CRANK was fortunate enough to catch up with GT-Mr Price rider and team manager Erik Kleinhans who, along with team-mate Oliver Munnik, survived a testing 2010 ABSA Cape Epic, and in doing so won over many fans for their gutsy “never-say-die” approach to the race.

Read on to find out about this busy guy who juggles professional MTB racing with team management duties.

There’s a new BMX company in Cape Town that has started putting things into action & have their 1st prototype out. They’ve been hard at work & things are looking really good! Eric Palmer, one of SA’s top photographers caught up with Toby and took some awesome shots.

Dean Edwards (House of Paint) is the rider who prevented Christoff van Heerden (MTN-Energade) from completing his hat trick of victories in the Tour Durban over the past weekend.

After many attacks and counter-attacks the race eventually boiled down to a bunch sprint with Edwards, a former track cyclist, outsprinting Van Heerden to achieve the victory. Van Heerden finished 2nd overall and Jamie Ball (DCM) third.

Jose Antonio Hermida (Multivan Merida) won the elite men’s cross country World Cup in Houffalize, Belgium, on Sunday. After winning in 2007, it was Hermida’s second Houffalize win. The Spaniard spent much of the day chasing German Manuel Fumic (Cannondale Factory Racing), who led from the start, but was caught with about one lap to go. The obviously fatigued Fumic was passed by Hermida, who rode strongly until the end.

Darren Lill (Fly V Australia) won the final stage of the SRAM Tour of the Gila on Sunday, after attacking his breakaway companions 16 miles from the finish and riding alone to finish six seconds ahead of a chase group.

Levi Leipheimer (Mellow Johnny’s) came in a few seconds later, securing his second overall win at the New Mexican stage race.

Ace sprinter Mark Cavendish admitted he let emotions get the best of him Thursday when he gave an Italian version of a two-finger salute as he crossed the line victorious in the second stage at the Tour de Romandie.

Willow Koerber, born 12 December 1977 is a pro mountain bike racer from Ashville, NC, USA. 2010 has been great year for Willow so far, coming 4th at the Sea Otter Classic 2 weeks ago and 2nd last weekend in the season opening World Cup race in Dalby Forest, UK.

Willow was featured as the XX Factor in the June 2009 issue of Outside magazine as well as the September 2009 issue of BIKE magazine.