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THERESA RINDLER- BACHL
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TOM PIDCOCK
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TRAVIS STEDMAN
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Team: Protective Factory Team DOB: 02 July 1993 | Age: 32 Top results: 2024 Austrian Gravel Champion; 1st Mixed Category 2025 Cape Epic; 3rd 2025 UCI GWS Poland
“ I actually never wanted to race my bike. It kind of‘ happened’ and I started to absolutely love it. Winning something so big like Cape Epic with my husband is a memory I will cherish forever. At Nedbank Gravel Burn, I’ m looking to riding my bike as fast as I can and having a lot of fun!”
Team: Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team DOB: 30 July 1999 | Age: 26 Top results: Gold 2020 + 2024 Olympic Games XCO; 2023 World XCO Champion; stage win 2022 Tour de France; 1st 2024 Amstel Gold Race; 3rd 2025 Vuelta a España
“ The season has been intense, but this event feels like the perfect way to finish it off. It is a serious race, but also a chance to experience South Africa in a different way. I am looking forward to riding hard, but also to enjoying the journey and the landscapes.
Team: Team Toyota Specialized DOB: 15 May 2002 | Age: 23 Top results: 9th 2025 Cape Epic; 2025 African XCM Champion; 1st 2025 Race to the Sea; 2023 SA Road Champion; 2nd 2024 Coppa del Pace
“ I’ m looking forward to the long consecutive days on the gravel. My goal is a top 5.”
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VIRGINIA CANCELLIERI |
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WHITNEY ALLISON |
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Team: Imbuko ChemChamp DOB: 21 September 2001 | Age: 24 Top results: 3rd 2025 Cape Epic(+ stage win); 3x SA Champion titles
“ I race to win so will see what I can do! I’ m looking forward to racing solo and am excited about seeing the beautiful roads and scenery on my gravel bike.”
Team: Assos DOB: 07 January 1998 | Age: 27 Top results: 2nd 2023 Granguanche; 1st 2021 Andorra Epic
“ I love riding bikes and I’ m always in for new adventures. I’ ve never cared about the results so much as the experiences. I’ m looking forward to pushing my limits in new scenery at this race. I’ m planning to give everything and have fun.”
Team: Bike Sports | ENVE DOB: 01 March 1988 | Age: 37 Top results: 1st 2025 Transcordilleras; 2nd 2019 Colorado Classic Stage 1; 4th 2021 + 2022 Unbound Gravel
“ I organise a 2000-rider gravel event in my hometown of Fort Collins and have a non-profit which seeks to reduce barriers for people who want to ride bikes. I love stage racing, especially point-to-point. It creates such a beautiful racing story. Having that experience in a new-to-me continent – it just doesn’ t get better than that.”
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ZACK ALLISON
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Team: Bike Sports DOB: 03 December 1989 | Age: 36 Top results: 2014 Elite Team Pursuit National Champion; 1st 2018 San Rafael Pro Criterium; 9th 2016 Dirty Kanza 200
“ Riding and racing on new roads in new regions is one of my favourite things in general – that feeling of racing or going full gaz but you don’ t know what’ s around the next bend or over the next hill … Hopefully I’ m not riding alone the whole time.”
BY THE EDITORS OF MOUNTAIN BIKE AND ROAD BIKE MAGAZINES
71 NEDBANK GRAVEL BURN