The Waterberg region of Limpopo received over 200 millimetres more rain in the first four months of 2026 than its average annual rainfall of 800 millimetres. This meant that the trails for the Glacier Waterberg Traverse were wet in places,…
Dryland Event Management’s Traverse format allows for both relaxed and racey experiences at multiday events. It is the riders who make this dual approach possible, and the 2026 Glacier Waterberg Traverse promises to replicate the success of the 2025 Glacier…
Jan Withaar won two stages en route to the 2025 Glacier Waterberg Traverse title on Sunday, 11 May. The foundations of the Insect Science Azimuth man’s victory were laid on Friday and Saturday when he established a 5 minute buffer…
If Stage 1 was the Summerplace scene setter, Stage 2 was the main event of the singletrack bonanza that is the Glacier Waterberg Traverse. Saturday, 4 May’s, route was a choice between a 36 kilometre Ride or a 58 kilometre…
The opening day of the inaugural Glacier Waterberg Traverse saw the riders take on a singletrack packed 30 kilometre route, while the racers were tested by 29 additional kilometres. Summerplace Game Reserve provided a spectacular backdrop as well as incredible…
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The South African stage-racing community has a fresh challenge for 2024. Glacier by Sanlam in partnership with Dryland Event Management, organisers of the Cape Pioneer Trek and Tankwa Trek international stage races have announced the launch of the Glacier Waterberg…
The Glacier Cradle Traverse mountain bike stage race will be moving north, leaving behind the familiar trails of the Cradle of Humankind for the unexplored gems of the Waterberg. Glacier by Sanlam, a leading investment platform in South Africa and…
Dryland Event Management are proud to announce that Glacier by Sanlam, will extend their title sponsorship of the Traverse mountain biking events through to 2026. Glacier by Sanlam, a leading investment platform in South Africa, has been a long-term partner…
The 4th Glacier by Sanlam Cradle Traverse was reviewed as the best yet, since its inception. If you were there, you’d agree. It truly was a celebration of health, well-being and superb mountain biking,with friends and family! Save the date…
William Mokgopo restarted his racing schedule with victory in the 2022 Glacier Cradle Traverse, from the 31st of September to the 2nd of October. Held in the Cradle of Humankind, from a race village at Avianto, it is a relaxed…
Stage 2 of the 2022 Glacier Cradle Traverse took the riders though some of the Cradle of Humankind’s best loved trails and into the private property of Portion 58. Usually closed to mountain bikers this section of the region is…
The opening stage of the 2022 Glacier Cradle Traverse took riders from Avianto, west of Johannesburg, along the Crocodile River to a loop of the conservancy which surrounds the Cradle Moon Game Lodge. The 42 kilometre route featured 850 metres…
The Glacier by Sanlam Cradle Traverse for 2022 is scheduled to take place from 8 to 10 April after previous postponements due to Covid-19. While we’re in the final planning phases of this year’s event, we unfortunately are unable to…
Glacier by Sanlam and Dryland Event Management have made the decision not to proceed with the Glacier Cradle Traverse scheduled for 16-18 April 2021. As promised we want to give you an authentic experience with no compromises. We are committed…
More than 200 mountain bikers have rallied up for a three-day stage race – right in the heart of Gauteng. The third edition of the Glacier Cradle Traverse takes place from 5-7 April at Avianto Lifestyle Estate, Muldersdrift. With trails…
Above: A glimpse of the scenery at the Glacier Storms River Traverse. Photo: www.zcmc.co.za Glacier by Sanlam is pleased to announce its continued commitment to sponsoring mountain biking, together with Dryland Event Management, until 2020. As title sponsor of the…
By Michael Vlismas. Professional golfer Hennie Otto and I have shared many experiences together. There was that time we slept together. It was early in his career on the Sunshine Tour and we were at a tournament in Zimbabwe. He…
By Michael Vlismas. You could say leading economist Dawie Roodt approaches mountain biking much like he does the stock market. Bank a good deal of highs, limit the losses, grow your interest, and if you have to bailout on a nasty…
By Ben-Melt Swanepoel for Team Garmin. The Glacier Cradle Traverse is an intimate, family-orientated event held close to the Cradle of Humankind on the Western outskirts of Johannesburg. Just across the Muldersdrift stream from where it was held last year,…
The 2018 Glacier Cradle Traverse came to a close at Avianto Estate – in Muldersdrift, on Sunday the 8th of April – as Bryce Munro, Andrew Stockwell and Amy McDougall completed perfect clean sweeps of all three stages. Similarly Yolandi…
The second stage of the 2018 Glacier Cradle Traverse, dubbed the Lake Heritage Traverse, saw the 170 riders taking on the event ride to, through and back from the spectacular Cradle Moon Private Game Reserve. The trails for the day…
The Continental Tyres combination of Andrew Stockwell and, his last minute replacement partner, Bryce Munro clocked the fastest time on the opening stage of the 2018 Glacier Cradle Traverse. Amy McDougall was the first woman, and the first solo rider,…
The second edition of the Glacier Cradle Traverse gets underway at Avianto, in Muldersdrift, this Friday; the 6th of April. The event features three-day, two-day and fun ride options and will provide mountain bikers with the chance to explore some…
By Michael Vlismas. Musician Elvis Blue and I have one thing in common. It’s not the rugged good looks that we share, nor is it our prodigious musical talent (I play a piano version of chopsticks that will bring tears to…
The Glacier Cradle Traverse – which is set to take place in Muldersdrift, Gauteng – from the 6 to 8 April, has added a two-day event option for riders who cannot attend the first day of the race on Friday…
If you enter the Glacier Cradle Traverse from 15 November to 24 December you will receive a 30% discount from your entry fee. The Glacier Cradle Traverse is the Gauteng-based sister event to the famously popular Glacier Storms River Traverse and from…
Glacier by Sanlam, Dryland Event Management and Avianto were thrilled by the success of the inaugural Glacier Cradle Traverse mountain bike stage race, which took place in May this year. For 2018, the event has been moved to a more…
Entries for the Glacier Cradle Traverse open in August 2017, eight months ahead of the 2018 Glacier Cradle Traverse; which is set to take place from the 5th to the 8th of April. The second edition of the event – which is…
Watch the Glacier Cradle Traverse highlights on Super Sport from Monday the 29th of May. The show premiers at 21:00 on Monday night on SuperSport 8. https://youtu.be/4syZAMN0tS4 Glacier Cradle Traverse TV Schedule: Date Time Channel 29 May 21:00 SuperSport Eight…