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Desert photos: View the nightlong race

December 10, 2018, 10:04 am By In the Bunch Staff reporter

The field of riders patiently awaiting for the traffic to subside to start the Desert Dash. Photo: Desert Dash/Facebook

The Desert Dash ultra-endurance mountain-bike race started in Windhoek, Namibia, on Friday evening and finished in Swakopmund with a 24-hour cut-off time. Riders started at altitude and traversed the oldest desert in the world, the Namib Desert, throughout the night, before finishing down on the coast. Konny Looser won the solo men's race after having overcome severe stomach cramps. View the results View a selection of photos below. Photos courtesy of Desert Dash/Facebook and Gondwana … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photos Tagged With: Desert Dash, Konny Looser, Photos

Konny Looser overcomes stomach problems to win Desert Dash

December 9, 2018, 2:19 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Swiss cyclist Konny Looser (pictured), three-time winner of the Desert Dash, says the 373km one-day endurance mountain-bike race is the sort of event you cannot specifically prepare for. Photo: konnylooser.ch

Swiss mountain-biker Konny Looser suffered severe stomach cramps during the second half of the Desert Dash but battled it out to win the 369km one-day endurance race in Swakopmund, Namibia, yesterday. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mountain bike Tagged With: Desert Dash, Konny Looser, News, Results

Desert Dash results: Konny Looser claims fourth successive title

December 8, 2018, 10:50 am By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Konny Looser won the 369km Desert Dash ultra-endurance mountain-bike race when it finished in Swakopmund, Namibia, today. Photo: Facebook/@nedbankdesertdash

Konny Looser won the 369km Desert Dash ultra-endurance mountain-bike race when it finished in Swakopmund, Namibia, today. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Results Tagged With: Desert Dash, Konny Looser, News, Results

Desert Dash ‘can’t really be trained for’, says Konny Looser

December 7, 2018, 2:57 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Swiss cyclist Konny Looser (pictured), three-time winner of the Desert Dash, says the 373km one-day endurance mountain-bike race is the sort of event you cannot specifically prepare for. Photo: konnylooser.ch

Swiss cyclist Konny Looser, three-time winner of the Desert Dash, said the 373km one-day endurance mountain-bike race is the sort of event you cannot specifically prepare for. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mountain bike Tagged With: Desert Dash, Konny Looser, News, Switzerland

Experience helped Konny Looser win Desert Dash

December 11, 2017, 12:54 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Konny Looser's experience in the Desert Dash helped him triumph when the 369km race finished in Swakopmund on Saturday. Photo: Supplied

Swiss-born Konny Looser used his experience to win the Desert Dash for the third successive year at the weekend. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mountain bike Tagged With: Desert Dash, Konny Looser, News

Desert Dash results

December 9, 2017, 10:19 am By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Konny Looser at the start of day one of the Wines2Whales Race.

Swiss mountain bike marathon champion Konny Looser won the solo category at the Desert Dash in Swakopmund, Namibia, today. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Results Tagged With: Desert Dash, Konny Looser, News, Results

Wines2Whales Race: Day one results

November 3, 2017, 10:59 am By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Team dormakaba chasing the leaders

As predicted, the opening stage of the Wines2Whales 'Race' was an exciting battle between the top teams, but it was the Investec-Songo.info pairing of Konny Looser and Christoph Sauser that emerged victorious when the stage concluded at Oak Valley Estate today. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Results Tagged With: Christoph Sauser, Jennie Stenerhag, Konny Looser, News, Results, Wines2Whales Race

Durbie Dash MTB Race results: Konny Looser wins

October 28, 2017, 1:09 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Mountain bikers in action during today's Durbie Dash MTB race that took place in Cape Town. Photo: Facebook/DurbieDash

Konny Looser won the Durbie Dash MTB Race that took place in Cape Town today. View more results below. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Results Tagged With: Durbie Dash MTB Race, Konny Looser, News, Results

4GOOD MTB Challenge results

October 21, 2017, 4:49 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

4GOOD MTB Challenge action

Konny Looser and Vera Adrian won the 60km 4GOOD MTB Challenge that took place at Overgaauw Wine Estate in Stellenbosch today. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Results Tagged With: 4GOOD MTB Challenge, Konny Looser, News, Results, Vera Adrian

Swiss Epic results: Stage three

September 14, 2017, 4:42 pm By In the Bunch Staff reporter

Swiss Epic scenery

Daniel Geismayr and Jocken Käss continue to lead after they won the shortened stage three of the Swiss Epic, which finished in Leukerbad today. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Results Tagged With: Alice Pirard, Ariane Luthi, Daniel Geismayr, Esther Suss, Jennie Stenerhag, Jocken Käss, Konny Looser, News, Oliver Zurbrügg, Results, Swiss Epic

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