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🚵♀️ LADIES MTB SKILLS SESSION 🚵♀️
Ready to feel more confident on the trails? Join us for a fun and supportive MTB skills coaching session with Dan vd Watt at Holla Trails.
Whether you’re new to mountain biking or looking to improve your trail confidence, this session will help you develop the key skills needed to ride smoother, safer, and with more control.
What we’ll cover:
✔️ Body positioning
✔️ Cornering techniques
✔️ Single-track confidence
✔️ Bike control basics
✔️ Trail awareness
This is a relaxed, encouraging environment designed specifically for ladies wanting to grow their skills and enjoy riding even more.
📍 Holla Trails
📅 Saturday, 27 June 2026
⏰ 07:00 – 09:00
💰 R400 pp (excluding trail pass)
🎒 Bring your own equipment
📩 Limited spots available – RSVP to Dan@Drivetrainacademy.com
Come ride, learn, and unlock your confidence on the trails! 🌿🚵♀️
🌍🇿🇦 From South Africa to Europe
With Mom by their side! ❤️
We’re so proud of our two DriveTrain riders who raced in Europe earlier this year. Not only did they embrace the cold weather and tough European races, but their amazing moms joined them for the adventure!
Nothing beats family support on and off the bike!
#momsineurope
#DriveTrainAcademy #SouthAfricanCyclists #FamilyOnWheels #RaceTogether
All we know is that this year`s @capeepic was tough, in many ways, for all of the riders at different levels. But we all took away moments and memories that we can talk about for many more Epic events to come. The achievement over every hill, through every stage, speaks louder than the toughness of the event.
Well done to all who took on this grueling but beautiful edition 👏
#epic #EpicFinish #CapeEpic #mtb #mtbstagerace
🚵♀️💙 Huge congratulations to @rouxda4383 and her partner @juanitarosemackenzie on an absolutely phenomenal category victory at the 2026 @capeepic
These two incredible ladies rode to win the NTT Data Masters Women category, claiming the blue jersey with style and grit after 8 epic days in the saddle. They started strong, sitting in 2nd after the opening stages, then battled hard in an intense race-within-a-race to hold onto their lead all the way to the finish line. What a masterclass in determination and teamwork, and a big congratulations to the podium winners 🏆
The post-stage-race blues are real... we`re all feeling that empty, "what now?" vibe after such an intense week. But these two finished in the blue jersey, and we`re pretty sure they`re experiencing a whole different (and much happier) kind of blue right now! 😄
We are so incredibly proud of the grit, resilience, and heart they showed every single day. This is a massive achievement and an inspiration to so many.
A massive thank you to all their sponsors for believing in them and making this possible:
@iglu_therapy
@chemchampafrica
@phaltcocivils
@conceptcycleryballito
📷 @retruventmedia
#AbsaCapeEpic2026 #CapeEpic #MastersWomen #BlueJersey EpicFinish
FS / KZN XCO #1
Weather looks good. Some mud here and there. Nothing but fun.
Good luck everyone !!
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #xco #cycling
The @tankwatrek delivered four epic days of dust, climbs, and pure MTB magic in the wild Cederberg landscapes!
Nothing beats crossing that finish line covered in dust with your partner. What an adventure to kick off the season! 🚵♂️🔥
#TankwaTrek #MTB #Cederberg #StageRacing #SouthAfricanMTB #BiogenTankwaTrek #DriveTrainAcademy #Upyourgame
@oakpics
After @madi_bateson claimed the SA Junior Road Title jersey this weekend, we wrapped it up with a great finish at @tankwatrek in prep for @capeepic Tough but rewarding race. Well done to @rouxda4383 and Leon, who finished strong and 3rd Mixed Team overall.
@oakpics
#TankwaTrek #Upyourgame #Cycling #MTB #Stagerace #drivetrainacademy
The Valley!!
DT training in full swing!
Loads of fun
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #ride #cycle #cycling
New year rolling..2026
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #trainingrides #bikelife #base
📷 @joshmetcalfphotography
🚴♂️ Springbok legend @stranners10 along with several other riders and DriveTrain riders, will be starting the Hope Ride: From Sea to See this Saturday. The ride is a 14-day, 2,500km journey from Durban to Swakopmund; a route that has never been cycled as an organised event! The journey will take them through some of South Africa’s most iconic towns and dramatic landscapes and end with the 400km Desert Dash.
This epic ride is to raise funds for the LumoHawk Foundation’s mobile eye clinics that screen, test, and provide free spectacles to learners in underfunded schools.
👓 Up to 15% of children struggle at school simply because they can’t see clearly. Together, we can change that and give South Africa’s children the gift of sight. Every R2500 raised helps provide help to 10 children!
👉 Support the ride, track the progress and donate at https://hoperide.smartevents.cloud/
#thehoperide #seaToSea #LumoHawk #rideforeyesight #charityride #drivetrainacademy #upyourgame
We need support to help lift up one of our own!!! This is JL. A young cyclist.
Cycling isn’t just a hobby for him, it’s his passion, his happy place, the thing he lives for. He’s the kid who’s always out on his bike with the biggest smile.
Last week, this changed in an instant. JL was in a terrible accident: a broken femur, a crushed vertebra, and emergency surgery. Right now he’s in critical condition in hospital, fighting hard. The doctors say the road ahead is long, and JL’s biggest fear is that he might never ride again.
He needs to know he’s not alone.
He needs to feel the love and the good vibrations from the cycling community.
Keep fighting, champ!
We’ll see you back out there soon. 💪
#JLSTRONG #cycling #cyclinglife
On Thursday, 13 November... what should have been a fun day on the trails..ended in tragedy. Young cyclist @jl.vd.merve123 crashed and suffered severe injuries: a broken femur and a crushed C5 vertebra. Emergency services and his friends acted fast to get him to hospital. JL underwent surgery. His femur was pinned and his C4 and C6 vertebrae fused. The DRIVETRAIN cycling community is sending love and support to JL and his family through this time of healing.
#JLStrong
#RideForJL
#HealingVibes
#CyclingCommunity
#DRIVETRAINFamily
#SupportJL
#ComebackStronger
#NeverGiveUp
#RoadToRecovery
Super @madi_bateson the 2025 U17 Girls SA Road Champ!! Well done 🏆
Great SA Road Championship done and Dusted.
Also secured a 3rd in the Criterium (TBC) and TT for her age category.
Well done!!!
@phaltcocivils
@puretradeafrica
@posworx
@salomon_sa
@gilnokie
@bioteenhealth
@lassensportswear
@ontrackcycles
@one_move_ment
Well done guys!
Solid and safe riding in the wet misty conditions!
Brink Karkloof Road Race
@danvanderwatt
@daveshelly_
@cameronmackridge_mtb
These legends took on the @swiss_epic 2025. Congratulations Leon and Andrew. 💥 Well done!
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #swissepic #epic #rides #ridingmountain #cycle #cycling #stagerace
Say Hi 👋 to the current leaders of the KZN @cyclelabschoolsmtbseries
#drivetrainacademy
#upyourgame
#ride
#cycle
#cyclelife
#sport
#youthinsport
Happy Women`s Day.
#womeninsport
#DriveTrain
#drivetrainacademy
#upyourgame
#womensday
#sport
A weekend of good riding.
Well done to all
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #ride #cycle #cyclelife #mtb #mtblife
@puretradeafrica
@phaltcocivils
@posworx
@salomon_sa
European Championship loading for @madi_bateson
Good luck at the @euromtb Champs
#drivetrainacademy
#upyourgame
#ride
#europeanbikers
#europe
#cyclinglife
#cycle
#mtb
@phaltcocivils
@puretradeafrica
@posworx
@salomon_sa
@gilnokie
It has been a week, and we are still celebrating @cameronmackridge_mtb Youth XCM win. Cam is a dedicated cyclist who, no matter what, is still able to make training fun. 🙌 Like it should be. Well done Cam.
#youthXCM #cyclinglife #cycling #drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #sport #sachamp #sportive #podium
@phaltcocivils @posworx @puretradeafrica @salomon_sa
@sarah.janevr you are incredible 🥳
Wishing you a safe journey while you race across South Africa.
@freedomchallenge
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #raceacrossSouthAfrica #ride #cycle #cyclinglife
At times, we do it for the view!
Sunrise studio session
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #cycling #cyclingstudio #studio #spin #ride #train #dontstop #ballito #kzn #sport #coach
WELL DONE !
Hard work paying off!
The past weekend riders tackled the challenging XCM course at
@karkloofcountryclub over various distances and left it all out there.
Congratulations to all the riders. It is great to see your efforts paying off!
Here is a quick podium highlight of the SA XCM 🏆CHAMPS 🏆
@rouxda4383 - XCM Vet Ladies Champ
@tywhite6 - XCM Vet Men`s Champ
@kylieharborth - XCM Sub Vet Champ
@lukelegr.cycling - 3rd Junior Men
@cody_maidman_mtb - 2nd Youth Men
@madi_bateson - 1st Youth Ladies
@sophialombaard_cycling - 1st Sub Junior Ladies
@millie_buckley_cycling - 3rd Sprog Girls
@puretradeafrica
@phaltcocivils
@posworx
@salomon_sa
@gilnokie
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #podium #sachampionships #sport #performance #cycling #cyclingperformance #marathon #ride #singletrack #coach #XCM
Always fun @_sani2c 💥 THANK YOU!
Smiles all round and amazing results.
An incredible finish for @jg_77 and @stranners10 at the Sani OG taking 1st Vet team.
Well done @rouxda4383 and @kylieharborth looking great on the top step of the Sani Adventure event and @jillylynch and @jorogers28 taking 3rd in the ladies category. @danvanderwatt and Leon took 2nd place in the men`s category.
#drivetrainacademy #upyourgame #cycling #cycle #ride #sani2c #sani #podium #sport #performance #mtb #stagerace #singletrack #mountainbike #mountainbikelife #bikeride