Cycling News and Race Results

Brandon Stewart and Jacques Rossouw came good on the first of the climbing stages when they snatched the win from overall leaders Kevin Evans and David George on day four of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c on Monday.

Returning to the 2012 Absa Cape Epic for the ninth time, having participated in all the events to date, is Brandon Stewart (30) of KwaZulu-Natal, who will be taking part this year with Jacques Rossouw (30) from Cape Town. Rossouw has completed two Absa Cape Epic’s before and together they have entered the race as team Fedgroup Itec Connect.

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.

A year largely filled with uncertainty will end with stability and focus for Brandon Stewart and Jacques Rossouw, two of South Africa’s top marathon mountain bike racers, following the launch of Team FEDGROUP – ITEC Connect at the weekend.

ITEC Connect, a leading provider of office automation, production printing and telecommunication solutions, has thrown its support behind Brandon Stewart, one of South Africa’s most successful mountain bike marathon and stage racers, with a sponsorship for the remainder of 2011.

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.

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.

Neil MacDonald and Waylon Woolcock gave Team RE:CM the perfect entry into the sport of mountain biking when they won the first racing stage of the 2011 Fairbairn Capital Old Mutual joBerg2c mountain bike stage race on Saturday.

 Brandon Stewart, one of South Africa’s most successful professional mountain bike racers, begins a new phase of his career on Friday when he starts the nine-day Fairbairn Capital Old Mutual joBerg2c stage race.