Motorex joins Team Hansgrohe for the Absa Cape Epic.

motorexWe’re thrilled and grateful to announce that Team Hansgrohe will be using Motorex products for the rest of our training leading up to the Absa Cape Epic, as well as during the race itself.

Motorex’s line of products are very close to our heart at Hansgrohe, sharing our environmental ethos. Hansgrohe products are all engineered to be as climate- and environmentally-friendly as possible; from our energy and raw materials efficient manufacturing processes to the ultra-low flow rates our products deliver.

Similarly, Motorex’s biodegradable oils and bike cleaners are the perfect products to use on our bikes. And they’re of excellent quality providing superior lubrication and unbeatable cleaning.

Gentle and considerate of the environment without compromising on the experience you get as a consumer. We think that’s brilliant.

 

Thanks Motorex.

2 Perspectives, 2 weekends, one race. Di and Rob take on this year’s W2W.

Every year, the Contego Wines2Whales race delivers better and better rider experiences and this year was no exception. While Rob fought it out in the middle of the pack, coaching his wife through the singletrack, Di found the Cape Pioneer Trek was still very much set in her legs. Continue reading

Di races in to regain the leader’s jersey in Stage 5.

The day started fresh and chilly. Due to heavy rains the route was shortened by about 15 km due to the wet and sketchy conditions and the start delayed by an hour. At last we started and as I had some time to make up I made an aggressive start. We raced through the mud and straight up to Duiwleskop. Which meant that heart rates spiked and the field split apart. But that’s not all the mountain had in store for us. Continue reading

Stage 4. Tough. Di won. It’s done.

Today was only 64 km. “Only.” Often in mountain biking that’s the most misleading word you could possibly hear. And after yesterday’s storm, the past few days’ brutal climbs and last night’s cold, I knew that “only” probably meant today would just be tougher. Continue reading

Di wins stage 3 of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek.

As a rider for Team Hansgrohe’s campaign to the 2013 Absa Cape Epic, Di Carolin is showing exactly what it takes to knuckle down, bite the handlebars and push through to the end. A trait we all wish we had more of when mountain biking some of the world’s great stage races. Today, that attitude took her back to the top of the Ladies category. Continue reading