Gavin Ryan/Quick Pix/Gameplan Media Amy Wakefield produced a dominant display to claim her maiden national marathon title at the 2022 Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival.
Karkloof - THERE will be two new South African Mountain biking champions crowned at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on May 25-26.
The main event of the weekend at the Absa Karkloof Country Club will be the 85km mountain bike race which this year will double as the South African MTB Marathon Championships. However, both the men's and women's defending champions, Matt Beers and Candice Lill, have been...
Strydom chases second SA title in two weeks
Karkloof - With just over a week to go to the SA MTB Marathon Championships, which are being held in conjunction with the Sappi Karkloof Trail Festival in KZN on May 25-26, the pundits are looking out to see who will claim national titles.Both the men's and women's defending champions, Matt Beers and Candice Lill respectively, have overseas racing commitments which opens up the field. However, last weekend's SA Gravel Champs showed there is plenty of talent waiting to step onto the podium, with Danielle Strydom heading the women's field for...
Sappi Karkloof Classic Trails Festival - Building a Lasting Legacy
It's time for the Sappi Karkloof Classic once again, and Sappi and the Karkloof Club are excited to welcome riders and runners to this great event from 24 to 26 May 2024.Whilst the event is an annual highlight on the calendar for many serious participants, like those competing for the title in the 85km South African MTB Marathon Championships, it also has plenty of alternative options for runners and riders over the two-day festival. With many participants traveling to attend the event, it is also a prime example of how...
Team PYGA Euro Steel's Michael Foster was far ahead of his rivals at the 2023 Sappi Karkloof Classic, but with a national title on the line he will face stiffer competition this year.
KARKLOOF – Philip Buys sees a three-way fight developing for the SA MTB Marathon Championship title on Sunday at the same venue where he won the national title in 2022.The SA Marathon Championships are being held on Sunday in conjunction with the two-day Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival at Absa Karkloof Country Club, and the 2022 champion sees three riders as the main protaganists in the fight...
KARKLOOF – Saturday's trail runs at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival proved to be successful outing for the Change a Life team, with Ayanda Ngcobo just getting the better of Bongani Hlongwane, while Sphesihle Zimu made sure the squad claimed all three podium spots.The leading pair of Change a Life teammates fought a race-long struggle for superiority in the main 21km event before Ngcobo managed to eke out a gap over Hlongwane and hold it to the finish.
With the friendly rivalry spurring on the two teamates, Ngcobo finished the tough 21km route in a quick time of...
KARKLOOF – Saturday's trail runs at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival proved to be successful outing for the Change a Life team, with Ayanda Ngcobo just getting the better of Bongani Hlongwane, while Sphesihle Zimu made sure the squad claimed all three podium spots.The leading pair of Change a Life teammates fought a race-long struggle for superiority in the main 21km event before Ngcobo managed to eke out a gap over Hlongwane and hold it to the finish.
With the friendly rivalry spurring on the two teamates, Ngcobo finished the tough 21km route in a quick time of...
Strydom doubles up while Botha claims his first SA title
KARKLOOF – Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom claimed the respective men's and women's SA MTB Marathon Championship titles at the 85km Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday.On a cloudless, late autumn day with the mercury hovering in the mid to late twenties, the 25-year-old Botha, riding for the Imbuko Pro Cycling team, claimed his maiden SA title, finishing in 4:04:29, ahead of Tristan Nortje (4:06:19) and Jaedon Terlouw (4:08:32).Hailing from Wellington in the Western Cape, Botha enjoyed a day where it all...
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Karkloof's Duncan going for the double on home course
KARKLOOF – Defending enduro champion Keira Duncan will be aiming for a home-town double at this weekend's Sappi Karkloof Classic Enduro and Downhill.As the trail manager at the Absa Karkloof Country Club, Duncan has intimate knowledge of the trails and will be looking to use that advantage, together with his undeniable natural ability, to claim a win in both Saturday's enduro event and Sunday's downhill race.A double victory would also give also the 24-year-old the KZN Enduro and KZN...
Keira Duncan gets some airtime on his way to his second KZN title of the weekend
KARKLOOF – Keira Duncan wrapped up a near-perfect weekend when the Karkloof Country Club trail master secured his second home-town win in two days on Sunday by adding the KZN Downhill title to the Enduro Championships he won on Saturday.The two-day gravity racing portion of the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival wrapped up on Sunday with Duncan convincingly winning the downhill race, just 24 hours after he was a comfortable winner of the enduro.Duncan's two remarkably consistent runs were the two...
KARKLOOF – The Absa Karkloof Country Club is proud to announce an exciting new partnership of four magnificent events with Cycling South Africa, marking the start of a transformative three-year collaboration. This partnership is set to elevate the mountain biking (MTB) experience in South Africa while promoting youth development and community upliftment.
