As the other two KAP sani2c events, the Trail and the Adventure, continue on their way to the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast town of Scottburgh, South Africa's mountain biking elite will line up for their assault on the three-day route from Himeville to the Indian Ocean on Thursday. Click here to view the article
Despite being the first team to reach the finish at Scottburgh on the KZN South Coast in 2016, Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell had too much time to make up on stage three and finished second overall, however the duo is hoping to go one better in 2017 and finish atop the KAP sani2c podium. Click here to view the article
In what has been one of the most exciting and unpredictable KAP sani2c's in memory the Race event was a ding-dong affair that went right down to the breakers of Scottburgh as the pair of Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns overturned a two minute overnight deficit to win the overall title whilst the pair of Candice Neethling and Vera Adrian held on to their overnight lead to claim the ladies title on Saturday. Click here to view the article
With two of the three events underway the race village at Glencairn Farm was abuzz with nervous excitement as some of the country’s top mountain bike stage racers prepared to set off on their Race that will take them from the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg to the breakers of Scottburgh Main Beach from 12-14 May. Click here to view the article
Tuesday marked the beginning of the one of the most popular mountain biking events in South Africa as the Trail event got the 2016 KAP sani2c underway with many riders easing their way into their three day journey from the foothills of Sani Pass to the breakers at Scottburgh Main Beach with the Adventure and the Race events still to get underway in the coming days. Click here to view the article
The Ixopo based Rural Animal Welfare project recently rolled out the second of their popular sterilization and treatment campaigns in the Ixopo region of KwaZulu-Natal thanks in the main to the KAP sani2c’s support, giving local community members the opportunity to have their dogs neutered or spayed free of charge as well as inoculated as part of the project’s greater educational initiative in the region. Click here to view the article
Underberg - KAP Industrial Holdings Limited, a JSE listed company, is proud to announce a B-BBEE partnership with sani2c mountain bike event, and hereby introduces the KAP sani2c. Click here to view the article
The beaded bangle that all KAP sani2c riders receive is one of the most prized possession taken away from the event and the Hlanganani Ngothando Organisation has played a critical part providing the race with these iconic beads throughout the 12 year history of the race. Click here to view the article
The KAP sani2c has become one of the most popular multi-stage mountain bike races in the world due largely to its humble beginnings as well as the organisers motivation to keep the race community-based and unique which has in turn meant that the event has thrived and remains fully subscribed year-in and year-out. Click here to view the article
A health scare to Jennie Stenerhag forced her and partner Robyn de Groot to withdrawal from the 2016 ABSA Cape Epic however the duo have confirmed they will be out to replicate their 2014 victory when they take on this year’s KAP sani2c after the Stenerhag was given a clean bill of health following heart surgery recently. Click here to view the article
After their tumultuous build-up to the 2015 race, the defending champion pair of Waylon Woolcock and Darren Lill are in a far better space going into the 2016 KAP sani2c which should sound the warning sirens for the rest of the elite field contesting the iconic race from 12-14 May. Click here to view the article
As the elite athletes start shifting their focus to the upcoming KAP sani2c Johann Rabie and Hendrik Kruger will join forces to take on some of the best MTB single track in the country over the three-day event with eyes on claiming the illustrious title in their first sani2c together when the race finishes in Scottburgh on Saturday, 14 May. Click here to view the article
The 2016 KAP sani2c’s Race event takes place from 12-14 May, less than two weeks after the conclusion of the nine day long Old Mutual joBerg2c, however TIB Insurance’s Andrew Hill and Tyronne White believe they can perform admirably in both iconic stage races. Click here to view the article
While the pairing of Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns might be untested in the heat of the KAP sani2c battle, they have set their sights on using the three day classic from 12-14 May to bounce back from a disappointing start to their stage racing year. Click here to view the article
The sani2c community desperately rallied together over the weekend as unseasonal downpours and resultant floods that ravaged much of KwaZulu-Natal’s coastline left the KAP sani2c’s iconic floating bridge at Scottburgh Main Beach in tatters and threatened the race’s use of the iconic stage three feature just days before the start of the event which gets underway at Glencairn Farm in the Southern Drakensberg on Tuesday, 10 May. Click here to view the article
Fit-again Andrew McLean is thrilled to return to the KAP sani2c in 2016 after injury forced him out of last year’s event as he looks to add a sixth finishers’ medal to his collection and enjoy the occasion with friends along the way when he takes on the event’s Race from 12-14 May. Click here to view the article
After a long string of successful outings throughout South Africa on the slicks of a road bike, Clinton Hendricks and Bradley Potgieter will open their KAP sani2c account at the 2016 edition with the former tackling his first elite mountain bike event when the Race gets underway from 12-14 May. Click here to view the article
Following their impressive victory at the recent nine-day long Old Mutual joBerg2c, the pair of Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell have added their names to the already formidable list of elite men’s contenders as they look to do the double at the upcoming KAP sani2c which takes place between Glencairn Farm in the Southern Drakensberg and Scottburgh on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast from 12-14 May. Click here to view the article
A large contingent of former Springbok legends are once again set to descend upon the Adventure event of this year’s KAP sani2c which takes place from 11-13 May with the group eager to soak up three days of banter, reminiscing and memorable mountain biking action. Click here to view the article
The 2016 KAP sani2c’s Race event, which takes place from Glencairn Farm near Himeville down to Scottburgh on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast from 12-14 May, will see no fewer than four of Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB Academy two-rider teams in action as they look to race to success while learning along the way as well. Click here to view the article
The 2016 KAP sani2c's Race event got off to a blistering start on Thursday as one of the best mountain biking fields assembled in years were blown away by defending champions Darren Lill and Waylon Woolcock who took line honours whilst it was the expectant Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag who took the spoils in the women's race. Click here to view the article
As Friday, 13 May dawned many of the top teams at the 2016 KAP sani2c would not have predicted what was about to happen as mistakes from both pairs of overnight leaders flung the title doors wide open with Team Telkom and Team Dorma Time Freight moving into the overall men's and women's pound seats respectively after the second stage from MacKenzie Club to Jolivet Farm. Click here to view the article
As one of the handful of riders to have done every single edition of the KAP sani2c, Scottburgh MTB stalwart Flavio Scarpa says the three day classic is very much part of his make-up and can’t wait to share the experience with his teenage son next year. Click here to view the article
The 2016 edition of the KAP sani2c is approaching and with yet another fully subscribed event race founder ‘Farmer Glen’ Haw and his team have refreshed the signature trails and tracks that have made the event one of the most popular mountain bike events in South Africa. Click here to view the article
Participants of the 2016 KAP sani2c are in for another memorable three days both in and out of the saddle as the tirelessly hard-working team of Lynford School parents and staff look to contribute towards the overnight stops’ globally renowned luxury and comfort once more when the first of the three Underberg to Scottburgh events gets underway on Tuesday, 10 May. Click here to view the article
