Cherise Taylor Makes Tour History
Eighteen-year old MTN cyclist Cherise Taylor left her maiden 2008 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour win to a sprint at the end, becoming the youngest-ever champion of Africa’s biggest race.
Yolande de Villiers takes Barberton Win
Top road riders, Yolandi du Toit (left) and Ronel van Wyk were all smiles on the start line of the 2008 Mazda MTN Barberton Challenge. Du Toit finished third and Van Wyk ninth overall. Reigning South African marathon champion Yolande Speedy gave her best to beat Yolande de Villiers, but it was a resurgent de […]
MTB Elite Set Sights on Barberton
Yolande Speedy (left) and Yolande de Villiers (right) may seem friendly when they smile for the camera, but the action in the Barberton Challenge will be all grit and determination, as South SA’s best compete for victory in the first leg of the 2008 Mazda MTN Series. South Africa’s top cyclists return to the Barberton […]
Speedy Aims for Series Title
SA MTB Champ Yolande Speedy’s primary rivals will be South African cross-country champion Amy Jane Mundy (pictured), Ellane van Wyk, Carla Rowley and Christie Pienaar. Mundy looks set to be crowned the overall Velotex Queen of the Mountains for 2007, at the Colorpress Crater Cruise on Sunday. Currently lying second in the national series, South […]
Speedy Keen for Another Cruise
Yolande Speedy (left, looking for her first Crater Cruise title) and Yolande de Villiers (who has suffered a broken collarbone, and can’t compete) grit out a smile when they think about the very challenging Colorpress Crater Cruise next weekend. With a surname like Speedy, it should be no surprise that Yolande is indeed rather rapid […]
Speedy Takes Aim at Mazda Title
Yolande Speedy is back in the country and in good podium-climbing form! She’ll start as favourite to win the women’s race at The Talisman Herald Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge on Sunday. South African champion, Yolande Speedy, will be looking for a victory to boost her chances of winning the 2007 Mazda National Mountain […]
De Villiers Crashes, Van Wyk Wins
Ellane van Wyk was elated after securing the overall victory at the Mazda Haenertsburg Mountain Bike Challenge at the weekend. Capetonian Ellane van Wyk’s trip from one side of the country to the other paid off handsomely, when she won the women’s race at the Mazda Haenertsburg Mountain Bike Challenge in Limpopo Province […]
Yolande Triumphs in Free State
The Free State seems to favour Yolande de Villiers following her repeat victory in the Mazda Koranna Two Mountains Classic mountain bike race, in Marquard at the weekend.
Team Duravit Scoop Cape Epic
The Ladies Division of the 2007 Absa Cape Epic race was scooped up by South Africans Anke Erlank-Moore and Yolandè de Villiers of Team Duravit, who lead the race from start to finish, without conceding the stage leaders’ tag once during the 8-stage endurance challenge.
Local Girls Open Cape Epic Lead
Team Duravit have clinched their fourth stage win on day 4 of the 2007 Absa Cape Epic, with team members Anke Erlank-Moore and Yolandè de Villiers crossed the finish line in Barrydale after four and three-quarter hours, close to a half-hour ahead of stage runners-up Kristine and Anna-Sofie Noergaard (Denmark).
Anke and Yolandè lead Cape Epic
The first three days of the 2007 Absa Cape Epic presented by adidas have made for arguably the hardest start yet in the history of the race, but spirits are high, with many top riders agreeing that this is the best race yet in terms of organisation, route structure and, most importantly, food.
SA Ladies Lead Cape Epic
South Africa continues to lead the women’s division in the 2007 ABSA Cape Epic after stage 2’s Uniondale to Oudtshoorn provisional rankings, when 2006 SA Woman’s Marathon Mountain Biker of the Year Yolande de Villiers and Duravit team partner Anke Erlank-Moore edged home more than 22 minutes in front of their nearest competitors on Sunday.