The widely publicised current downturn in the economy and general tightening of the belt has seen a massive decline in race numbers throughout the mountain biking and event fraternity. Combined with an oversupply of endurance and outdoor events, this has spoilt athletes for choice and caused numbers to dwindle in even the most established races on…
Dryland Event Management – the organisers of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, the only UCI S1 category stage race in South Africa – are proud to announce the addition of a 4th stage to the 2019 Tankwa Trek. The new stage will take place on the afternoon of Thursday the 7th of…
General entries to The 36ONE MTB Challenge 2019, which will take place from the 17th to the 19th of May next year, will open at 12:00 midday on Friday the 1st of June. Following the release of 100 The 36ONE Challenge – Solo entries being made available in late April and throughout May, the opening…
Early bird entries to the 2019 36ONE MTB Challenge, which will take place from the 17th to the 19th of May next year, will open at 12:00 midday on Thursday the 26th of April. Only 100 entries, to the full 361 kilometre, distance will be made available at this time – but general entries will…
Ramses Bekkenk and Jeannie Dreyer rode to dominant victories at the 2018 36ONE MTB Challenge in Oudtshoorn on Saturday, the 21st of April. While Bekkenk started fast and missed out on the course record, Dreyer paced her race to perfection; finishing strong to smash her 2015 record by half an hour. In the other categories,…
In Oudtshoorn Ramses Bekkenk managed to win the 36ONE MTB Challenge for the second time. With a time of 14 hours and 5 minutes the record he rode last year in 13 hours 59 minutes and 55 seconds still stands. The KMC-Fruit to Go biker was in an early break away with Kevin Benkenstein and…
This Friday, the 20th of April, the defending 36ONE MTB Challenge champions, Ramses Bekkenk and Jeannie Dreyer, will line up alongside 781 fellow mountain bikers to take on the 361 kilometre long circumnavigation of the Klein Karoo. The pair will no doubt be out to break their own course records, but will not have it…
Just like last year Ramses Bekkenk will be at the start line, in Oudtshoorn, for the 36ONE MTB Challenge on the 20th of April. Last year he debuted and managed to win this race over 361 kilometers in a record breaking time of 13 hours 59 minutes and 55 seconds. This year the KMC-Fruit to…
Social Media Handles: Twitter: @KevBenky | Instagram: @kevinbenky Best 36ONE Result: 2017 Mixed Team Champions (18:34:08) Best other MTB Race Results: 3rd Place 2017 Munga MTB Goal for 2018 36ONE: … The 36ONE: It’s probably too late to make any real difference to your fitness ahead of the 36ONE now, but what mental/psychological preparations…
The 2019 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, is set to take place from the 7th to the 10th of February next year and the entries for the event open on the 9th of March 2018 at 12:00, mid-day. Based in the Koue Bokkeveld region of the Western Cape the Tankwa Trek boasts UCI…