Weather Washes Out Sabie Stage 3
Heavy overnight rain in Mpumalanga led to the neutralisation of Stage 3 of the 2007 Sabie Experience mountain bike race on Sunday, leaving the top riders with only Monday’s short 24km time trial to sort out the final podium places.
Jeep Girls Lead Sabie Experience
The Jeep Girls team comprising Amy Jane Mundy and Sara Muhl got their 2007 Sabie Experience mountain bike race off to a perfect start with a close victory on the first stage in Sabie on Friday, which they comfortably expanded after Saturday’s stage two for an overall lead well exceeding 10 minutes.
Yolande’s Win Ends Great Season
Yolande Speedy, wearing the pink Mazda Series leader’s jersey in the absence of Tania Raats, won the Colorpress Crater Cruise on Sunday and the Mazda Series overall women’s title. Yolande Speedy continued her impressive 2007 season on Sunday, when she added she Mazda Series title to her list of achievements after claiming a dominant win […]
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 Chases First Juicy Lucy
Yolande Speedy (left, pictured with Yolande de Villiers) is keen to add the inaugural Juicy Lucy Series event at the Logwood Bike Haven to her list of accomplishments. African women’s mountain bike champion, Yolande Speedy (IMC Mongoose), will be one of the stars in action at the Juicy Lucy Series, which kicks off on Saturday […]
Speedy’s Title Hopes Boost
Yolande Speedy, who led from start to finish to win the 2007 Talisman Herald Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge in the Western Cape at the weekend, faces the media following her emphatic win. South African champion, Yolande Speedy, secured a comfortable victory at the Talisman Karoo to Coast Mountain Bike Challenge in the Western […]
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 […]
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.
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.