Entries for the 10th birthday of the FNB Wines2Whales open on St Valentine’s Day, with organisers promising participants the most glorious, beautiful finish to a mountain bike race yet. The end of the three events that make up one of the most popular stage races in South Africa has been moved to the Marine Hotel in Hermanus, where the whales ...

PYGA Euro Steel 1’s Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys claimed their second stage victory and the overall Champions Title after Stage Three of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) MTB Race at Onrus Caravan Park on Sunday, 05 November 2017. “It’s not often that things work out according to plan,” says Beukes. “Going into the stage, we knew that we would have ...

Stage Two of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) MTB Race saw Team PYGA Euro Steel 1’s Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys, and Team Valencia Ladies’ Samantha Sanders and Amy Mcdougall shake up the field in the men’s and women’ race respectively on Saturday, 04 November 2017. “I knew that it would be a hard stage, but the route suited us well,” ...

The third and final stage of the 2017 FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Ride started at the picturesque Oak Valley Wine Estate (Elgin-Grabouw) on Wednesday, 01 November 2017. Before crossing the finish line at Onrus Caravan Park riders had to complete an action packed 71km route that featured a 1200m ascent. Iconic sections on the Stage Three route included ...

Stage of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Adventure was met with high spirits on Sunday, 28 October 2017 with mountain bikers preparing to say goodbye to the winelands as they head out on a magnificent 71km journey from Oak Valley Wine Estate to the Onrus Caravan Park. Team Sukkel Sukkel’s Francois Theron and Fritz Pienaar obliterated the field ...

It was all smiles on Saturday, 28 October 2017 as riders toed the line at Oak Valley Wine Estate (Elgin-Grabouw) to take on Stage Two aka “Play Day” of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Adventure. The only stage to start and finish at the same venue, Stage Two pitted ridders against a fun 71km route that featured a ...

Clear skies greeted just over 1320 excited mountain bikers at the picturesque Lourensford Wine Estate this morning for the start of Stage One of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Adventure. Celebrating its 9th anniversary this year, Stage One of the Western Cape’s premier three day MTB stage race saw riders having to complete a 64km route that featured ...

The organizers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events have welcomed BMW as the event’s official vehicle partner in 2017. “We are proud to welcome BMW as the official vehicle partner to the FNB W2W MTB Events,” says Michael Meyer, FNB W2W MTB Director. “Words that are synonymous with both BMW and W2W include: luxury, pleasure, performance and ...

It was announced yesterday that the FNB Wines2Whales MTB Event had been sold to the Cape Epic. Stillwater Sports was the majority shareholder in the FNB W2W MTB Event, which was started 9 years ago, with three shareholders. Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports, commented on the sale: “This is a great day for mountain biking in South Africa. ...

Cape Town – The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are proud to welcome AVIS as the official car rental partner of the 2017 event. “We are excited to welcome AVIS Rent a Car as a partner of the FNB W2W MTB Events,” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports. “Celebrating its 9th anniversary in ...