Muddy trails did not dampen spirits, but certainly added to the final-day drama on Stage 5 of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. The early hours of Saturday, 26 September, brought steady drizzle and the risk…
For the fourth stage in a row, Samantha Sanders and Sarah Maré rode home victorious in the UCI Women’s competition at the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. Friday, 25 September, was in many ways much like…
The mid-point of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, was crossed somewhere in the wilderness of Kapteinskloof, on the 92-kilometre route from Louvain to Langenhoven Gimnasium on Thursday, 24 September. Fittingly for Heritage Day, the South…
Stage 2 of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, came down to a sprint finish on Wednesday, 23 September. Toyota Specialized Imbuko’s Ignatius du Preez and Lood Goosen, who had been aggressive early in the day,…
Honeycomb 226ers’ Marc Pritzen and Felix Stehli seized the First Ascent yellow leaders’ jerseys with a commanding performance on the opening day of the 2026 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, on Tuesday, 22 September. Racing aboard 32-inch-wheeled…
Known as the Race with Soul, the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, is more than just one of South Africa’s premier mountain bike stage races. It boasts UCI Status, attracts a stellar field of elite riders, and…
The 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, came to a sweltering and thrilling conclusion in Oudtshoorn on Saturday, 4 October. Vera Looser and Samantha Sanders completed a clean sweep of victories across the five stages to win…
Tristan Nortje and Travis Stedman won in yellow, while Vera Looser and Samantha Sanders won in pink at the summit of the Swartberg Pass, in South African mountain biking’s only mountain top finish. Die Top, as the location at 1 583…
The dual tracks and trails from Louvain, in the Langkloof, to Langenhoven Gymnasium, in Oudtshoorn, were rocky and rough on Stage 3 of the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen. This helped create the conditions for another thrilling…
Having lost an hour with a puncture on Stage 1 of the Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, PYGA Euro Steel might be out of the general classification battle, but they earned redemption with a stage win on…
Stage 1 of the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, took riders from Wilderness on the Garden Route coast to Louvain in the Langkloof. The 84 kilometre course included a sapping 2 250 metres of climbing, which tested…
The Momentum Medical Scheme Cape Pioneer, presented by Biogen, is far more than the standard mountain bike stage race. It is the Race with Soul. An event that blends highly competitive UCI and age-category racing with a relaxed race village…