The young gun needs to fire one more time at the Berg

ZOUTKLOOF – Knysna’s Tom Lovemore will take a narrow advantage into the 57km final stage of the 2024 Berg River Canoe Marathon after he edged out local veteran Robbie Herreveld in the final dash for the line for the third day in a row on Friday. After the long 75km Queen Stage from Bridgetown to […]

Wily old master and the young gun locked together at the Berg

BRIDGETOWN – The wily old master and the young gun worked together to turn the 2024 Berg River Canoe Marathon into a two-horse race on the second stage on Thursday. Six-time winner, 52-year-old Velddrif local Robbie Herreveld, and Knysna’s Tom Lovemore started the second stage side by side and then worked together to build a […]

Tom wins, but Robbie rolls back the clock at Berg River Marathon

ZONQUASDRIFT – The opening day of the Berg River Canoe Marathon on Wednesday set up a remarkable battle between six-time winner Robbie Herreveld and Tom Lovemore, one of the country’s exciting young prospects aiming for his biggest canoeing victory. Lovemore won the 62km opening stage from Paarl to Zonquasdrift, but it was a lot more […]