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The brand will provide riders with their technical know-how and industry leading products
USWE Hydration Packs Partners with the Epic Series, across European and African mountain bike stage races, to provide riders with their technical know-how and industry leading products. They will be the official hydration pack and luggage partners of the Epic Series for 2024 and beyond.
The Oak Valley and Lourensford race villages at FNB Wines2Whales rely on hundreds of square metres of canvas. Key features however are built of steel; made secure, protected from the elements and vitally refrigerated by Big Box Containers. This is the story of how they help dreams flourish…
Spil During Stage 2’s Spring Sees Cannondale Factory Racing Extend FNB W2W Lead
Cannondale Factory Racing capitalised off a finish line fall, by Marco Joubert, to increase their general classification lead to 12 seconds on Stage 2 of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz.
Cannondale Factory Racing Draw First Blood at FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz
Alan Hatherly and Simon Andreassen held off Imbuko Giant A in a sprint finish to win the opening stage of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz race, on Friday.
The prestige of FNB Wines2Whales ensures that South Africa’s best mountain bikers descend on Hermanus for the Shiraz to race from whales to wines in the Switchback edition. Among the pre-race favourites are previous winners, cross-country campaigners and dark horses for the 2023 title.
E-Bike World Champion, Joris Ryf teamed up with, Specialized Factory Racing manager, Benno Willeit to storm to the 2023 FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage title. The winners were 32 minutes and 4 seconds quicker across the three days than Giniel de Villiers and Bobby Behan, of Toyota Specialized. FuelX’s Wayne van der Walt and Jovan Jacobs rounded out the podium places.
Growing the E-Bike Community through the Pinotage Race at FNB Wines2Whales
With 210 E-Bike riders taking on the Pinotage race, in the mid-week FNB Wines2Whales, the event boasts the largest ever field of E-Bikers in a South African mountain bike race. This is a boon for the bike industry in the country as nothing drives bike sales like races.
Sun’s out guns out at the Pinotage. After a wet weekend at the Chardonnay the eBikers and social teams were treated to a hot and dusty day on the trails of Lourenford on Stage 1 of the mid-week race.
Dimension Data Recommit to Bringing FNB Wines2Whales to the World
Dimension Data a member of NTT DATA, Inc., the 5th largest ICT provider globally, are set to continue their partnership with the Epic Series event, FNB Wines2Whales for an additional three years. The long-term sponsors will resume their role as headline level sponsors, providing the connectivity to showcase the race to the world and keeping riders in contact with their loved ones.