The 2023 South African Downhill Mountain Bike Championships took place in Sabie, Mpumalanga over the weekend. Riders were met by a brand new track, built specifically for the race. Wet weather did throw a spanner in the works resulting in a challenging but successful race weekend. Johann Potgieter The new track was 2.6kms long with 290m of elevation drop, and ...
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2021 SA National Downhill MTB Championships Race Report
The 2021 SA National Downhill MTB Championships was met with epic conditions and a record number of entries Contermanskloof, Paarl in the Western Cape. From the get-go, competition was fierce with riders primed and ready to compete on the dry and tricky course. Stefan Garlicki In the Elite Men’s Division, Theo Erlangsen had posted the fastest qualifying time and would ...
Read More »#CrankChaos 2019 – The Ultimate Gravity Experience
Gravity enthused riders and spectators from across Southern Africa descended on the mountain kingdom of Lesotho to take part in the 2019 CrankChaos Maluti Mountain Bike Festival held at the Afriski Mountain Resort. CrankChaos, one of the most unique biking events on the continent, is quickly establishing itself as the ultimate test for enduro and gravity riding featuring some of ...
Read More »2019 SA Enduro MTB Championships – Jonkershoek
The 2019 SA Enduro MTB Championships took place in Jonkershoek, Cape Town, also doubling up as the final round of the Enduro Western Cape series. With 300 riders competing over four challenging stages, it made for an incredible and exciting race. The team from WILD AIR TV were not only there competing but also covered the race to bring us this event experience video. Check ...
Read More »#CrankChaos 2018 – For the love of Gravity MTB
Last weekend, 1 – 4 November, the Maluti Mountains came alive with the stoke of over 250 Gravity MTB riders and spectators. All in unison for the 2018 #CrankChaos Maluti Mountain Bike Festival that took place at the Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho. Now in its third year, the event was bigger, better and jam packed full of action. Riders ...
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