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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The 2021 UCI Downhill MTB World Championships took place in Val di Sole, Italy over the weekend. South Africa’s Greg Minnaar claimed his fourth World Championship title, while Myriam Nicole won the Women’s title. In the Men’s race Danny Hart went fastest at every split to take the hotseat. Remi Thirion and David Trummer, the silver and bronze medallists from ...
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Johann Potgieter’s new YT Industries Tues Downhill MTB has to be one of the hottest bikes we’ve seen! After spotting the release of the bike photos, we immediately got in contact with Johann to hook up this bike check interview feature. Enjoy… New year, new bike, and your new YT Tues look incredible. What was your impression when seeing it ...
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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 ...
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Current South African Downhill MTB Champion, Johann Potgieter, has just received photos of his new, custom painted, YT Industries TUES team bike, and it is hot. We caught up with the champ to get his thoughts on the bike, the year ahead, and of course a bike check… What was your first impression when you saw your new YT TUES ...
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