Travel and bike racing combine to give you some of the best, long-lasting memories. The combination can also create considerable stress when it comes to getting everything organised. If you have found the perfect stage race to do, the logistics of getting yourself there with your bike and your team mate can seem a bit […]
Williamson eyes off Old Mutual joBerg2c mixed title
Accomplished British mountain biker Catherine Williamson has set her sights on the mixed category title at this year’s Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike race that starts on Friday. The versatile athlete will ride alongside Johan Labuschagne, and said she was fired up for the nine-day event that stretched over 900km from the Highveld town of Heidelberg […]
Old Mutual joBerg2c up the ante for Mixed category
The major paired marathon stage races around the globe have settled on 4 or 5 race categories: Men’s, Women’s, Mixed, Masters, and sometimes Grand Masters (50+ per rider). While men’s teams have often received the most attention and prize money, women’s teams are often now on equal prize money. Organisers of the Old Mutual joBerg2c have […]
Defending champs conquer joBerg2c… again
Defending champions Gawie Combrinck and Johann Rabie swept to their second straight victory in the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c at Scottburgh on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on Saturday. The EAI Cycling duo took half a dozen stage wins, including the final stage, en route to overall honours in the sixth edition of the 900km mountain […]
International field set for joBerg2c
If you’ve done the Cape Epic, chances are you’ll be told by a local that you really need to do the Old Mutual joBerg2c – it’s true mountain biking and more fun. That’s usually a tough piece of information to take, say on day 5 of the Epic. Over 100 foreign mountain bikers from 20 […]
joBerg2c Teaser: Get set for 2015
Often called the stage race with the best trails in South Africa, and revered as one of the most enjoyable – the joBerg2c have released a video showcasing some of the amazing trails that the nine day race covers. A race that links the communities that host it, and with organisers who aim to have […]