In the first episode of the new year, we look ahead at what’s to come on the bike in 2026. From the Attakwas Extreme, which kicks off the South African racing season through the Tankwa Trek, Cape Epic, Garden Route Giro, and on into the World Series calendar, which gets underway in South [...]
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 [...]
Marc Pritzen and Felix Stehli’s two stage wins and 4-minute and 38-second margin of victory on the final FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz general classification meant that the Honeycomb 226ers completed a near-perfect race to the 2025 title. After Friday’s powerful performance, they missed out on winning Stage 2 when Stehli crashed on the finishing straight. On [...]
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. [...]
A windy and at times chaotic opening stage of the Shiraz race at FNB Wines2Whales saw the Honeycomb 226ers seize the initiative and establish a 126-second advantage on PYGA Euro Steel and Insect Science. Marc Pritzen and Felix Stehli combined fresh legs with course knowledge to attack at a key moment and leave the chasers [...]
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 [...]
E-Bike racing is tactical! E-Bike racing levels the playing field! E-Bike racing is hard! E-Bike racing is fun! Four key takeaways from the E-Powered Pinotage race highlight how views, E-MTB technology, and the race rules have evolved since the inaugural E-Bike race in the Pinotage event at FNB Wines2Whales in 2021. 5 years on, there [...]
Battery management was the main concern for the E-Bike racers heading of Stage 2 of the Pinotage event at FNB Wines2Whales. 6 kilometres longer than Stage 1, with 200 more metres of climbing, meant that anyone who finished on the edge of their battery life would be at risk on Stage 2. After 2 hours [...]
At the sharp end, the racing E-Bikers went full gas from Benguela Cove to Oak Valley Wine Estate, but further back the mood was more relaxed on the opening day of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage. The mid-week race blends fast with fun, allowing those who want to race to race flat out and those who [...]
For the third time in three years, Candice Lill and Tyler Jacobs stood atop the Chardonnay race podium at FNB Wines2Whales. The Liv Sabi-Sabi Seattle Coffee e-Fort team’s 2025 margin of victory was 12 minutes and 10 seconds over Margot Moschetti and Claudia Peretti of e-Fort MB Race. Sarah Hill and Robyn de Grood finished [...]
