Cycling News and Race Results

David George and Kevin Evans came out all guns blazing on the opening stage of the three-day sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

Defending champion Max Knox will team up with two-time former winner Mannie Heymans as they take on the three-day sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, which starts at Underberg in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.

Every mountain biker who takes on the sani2c, presented by BoE Private Clients, this week will receive R1-million worth of free life and physical impairment cover under a unique sponsorship from Nedgroup Life.

Pedestrians and cyclists in a rural KwaZulu-Natal community will now be a lot safer as thousands of bicycles leave more than just tracks alongside the regional road.

The sani2c mountain bike race, presented by BoE Private Clients, is blazing new trails for community development in rural KwaZulu-Natal with the addition of a third event.

The sani2c will become the first multistage mountain bike race in South Africa to add a third leg to cater for an ever-increasing demand, organisers announced on Tuesday.

Bobby Behan, the Irishman behind the über-successful Specialized mountain biking and triathlon teams, put his expertise to the test when he saddled up with former Dakar rally champ Giniel de Villiers to ride last month’s Subaru sani2c.

Catherine Williamson and Candice Neethling (Team bizhub) won the second and third stages of the Subaru Sani2C to take the overall victory in the woman's race ahead of Cherise Taylor and Karien Van Jaarsveld (USN).

Their partnership was broken by illness and they couldn’t defend their Masters’ title at the 2011 ABSA Cape Epic, but Cycle Lab Toyota’s Andrew McLean and Shan Wilson bounced back in a big way with a dominant performance at the 2011 Subaru Sani2C at the weekend.

A missed turn around 12km from the finish of the final stage resulted in the Nedbank 360Life team of Kevin Evans and David George losing the 2011 Subaru Sani2C. But on reflection, they gained more from the three-day race than they lost.