(South Africa, 9 July 2016) There were no surprises at the Momentum Cape Times Knysna Forest Half Marathon, the final event of the BIG5 Sport Challenge, with favourites and defending champions, Stuart Marais and Andrea Steyn taking 1st place in the run and emerging as the overall winners of the 2016 BIG5 Sport Challenge. Just over 7300 athletes braved the cold for the ...
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Stuart Marais and Andrea Steyn dominate The Momentum Health Oatwell DualX in Knysna
(South Africa, 7 July 2016) The penultimate event of the BIG5 Sport Challenge, The Momentum Health Oatwell DualX powered by PeptoPro, took place today at the 33rd annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival with Stuart Marais and Andrea Steyn clocking the fastest times in the overall and BIG5 Sport Challenge men’s and ladies races. The popular, high endurance DualX challenge kicked off ...
Read More »Clash of the trail runners
(South Africa, 5 July 2016) The third event of the BIG5 Sport Challenge, The Featherbed Trail Run, took place today at the 33rd annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival with the favourites Stuart Marais and Andrea Steyn comfortably winning the men’s and ladies races. Defending Big 5 Champion and the undisputed King of Knysna, Stuart Marais, continued to make good on ...
Read More »Bevan Manson Surprise Big 5 Sport Challenge Winner in Dragon Featherbed Lagoon Mile Swim
(South Africa, 3 July 2016) The second event of the popular BIG5 Sport Challenge, the Dragons Featherbed Lagoon Mile Swim took place today at the 33rd annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival. There was an upset in the mens field with ex South African Waterpolo player Bevan Manson taking the win in the mens race and favourite Theo Blignaut ...
Read More »Defending Champion Stuart Marais takes the lead in the BIG5 Sport Challenge
(South Africa, 2 July 2016) The first event of the BIG5 Sport Challenge, kicked off today at the 33rd annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival. Braving the extremely cold and muddy conditions defending champions Stuart Marais and Andrea Steyn emerged as the winners in the hotly contested men’s and ladies Momentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle Tour MTB Race (80km). ...
Read More »The BIG5 Sport Challenge is just around the corner and we want your club to be a part of it
This exciting multisport week will be taking place during the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival, from the 1st to the 10th of July this year. We want nothing more than to see the roads, forest and lagoon covered in the colours of sport clubs from across the country. This is why the Club Championships will be such an integral part of this ...
Read More »Marais takes the lead in the BIG5
Knysna, 8 July 2015 ~ Stuart Marais has taken the lead in the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival’s BIG5 Sport Challenge, following a blistering performance in yesterday’s 14 km The Salomon Featherbed Trail Run presented by GU. This was the third event in the challenge and Stuart now has a two point lead over Theo Blignaut who finished 5th ...
Read More »Multisport sensation Stuart Marais to defend BIG5 title
Reigning champion Stuart Marais has confirmed that he will defend his BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE title at the 2015 event in Knysna in July. The BIG5 multi-sport challenge is a highlight on the annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival programme, which takes place 3-12 July this year. Stuart was this week given the go-ahead to race after illness and injuries ...
Read More »HOLD UP Knysna, The Cannon’s are in town!
Husband and wife duo, Lauren and Michael Cannon, take on the BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE Western Cape, Knysna – Formidable husband and wife triathlon duo, Michael and Lauren Cannon will be in town for the annual BIG5 Sport Challenge as part of the 2015 Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival taking place from 4 – 12 July. The couple, who married ...
Read More »Will Carla van Huyssteen Be Able to Defend Her Title in the 2015 BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE?
KNYSNA (21 May, 2015) – A petite powerhouse and the 2013 and 2014 reigning champion of BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE, Carla van Huyssteen has confirmed her participation in the 6th annual event set to take place as part of the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival from 4-12 July, 2015. An elite athlete, van Huyssteen’s career highlights pack an impressive punch ...
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