Belgium and Great Britain rule the roost in East London

The city of East London was privy to enthralling race action as the fifth edition of the Spec-Savers Ironman 70.3 South Africa provided a brand-new men's champion in Belgium’s Marino Vanhoenacker and a successful title defence from the indomitable Jodie Swallow (GBR) amidst energy-sapping conditions.

McGregor and Kime crowned 2012 GT Drak champs

Underberg - Hank McGregor paddled his way into the history books by becoming the first canoeist to win three back-to-back K1 titles in the Global Trader Drakensberg Challenge, holding off a spirited challenge from Len Jenkins, while Robyn Kime finally bagged the women's title that seemed fated to elude her.

Hugo and Joubert come out tops at 10th Totalsports Challenge

Excitement was high on Saturday, 14 January when sports enthusiasts from various sporting disciplines gathered in Gordon’s Bay to take on the 10th annual Totalsports Challenge presented by New Balance and REHIDRAT® SPORT. Multisport legend Dan Hugo walked off with his sixth consecutive victory in the individual men’s category on the day, while Lezandre Joubert caused an upset in the individual women’s category of this much loved event.

The Totalsports Challenge (7-disciplines) started in Gordon’s Bay with a 12km surski and finished in Kleinmond with a 9km beach run. The Terra Firma Challenge (4-disciplines) started in Gordon’s Bay with a 50km road bike and finished in Kleinmond with a 9km beach run.