saturday, 28 June, at Sondela Nature Reserve in Limpopo. Known for its flat and fast terrain, the venue set the stage for a day of tactical racing and close finishes across all categories, with over 2,400 participants taking part. All-Out Racing from the [...]
2025 is already 30 days young and so much has happened. Join the Diverge Podcast as Seamus Allardice looks back on how the mountain biking season started at the Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, on the 18th of January and at what happened at the first Ford Trailseeker of the year on [...]
The Ford Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series, the world’s biggest single-day mountain bike series, has announced a thrilling incentive for 2025. With a focus on rewarding endurance, strategy, and dedication, the series offers an impressive R100 000 prize to the elite male and female winners of the series marathon distance, determined by their best four out [...]
