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		Wednesday 1st September 2010 (4 comments) Lord of the Chain Rings 3 day Stage Race ONLINE ENTRIES NOW OPEN!!! Act Quick, as only the first 60 team entries will receive FULL HOTEL ACCOMMODATION for 4 days including ALL MEALS!!! Prepare yourselves for a premium 3 day mountain...

		Monday 30th August 2010 (0 comments) KAT Challenge Race Report and Results Here is the Kat MTB Challenge Race Report as received from Michelle von der Decken of The Student Shop   The 11th Kat MTB Challenge, our main sponsor being Woodoc (situated in Fort...

		Monday 23rd August 2010 (0 comments) Trans Baviaans 2010 Race Report Trans Baviaans 230km Race Report   Congratulations Michelle Schlebusch and Fjord Jordaan on winning the Mixed Teams section of the 230km non-stop Trans Baviaans Race.. They completed...

		Thursday 17th June 2010 (3 comments) Mountain Biking at Night With winter and a severe lack of daylight upon us, your riding opportunities can seem pretty limited.  Before you decide to spend the rest of winter zoned out playing marathon sessions of...

		Wednesday 21st April 2010 (1 comment) Kat Classic Race Report by Leon Havenga Click Here for Race Photo's

		Monday 12th April 2010 (12 comments) Postman Jeff going to deliver at Katberg! Jeffrey Mauer has accepted a challenge to do the Kat Leisure Kat Classic MTB Mountain Challenge on a POSTMAN's BIKE!!! And to make the trip worth while.... we have decided to put up a page where...

		Wednesday 3rd March 2010 (0 comments) Daily Dispatch Invest Pro MTB Race Report We caught up with Michelle Schlebush who had just won the Ladies Section of the Invest Pro MTB Challenge during the Daily Dispatch Cycle Tour weekend. Michelle was actually up against a lady who...

		Monday 25th January 2010 (0 comments) BruintjiesHoogte MTB Race Report by Jason Reed Bruintjies Hoogte MTB Race Report by Jason Reed  The weather was excellent for this year’s Bruintjies MTB race. I was not feeling very confident as my training was far off the volume of my...

		Wednesday 23rd December 2009 (1 comment) Arminel Hogsback MTB Race Report The weekend of the 11th – 13th December saw an amazing re-incarnation of the Hogsback MTB race now known as the Arminel Hogsback MTB Adventure weekend. Kat Leisure’s Arminel Hotel...

		Sunday 8th November 2009 (0 comments) Gravel Road Routes around East London Listed below are a few grave road MTB Routes in and around the East London area. This info was kindly supplied by a local MTB legend. These routes will in the near future all be mapped and made...

		Wednesday 4th November 2009 (0 comments) Need MTB RACE...Willing to Travel Wow.....Talk about an EPIC weekend.... We spoke to Kathy van Dyk of Fat Tracks MTB Club in Port Elizabeth recently. This lady had undertaken TWO races this past weekend! In TWO different...

		Sunday 1st November 2009 (5 comments) Thomas River MTB Challenge event report Saturday 31 October saw another amazingly well staged Thomas River Mountain Bike Challenge. This year they had a record breaking number of entrants exceeding 400 riders!! These guys must be...

		Monday 26th October 2009 (0 comments) Cape Pioneer Trek - Latest 6 day stage race Report The newest 6 day stage race in SA was held last week in the Oudtshoorn area. This seems to be the next big rival to the mighty Cape Epic. One thing that really stands out is the organizers commitment...

Monday 19th October 2009 (1 comment) Bonthoek Marathon Report Petro Slabbert and her Son, Kosie were once again the organisers of the Bonthoek MTB Marathon that took place on Saturday 10th Oct. This is the Fifteenth year that they have presented this event.

		Friday 9th October 2009 (1 comment) Rhodes Extreme 3 Day Race Report by David Kruger Interview with David Kruger after the Rhodes Extreme Weekend Race which was held on 26th September....   On my question, "How did the Weekend go?" David...

		Sunday 20th September 2009 (0 comments) Karoo to Coast Race Report by Kevin Evans Karoo to Coast Mountainbike Challenge The 11th edition of the classic mountainbike race, The Karoo to Coast took place on Sunday in near perfect conditions for the...

		Monday 7th September 2009 (0 comments) St Francis MTB Challenge Report & Letter from FatT The St Francis race had a HUGE turnout with 425 riders. The atmosphere and hospitality at The Links was fantastic! It was great to see so many youngsters at the event. The 30 km distance was the most...

		Friday 4th September 2009 (0 comments) Valley of the Flags Race Report by Madelein duToit The following race report is written by Madelein du Toit, the Ladies winner of the 80km Valley of the Flags MTB race in Steytlerville this past weekend:  I love racing in the...

		Thursday 3rd September 2009 (0 comments) Valley of the Flags Race Report by Johannes Gerber The following race report is written by Johannes Gerber (of Brighter-Lighs.com) who won the 80km Valley of the Flags MTB race...

		Friday 28th August 2009 (1 comment) KAT Challenge Race Report by Johannes Gerber The following race report is written by Johannes Gerber (of Brighter-Lighs.com) who won the 85km KAT Challenge in Fort Beaufort this...

		Wednesday 19th August 2009 (0 comments) Trans Baviaans Race Reports from mere mortals Eastern Cape Mountain Biking interviewed 4 riders who attempted the Trans Baviaans for the first time. Here are their stories. Uncut and Uncensored. The brave souls are: Antoinette Harding...

		Thursday 13th August 2009 (0 comments) HagMorKei Race Report and Results This year's HagMorKei ride took place on Sunday 2 August.   The riders started in a light drizzle at Haga Haga and both the 20 and 40km riders cycled across the beach and into...

		Tuesday 4th August 2009 (0 comments) ILLOVO ESTON MTB CHALLENGE MUD GALORE AT ILLOVO ESTON MTB It had to happen sometime! The last rains in the Eston district fell in March this year, and the farmers have been doing all kinds of...

		Tuesday 28th July 2009 (0 comments) Trans Baviaans Route Change? It is true! The finish has moved back to Kabeljous in Jeffreys! Just last year the finish area was moved to Mentors Kraal, but after much deliberation with riders, the organisers decided to revert...

		Tuesday 14th July 2009 (0 comments) How to Charge your Garmin GPS on the go If you are planning to do an ultra mountain bike marathon, where you will probably be riding for more than 10hours. You are obviously faced with the delemma of: "How do I recharge my GPS while...

		Friday 26th June 2009 (0 comments) Bicycle Touring in South Africa Is it safe?   Yes!   Is it do-able?   Yes!   Will it be...

		Wednesday 3rd June 2009 (0 comments) Classique Sports Winter Warmer Well done Classique Sports. You guys have succeeded in making the cyclists and especially the mountain bikers in East London feel very well looked after!   Wednesday...

		Tuesday 5th May 2009 (0 comments) Stutterheim School MTB Challenge - Letters Hi ECMTB My husband and I attended this cycle and completed the 33km event.  A very well organised event.  The route was very well marked especially in...

		Monday 4th May 2009 (0 comments) Dirt Diggers Cross Country Race - 3 Letters Hi ECMTB I must say, what an event.  I am so glad I decided to participate in this event.  When I planned to go to the race I had certain expectations about...

		Monday 13th April 2009 (0 comments) Tsitsikamma MTB Challenge Race Report by Jason Ree Tsitsikamma Mountain Bike Challenge - 4 April      The weekend of the 4th April saw the Classique sports mtb team made up of two riders namely Jeffery Mauer and...

		Thursday 19th March 2009 (0 comments) Sani 2 Sea Race Report by Jason Reed Sani2C 2009 Team Small Enterprise Development Agency Pre Race We were to take part in the Sani 2 Sea 2009 MTb stage race which was rated the number 1 race in South Africa by the riders and...

		Monday 16th March 2009 (0 comments) ABSA Cape Epic TV Schedule Download the attached ABSA Cape Epic TV Schedule, Print it and paste it against your wall, stick it on your fridge and program your PVR!! Do what ever it takes, but do not miss the most gruelling...

		Monday 9th March 2009 (0 comments) P'maritzburg to Host World Premiere of MTB Movie Pietermaritzburg’s coolest son, Greg Minnaar, is better known around the world than he is in his home country. He’s a top sportsman, but doesn’t even remotely resemble the rugby-,...

Monday 23rd February 2009 (0 comments) The Attakwas Extreme MTB marathon 2009 - TV Broadc Make a note of the Following Broadcast times on Super Sport: Tuesday 24 Feb 2009 SS5 /...

		Monday 23rd February 2009 (0 comments) Garmin MTB Race Report by Jason Reed This years first Garmin MTB 60km challenge was to start and finish at the nahoon dam with the two best south african marathon mountain bikers to stretch their legs against the local slummies...

		Wednesday 18th February 2009 (0 comments) Daily Dispatch Local Riders in the News Hi All! Take a look at the cool Daily Dipatch article about Jason Reed and Donovan O'Reilly at:

		Monday 16th February 2009 (0 comments) Stormberg Race Report by Jason Reed A mountain bike race hosted by the local farming community which took place on the Saturday 13th Feb 2009, Results 1st - Jason Eldridge 2nd - Jeffery Mauer 3rd - Donovan O'Reilly...

		Sunday 8th February 2009 (0 comments) Congrats to Caitlin de Wet on sponsorship! One of our own local racers has earned a huge sponsorship from a newly developed combination: Mr Price - Scott! Caitlin de Wet, through a year of consistent top finishes has secured her sponsorship...

		Monday 12th January 2009 (0 comments) Exciting start to 2009 for Mountain Biking 2009 is really kicking off to one of the most exciting starts for Eastern Cape Mountain Biking in history!! In the coming 6 weeks there is going to be 5 MAJOR Mountain Bike Races in the Eastern Cape...

		Monday 12th January 2009 (0 comments) ABSA CAPE EPIC ANNOUNCES DRAMATIC CHANGES FOR 2009 NEW CLOSER TO HOME ABSA CAPE EPIC ROUTE DOES NOT MEAN EASIER    The dramatic new route of the sixth Absa Cape Epic presented by adidas, which takes place next year from 21 to 28...

		Monday 1st December 2008 (0 comments) 2009 SAMTB Race Calendar The 2009 SAMTB Race Calendar is available for download in the Downloads section. Click Here to see. The calendar is on...

		Wednesday 29th October 2008 (1 comment) Extreme Outdoors Shop Opening Soon A new Extreme Outdoors shop is going to be opening on the 31st October in The Hub, Beacon Bay. And they are going to be stocking Cycling goods! Word is, they will be stocking some bike brands...

		Monday 27th October 2008 (0 comments) Mugg & Bean MTB Club Cycling club The Mugg & Bean Cycling Club is now available to East Londoners! Something new for road, track, mountain and bmx riders looking for another affordable club option!...

		Monday 29th September 2008 (0 comments) Planning a mountain biking holiday? Featured Mountain Biking Holiday Destinations: Mazeppa Bay Mazeppa Bay is the perfect destination for the mountain biking family looking to get away from it all for a few days....

		Friday 1st August 2008 (0 comments) Imana Wild Ride The Imana Wild Ride is still going to take place! Even after worries about their website not being updated since last year!