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South African XCO Mountain Bike Championships 2020. MTB

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In: Cycling, endurance sport, Mountain Bike

After a year of chaos, compliments of Corona, we finally kicked off the 2020 MTB season at the Computer Mania South African XCO Mountain Bike championships at Coetzenberg outside Stellenbosch. It may have been a field limited to just a few categories, and not everyone could make it at short notice, but it was a great success. Alan Hatherly and Mariska Straus won the Elite categories in the men’s and women’s categories. Luke Moir proved his sporting pedigree by beingClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Cape Town Cycle Tour 2020. Argus.

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In: adventure, Cycling, Sports

The Cape Town Cycle Tour is held annually in the Western Cape of South Africa. It’s a celebration of cycling and its only a real race for those at the front of the field who start before its properly light. The elite of the elite can be likened to dancers of the Argentinian tango; aggressive yet controlled, elegant and fluid, while the slightly slower vets and sub vets are performing a foxtrot and quickstep combo. Meanwhile, Joe Average (that’s youClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

4M athletics Track and field

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In: Athletics

Every year the 4M athletics meeting takes place between 4 of the top girl’s schools in the Paarl and Stellenbosch area. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof, Paarl Girls’ High, La Rochelle and Rhenish Girls High School are the 4M’s (4 Meisies skools) that compete against each other in track and field. This year the 4M Athletics meet was hosted by Rhenish Girls High School at the Coetzenberg stadium in the heart of Stellenbosch. From a photography perspective its always going to beClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

AmaRider 100 mtb mountain bike race.

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In: adventure, Cycling, endurance sport, Mountain Bike

The Amarider 100 and 50 miler individual one-day mountain bike ultra-marathon of 160km is an annual test of MTB riders endurance. It has a super laid back vibe, but always boasts a couple of very competitive racers gunning for the top spot. From its humble beginnings in 2009 it has grown into what is now one of the must-do-events on the mountain biking calendar. The scenery is beautiful in the Swartland during Autumn and the riding is not technical. TheClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

MTB Enduro Racing

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In: adventure, Cycling, Mountain Bike, Sports

MTB Enduro Racing Based on the successful MTB Enduro racing Mavic Trans Provence concept, the idea is to bring riding and the results linked to it back to mountain biking and away from the current endurance-only formats. That said, it is not the idea to make the race highly technical as per downhill racing, but simply to focus the competition on the trails component of the sport. And yes, perhaps your skinny tire 29’er carbon hardtail is perhaps not theClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Durbanville Triathlon

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In: adventure, Triathlon

The Durbanville Triathlon has become a ‘classic’ must do triathlon, and there is a good reason for that. It’s because it is always fun. This year the ownership of the event was taken over by Iqela Events, the people who bring you amongst others, top events like the Slanghoek Triathlon. Did the 2016 Durbanville Triathlon live up to expectations? Just look at the smiles on the faces of the people in these photos and you will have your answer. Yes,Click to read more and to see the event image gallery

ironman, port elizabeth,south africa

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In: IRONMAN, Triathlon

Athletes compete during the IRONMAN African Championship at Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth South Africa. The race consists of a 3.8km swim, a 180km cycle and finishes with a 42.2 km marathon. It’s an event that is so big, so popular and so special, that the entire word is capitalised. And while the word iconic is overused and has become hopelessly clichéd, it’s surely permissible, just this once, to use it to describe IRONMAN South Africa. I am sure thatClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Stuisbaai MTB Classic

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In: endurance sport, Mountain Bike, Sports

Struisbaai MTB Classic Here in South Africa, we are in the middle of the worst drought in living memory, (why are all droughts described like that?) so, as expected, when an MTB race is organised in one of the hottest regions of the Western Cape, it rains in biblical proportions. Not that the weather detracted from a fantastic event. Riding for 7km on a very rideable beach, is always going to be a special part of the experience, no matterClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Jailbreak Triathlon

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In: endurance sport, Sports, Triathlon

Jailbreak Triathlon Triathletes competed in this very popular triathlon held on a piping hot day at the Brandvlei Dam, near Rawson in the Western Cape of South Africa. This was the 10th anniversary of the Jailbreak Triathlon and it was a cracker of a race. From next year the event will become a part of the Iqela Events stable of triathlons, so we know it is in very capable hands. Well done everyone for putting on a fantastic day ofClick to read more and to see the event image gallery

Delheim Adventure Weekend Enduro.

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In: Mountain Bike

Riders compete in the Delheim Adventure Weekend Enduro, held at the Delheim Wine Estate in Stellenbosch on 15th November 2015. The concept is a lot of fun – riders get timed only on certain sections, which make a very social event, especially at the refreshment station where they re-group. The atmosphere is relaxed with no rush anywhere, except when you gun it between check points! More of my enduro blog posts are here Get involved and racing by following EnduroClick to read more and to see the event image gallery