Ahead of the 2017 The 36ONE MTB Challenge we spoke to last year’s champion Hannele Steyn (Follow her on Twitter: @Passion4Whole) and 2016 Tour d’Afique winner Katja Steenkamp (follow her on Twitter: @KatjaSteenkamp) for their ulta-marathon advice. The 36ONE MTB Challenge is 7 weeks away, what training can you still do to ensure you’re physically…
The Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, South Africa’s most prestigious one-day mountain bike race, has received a significant boost with the announcement that Momentum Health and Biogen are the new title and presenting sponsors respectively. The 121km race, which will hold its 12th edition in January 2018, will be known as the Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme,…
Growth in demand for The 36ONE MTB Challenge entries has exceeded all expectations to the point that Dryland Event Management have decided to close entries early for the 2017 event. Not only are there over 1 000 riders already registered to take part but over half of that number are set to undertake the full 361…
The 2017 Cape Pioneer Trek international mountain bike stage race, to which entries opened on 14 December 2016, will offer a refined rider experience, a Queen Stage and a fresh look, thanks to the investment of new sponsors, Momentum Health and Biogen. The ninth edition of the annual seven-day mountain bike stage race, which is…
The Tankwa Trek isn’t South Africa’s oldest three-day mountain bike stage race. Neither is it the biggest. But it is firmly on track to become the most internationally recognised, following the addition of two new sponsors and the upgrade to International Cycling Union (UCI) status. The three-day race, which was only established in 2013, has…
Gauteng mountain bikers can look forward to a brand new mountain bike stage race. The inaugural Glacier Cradle Traverse will take place from 4-7 May 2017 and will be aimed at giving Gauteng mountain bikers a high-quality multi-day experience. “We are very proud to initiate and sponsor the Glacier Cradle Traverse in partnership with Dryland,…
Dryland Event Management and the Smile Foundation have joined forces to put the smile back onto children’s faces with free corrective facial reconstructive surgery and treatments. Dryland Event Management is South Africa’s premier mountain bike and trail running events management company. The Smile Foundation has been selected by Dryland Event Management as their charity of…
A list of elite South African trail runners is lacing up for the adventure of a lifetime at the Rhodes Dryland Traverse, which takes place from 31 October – 3 November. Over four spectacular stages, the event starts in the dark, damp fissures of the Cango Caves (the only trail race with permission to do…