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Boknes cycle event builds bridges

The challenging climbs in the Woody Cape section of the route worked in the favour of 17-year-old Erik van Zyl who broke away from the pack 10km from the finish to clinch a decisive win in the Boknes Woody Cape Cycle Challenge 54km event.…

Make this year’s G2C a weekend to remember with Amarider

Mountain bikers are invited to come and try out the new trails around Makhanda on Saturday June 21, the day before the G2C Imagine a network of cycling trails that connect Port Alfred with Makhanda and Kenton-on-Sea – and imagine arriving…

Zero to G2C Hero: your training starts here!

The BUCO G2C mountain bike race from Makhanda to Port Alfred is on June 22 2025. If you haven’t taken your bike into your local bike shop for a service, now’s the time. The eight week Zero to G2C Hero training programme starting on Monday…

IN A RUSH: Juane van Zyl (#53) and Zibele Bhoyi (#194) rush around a bushy bend during the early stages of the BUCO G2C (Grahamstown to Sea) mountain bike race on Sunday. After tackling a few kilometres of gravel road and single track, the two riders were within sight of the twisty, tarred Woesthill Pass road. Juane went on to win the 58km event. Picture: SID PENNEY.

Festive finish for tenth G2C

The cyclists who completed the 2022 BUCO G2C mountain bike race last Sunday enjoyed a hero’s welcome at the event’s new Port Alfred Country Club finish. An enthusiastic crowd lined BUCO’s colourful finishing chute to cheer cyclists to the…

Family fun at the G2C finish

HOB8742 BUCO G2C A1 Poster Map Get set for a bumper weekend of family fun for the G2C Mountain Bike event from Makhanda (“Grahamstown”) to Port Alfred (the “C”!) on Sunday 6 November. This year, organisers the Makana Residents Association…

Pedalling for a purpose

When cyclists pedal off from Makhanda for the 9th BUCO G2C (Grahamstown to Sea) mountain bike race on 6 November 2022, their effort will be worth even more than a personal best or a medal. The Port Alfred SPCA will receive 25% of final…

It takes a village (or two)

G2C partners make the wheels go round! Organising an event which can expect up to 500 participants requires considerable support and in addition to major sponsor BUCO, the Grahamstown to Sea (G2C) 2022 Mountain Bike Race from Makhanda to…

The BUCO G2C mountain bike race from Makhanda to Port Alfred takes place on 6 November 2022. File photo (2020)

Get set for the G2C

The BUCO G2C cycle race will take place on Sunday 6 November 2022. The popular annual event, now in its 9th year, sees scores of cyclists pedal from Makhanda to Port Alfred (Grahamstown is the “G” of the G2C). As the official media…

PE Women’s Challenge race next to hit the skids

The first Spar Women’s Challenge race scheduled for Port Elizabeth on Saturday has become the latest high-profile sporting event to be postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Port Elizabeth was supposed to be the stop of the Grand Prix…