David George and Kevin Evans came out all guns blazing on the opening stage of the three-day sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. The Nedbank 360Life riders drove the pace from the start to take the 86km first stage from Underberg to McKenzie Club near Ixopo in a record-shattering time of 2:35:44. In what was...
Defending champion Max Knox will team up with two-time former winner Mannie Heymans as they take on the three-day sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, which starts at Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Knox – who heads the MTN National Mountain Bike Marathon Series after five of the eight rounds – and his Namibian partner will be up against...
A study of the results of Philimon Sebona in the Absa Cape Epic and the Old Mutual Joburg2C mountain-bike tours reveals that he is one of the Exxaro Mountain Bike Academy’s biggest success stories. Sebona and William Mokgopo are actually developing into a quite formidable mountain-bike team. After the first stage of the Absa Cape Epic they were 207th in...
Every mountain biker who takes on the sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, this week will receive R1-million worth of free life and physical impairment cover under a unique sponsorship from Nedgroup Life. In a first for the long-term insurance arm of Nedbank, Nedgroup Life will provide comprehensive 360Life policies for the 4 000 plus riders who traverse the three-day...
In case there was still any doubt, former professional road cyclist, David George, added more confirmation to his complete conversion to dirt when he beat a strong field of seasoned mountain bike racers to win Round 5 of the MTN National Ultra-marathon Series at Mabalingwe in South Africa’s Limpopo Province on Saturday. The 36-year-old George, racing for Nedbank 360Life,...
Pedestrians and cyclists in a ruralKwaZulu-Natalcommunity will now be a lot safer as thousands of bicycles leave more than just tracks alongside the regional road. In a demonstration of what organiser Glen Haw calls “the power of mountain biking”, the sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, is building a lasting legacy in the form of a 3.5km dual-purpose cycling...
Riders set off at the start at 21h00 on Friday night. The inaugural 36ONE MTB Challenge, held in Oudtshoorn, in South Africa’s Western Cape province over the past weekend, broke new athletic endurance ground and celebrated the birth of a new format of mountain bike challenge. The 361km race, which followed a relatively circular loop and which had a...
Kevin Evans and David George debuted in spectacular fashion at the third annual Old Mutual joBerg2c, taking five stage wins en route to overall victory at Scottburgh main beach on Saturday. The Nedbank 360Life duo, who won the African leader jersey at the recent Absa Cape Epic, conquered both their rivals and the nine-day, 910km journey from Heidelberg in...
Kevin Evans and David George of Nedbank 360Life enjoyed a bittersweet triumph on the penultimate day of the Old Mutual joBerg2c as they dedicated their fifth stage win on Friday to the memory of friend and former national rider Juan van Heerden. “He was a talented cyclist and a good guy who battled depression for years,” said George. “We...
After seven days of racing, the Old Mutual joBerg2c is coming down to a two-horse race between defending champions Neil McDonald and Waylon Woolcock of RE:CM and overall leaders Kevin Evans and David George of Nedbank 360Life. On Thursday, Evans and George notched up their fourth stage victory as they outsprinted Woolcock and MacDonald after 86km of racing between...
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