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Stage races are popping up all over our beautiful country. Back in February I spent two days in the saddle as I participated in the annual Fairtree Simonsberg Contour race. WORDS: FRANS LE ROUX IMAGES: CHRIS HITCHCOCK If, like us, you are lucky enough to live in the Western Cape, […]
It is nearly time for one of the most popular mountain bike events in the country and it is all happening in the Boland wine land town of Stellenbosch this Sunday, 30 July. Thousands of riders will gather at Eikestad Primary School for the start of the Stellenbosch MTB Challenge […]
On Sunday 2 April, about 100 technically skilled mountain bikers gathered for the first Dirtopia Enduro at Uitkyk Wine Estate to ride the Simonsberg trails in the Conservancy. The climb to the top of the Never say Never Ending Again trail brought them close to the start of the first […]
Is riding 100 miles off road on your bucket list? If so, the ninth edition of The Amarider 100Miler, presented by The Bike Hub is the perfect race to get it done. Held in Malmesbury on 20 May, this race is the ultimate Swartland meander offering dirt road riding around […]
In November 2015, the Simonsberg Enduro was a highlight for the Enduro riders at the end of a season. On the 15th of May, they can enjoy new sections of this mountain on four special stages. The start and finish will be from Uitkyk Wine Estate near Stellenbosch, with its […]
Launching a new race is never easy, so having to contend with the devastating Simonsberg fire in Stellenbosch just two weeks before the inaugural Fairtree Simonsberg Contour mountain bike stage race certainly tested the organisation to the limit. Some 90% of the trails constructed over the past two years were damaged and […]
Event: Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge Date: Saturday, 27 February – Sunday, 28 February 2016 Distance: Approximately 14km, 20km and 30km, 40km, 55km Venue: Le Bonheur Wine Estate, Greater Simonsberg Conservancy, Stellenbosch The two-day Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge will return to Stellenbosch’s Le Bonheur Wine […]
Die Burger MTB Challenge will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year in Stellenbosch and is expected to hit the record number of more than 5 000 riders. The event will take place on Sunday 2 August and start from Eikestad Primary School, but will finish at the Van Der Stel […]
If you live in the Welgevonden or Nooitgedacht residential areas and love the outdoors, you’ll be elated to know that you can now run and cycle on marked trails from your doorstep. The team from Dirtopia has developed a new trail on L’Avenir and Nooitgedacht Estates that even beginner mountain […]
The first Dirtopia Enduro of 2015 took place in the hills around the picturesque town of Wellington, on the epic Welvanpas trails. And one of SA’s top photographers, Ewald Sadie, was there to capture the action. Welvanpas is nothing short of being the mountain biking motherland. Plus with the trails […]
