Kevin Evans (Nedbank 360Life) fended off strong challenges from Jacques Rossouw (FedGroup-Itec Connect) and the waterlogged course itself to take his second win in the 80km Extreme mountain bike race at Addo just outside Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Evans, who last won the mountain biking segment of The Herald VW Cycle Tour in 2009, outsprinted Rossouw as he entered...
TheBoardwalkRaceVillageatHobieBeachinPort Elizabethwill become the temporary home of cycling while construction of the new five-star hotel and conference centre is underway at the complex. The Herald VW Cycle Tour will host its pre-race expo and registration in a giant marquee on the grassed area opposite The Boardwalk Casino & Entertainment World from Friday to Sunday (February 3 to 5). The...
Returning mountain bike champion Brandon Stewart and team-mate Jacques Rossouw are set to resume their ongoing battle with Kevin Evans and David George at The Herald VW Cycle Tour in Addo just outside Port Elizabeth on Saturday, February 4. Riding in the colours of Team FedGroup-Itec Connect, former South African cross-country champions Stewart and Rossouw are raring to go...
Participants in the 27th The Herald VW Cycle Tour, which takes place on February 4 and 5, should make servicing their bicycles a New Year’s resolution, said tour co-founder Rob Rudman. The former national cross-country and downhill representative, whose Cyclo Pro shop will be partnering with GT as the official bike and technical support sponsor, said riders should have...
The Herald VW Cycle Tour’s new-look website and social media platforms, which launched this week, are making it easier for cyclists to enter online and get the latest news on the event. The 27th edition promises a full weekend festival of cycling, starting with the mountain bike challenge at Addo on February 4 and culminating in the road events...
A growing demand for professionally organised mountain biking events in theEastern Capehas seen two entrepreneurs start a dedicated business and take over the reigns of the off-road portion of The Herald VW Cycle Tour. Earlier this year former competitive cross-country riders Brad Jackson and Julie Briggs, both fromPort Elizabeth, started Mountain Events after witnessing a steady growth in the...
Volkswagen Group South Africa has confirmed it will drive one of the Eastern Cape’s most popular family lifestyle events, The Herald VW Cycle Tour, for the seventh year running. The announcement comes on the back of a record-breaking production year for the Uitenhage-based vehicle manufacturer. Speaking at the launch of the 27th edition of the event, VWSA general manager...
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