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Biance Bekker: In the Words of an Epic Legend

By Epic Series 01/06/2025, 12:30am HST

Discover the joy of racing the world through the words of Epic Legend Biance Bekker...

In 2024 Biance Bekker was one of just four people to complete every Epic Series race. The South African was joined on stage by her stage race partner, Daniel Tenner, and the Buff Megamo Epic Legends Hans Becking and Wout Alleman at FNB Wines2Whales to be honoured for that remarkable achievement. Having ridden the Absa Cape Epic, 4Islands Epic Croatia, Andorra Epic Pyrenees, SPAR Swiss Epic, and all three FNB Wines2Whales races Bekker is in a unique position to speak to the challenges and highlights of each event.

Total Domination by Toyota Specialized at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz

By Wines2Whales 11/10/2024, 2:45am HST

The all-conquering Toyota Specialized team completed their clean sweep of FNB Wines2Whales stage victories on the final day of the 2024 Shiraz race - from Oak Valley to Benguela Cove - on Sunday, 10 November. Matt Beers and Alex Miller’s margin of victory was 7 minutes and 42 seconds.

Miller Survives a Crash to Win Stage 2 Alongside Beers at the Shiraz

By Wines2Whales 11/09/2024, 3:00am HST

Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz produced another dramatic day of racing. Toyota Specialized went on an early attack, but a crash with 15 kilometres to go could so easily have ended Alex Miller’s race.

Toyota Specialized Engage Power Mode on Stage 1 of the Shiraz

By Wines2Whales 11/08/2024, 2:45am HST

Matt Beers and Alex Miller powered into an early lead and never let off the throttle on Stage 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz.

Beers On Ice for The Last Dance of the 2024 Season at FNB W2W

By Wines2Whales 11/07/2024, 2:45am HST

The final race of the South African mountain bike racing season is upon us, but before the elite riders can put their feet up and reflect on 2024 they have one final chance to win big at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race.

Malacarne Tows Dennda to FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage Victory

By Wines2Whales 11/06/2024, 4:30am HST

Santina Malacarne came up with an old-fashioned solution to the most modern of cycling problems and towed Lukas Dennda up the climbs, which enabled the Swiss pairing to maintain top spot on the Mixed Category podium, despite finishing Stage 3 in third.

The Unexpected Leaders of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 11/05/2024, 5:45am HST

Meet the unexpected heroines of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage, the women's race leaders Heather Collen and Kerry Ould and discover their E-Bike adventure.

Dirty Delight on Day 1 of the FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage

By Wines2Whales 11/04/2024, 5:30am HST

Wet, windy, and cold weather made for difficult conditions on the opening day of FNB Wines2Whales’ Pinotage event. While some E-Bikers made short work of the course, many analogue bikers were out in the rain for longer than they had anticipated the stage to take.

Pure Perfection for Lill and Jacobs at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay

By Wines2Whales 11/03/2024, 3:00am HST

SeattleCoffeeCo eFORT ALMAR completed their FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay dominance with a third stage victory on the final day of the 2024 race.

Cape Trails Giant Stance 2

Cape Trails Equipped with Giant Stance Mountain Bikes for Singletrack Test Riding

By Wines2Whales 11/02/2024, 8:45am HST

The Cape Trails team will be upgrading to new Giant Stance 2, full suspension, mountain bikes thank to the Epic Series, Dragons Sports, and Giant Bicycles South Africa.

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A biker riding by a ton of crates [FNB WInes2Whales]

Team Driepoot: Amputees Conquering FNB Wines2Whales

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/13/2021, 7:00pm HST

Between them Reuben van Niekerk and Dane Wilson have seven FNB Wines2Whales finishes. Yet for the amputees each edition has its own challenges. The more-ridable Switchback route is making the race far more enjoyable.

bikers traveling through some light forest [FNB Wines2Whales]

PYGA Euro Steel Make it Two-from-Two at FNB Wines2Whales

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/13/2021, 7:00am HST

A biker crossing a narrow bridge [FNB Wines2Whales]

Play Day Reinvented by the FNB Wines2Whales Switchback

By Wines2Whales 11/13/2021, 6:00am HST

Stage 2 of FNB Wines2Whales had long been known as Play Day. But with the route being reimagined for the Switchback the route team had the opportunity to reinvent Play Day.

Buys and Heyns [FNB Wines2Whales]

PYGA Euro Steel Blitz FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz Stage 1

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/12/2021, 7:30am HST

Smit and Burger [FNB Wines2Whales]

Bokke on Bikes at FNB Wines2Whales

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/12/2021, 7:15am HST

John Smit and Schalk Burger are taking on the 2021 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz event in a reunion which brings two of South Africa’s most celebrated Springboks back together. The event is also Burger’s first MTB stage race.

Biker giving the thumbs up [FNB Wines2Whales]

Kleinhans and Cronje Underplay Pinotage Victory

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/10/2021, 8:30am HST

A Sports' nUtrition stand [FNB Wines2Whales]

USN Providing Switchback Vooma

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/09/2021, 9:00am HST

Ahead of the 2021 FNB Wines2Whales USN became the events’ official Sports’ Nutrition Partner

A biker heading over a narrow bridge [FNB Wines2Whales]

Riders Enchanted by Rietvlei Magic Bridge

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/09/2021, 9:00am HST

The extended Rietvlei Magic singletrack had a new treat in the tail for FNB Wines2Whales Switchback riders in 2021. Rather than skirting the Rietvlei Dam the trail cut across it on a purpose-built trail.

Someone sporting the Ciovita brand [FNB Wines2Whales]

Customising FNB Wines2Whales Experiences with Ciovita

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/09/2021, 8:45am HST

Elite men team [FNB Wines2Whales]

ePowered Pinotage edition

By FNB Wines2Whales 11/08/2021, 9:30am HST

While the Elite women raced the Chardonnay event and the Elite men, Mixed and Exxaro teams will duke it out in the Shiraz next weekend, the mid-week Pinotage is all about #SeriousGEES. Well, serious gees and an ePowered eBike race.

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