South Africa's longest multi-day race is planting new mountain bikers along its 900-kilometre route thanks to a seed investment of 20 off-road bicycles from Kona South Africa. The bicycles will form the basis of a sustainable development initiative by the nine-day Fairbairn Capital/Old Mutual joBerg2c, the second edition of which finished earlier this month. Through the … [Read more...] about Of Wolves and Mountain Biking
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Memorable joBerg2c win for RE:CM
Neil MacDonald and Waylon Woolcock capped a memorable nine days with overall victory in the second Fairbairn Capital/Old Mutual joBerg2c that finished on the beach in Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday. The RE:CM duo won six of the nine stages on the 911-kilometre trek from Heidelberg in Johannesburg to record a total time of 34:20:18. They beat off early leaders … [Read more...] about Memorable joBerg2c win for RE:CM
Drama as joBerg2c lead changes
A drama-filled stage eight, the penultimate of the event, saw the overall lead of the Fairbairn Capital/Old Mutual joBerg2c change hands for the first time in a week. Neil MacDonald and Waylon Woolcock of Team RE:CM galloped to their sixth stage win of the nine-day event after overall leaders Brandon Stewart and Darren Lill of Fedgroup Berg and Bush were left stranded with a … [Read more...] about Drama as joBerg2c lead changes
joBerg2c leaders ahead on points
Overall leaders Brandon Stewart and Darren Lill survived yet more body blows to remain ahead on points after round seven of the Fairbairn Capital/Old Mutual joBerg2c that finished at Mackenzie Club in Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal, on Thursday. "This bike race is like getting into the ring with Mike Tyson," said FedGroup Berg and Bush's Stewart after he and his partner finished … [Read more...] about joBerg2c leaders ahead on points
joBerg2c now a two-horse race
The Fairbairn Capital/Old Mutual joBerg2c is fast becoming a two-horse race after another dominant performance by Waylon Woolcock and Neil MacDonald of Team RE:CM and Brandon Stewart and Darren Lill of FedGroup Berg and Bush on Wednesday. Woolcock and MacDonald once again got the better of Stewart and Lill in the sprint to register a time of 3:38:00 for the undulating … [Read more...] about joBerg2c now a two-horse race
