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Last Friday 21st October was round 4 of the School Series MTB held at the Douglas Mitchell MTB track. The event was very well attended with just over 55 children from different schools on the South Coast, and a variety of age groups ranging from 5 to 16. Every child thoroughly enjoyed racing around the exciting 4km track, and after the event no one went away empty handed. A special well done to those talented young riders who finished first in their respective age groups.
Our next School Series event will take place on 18th November, at Douglas Mitchell from 14h00. This will be our last School Series event for the year.
Good luck to all those who will be competing in the MTB events at the Lake Eland Classic this weekend. Ride hard and have fun!
We would also like to wish some of our local riders all the best for the ‘Berg and Bush’ this weekend. There are quite a few locals who will be riding in this stage event.
A reminder that there will be no rides from Dura Cycles this Saturday morning, this is due to the Lake Eland weekend.
On sunday evening Darryn Purtell found a long legged jack russel running through the middle of Margate if anyone knows who the owner is or if they have seen it before please contact Darryn (082 454 8182)
School Series Mtb - 21 October 2011
Hi All
It’s time again for some awesome mountain bike racing! Our next School Series event will be on Friday 21st October 2011. It will be at the MTB track on Douglas Mitchell Sports Ground. Registration is to start at 14h00, with the first race kicking off at 14h20.
All school children are welcome – from primary to high school. R30 per rider. There are some really cool prizes up for grabs for the podium finishers in each of the age categories.
Our September School Series event was a great success, with just over 60 riders competing on the day. Come and join us for a fun-filled afternoon of exciting mountain biking.
See you all there Friday!
Bundu Bashers Invited to ride at Lake Eland
Hi All,
Bundu Bashers members are invited to ride up at Lake Eland Game Reserve this Saturday 22nd October 2011. Meet at Lake Eland car park. Ride starts 7.30am
Please wear your Bundu Bashers kit if you are riding.
Bundu Bashers members are invited to ride up at Lake Eland Game Reserve this Saturday 22nd October 2011. Meet at Lake Eland car park. Ride starts 7.30am
Please wear your Bundu Bashers kit if you are riding.
See you there!
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Evan taken out by a hartebees
Mountain Biker, Evan van der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa got taken out by a RED HARTEBEES at amountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam. Check out this crazy footage which was taken by team mate Travis Walker on his GoPro Camera - The BUCK sure does STOP HERE with Evan van der Spuy aka #BUCKNORRI
News
On Sunday, a group of local road riders arrived home after completing the mammoth journey from Johannesburg to Margate. The ProDeo Cycle Tour is 780km of riding over 5 days. This annual tour is done to fundraise for cancer and the ProDeo Care Group. Well done to those riders who not only conquered this physical challenge, but who gave up their time and effort to selflessly raise funds for a good cause! The Local riders who completed this year’s tour were: Bennie Kruger, Fred Van Zyl, Colin McKay, CJ Dressing, Robbie Cummings, Gerard Brierly, Grant Langley, and the rose amongst the thorns, Dura Cycles’ Heather Malan. Well done again to all of these brave riders.
Now onto some mountain biking news from the dirt. This weekend was full of mishaps, with a few of our local MTB riders involved in serious crashes. ‘Extreme downhill rider’ Grant Richardson, confirmed the laws of gravity as he lost control of his bike on a fast downhill and flew through the air at high speed. He made use of the tuck-and-roll technique, and is extremely lucky to only have a minor shoulder injury. Another crash happened this weekend at the multisport series event and involved one of the South Coast’s top riders, Evan van der Spuy. Evan was having a great ride, and while racing through the single track, a huge male Red Hartebees launched itself at Evan throwing him off his bike. Fortunately he only suffered a concussion and the x rays revealed no major damage. The whole crash was recorded from a rider behind Evan – this unbelievable footage is not something you see every day. We all wish both Grant and Evan a speedy recovery, and hope to see them back on their bikes soon. To watch Evan's run in with the Hartbees follow the link http://youtu.be/S2oymHHyV1M
Summer is now upon us, so we can look forward to some sunny mornings on the bike. The last couple of weeks there has been great turnouts at our local outrides. A reminder that we ride from Dura Cycles every Saturday morning at 6:30. All are welcome and all levels of fitness are catered for. There is a fast, medium and social group. Don’t miss out on some exciting MTB riding and some good laughs with likeminded mountain bikers. Join us for a cup of coffee afterwards. Don’t miss out and we’ll see you there.
Now onto some mountain biking news from the dirt. This weekend was full of mishaps, with a few of our local MTB riders involved in serious crashes. ‘Extreme downhill rider’ Grant Richardson, confirmed the laws of gravity as he lost control of his bike on a fast downhill and flew through the air at high speed. He made use of the tuck-and-roll technique, and is extremely lucky to only have a minor shoulder injury. Another crash happened this weekend at the multisport series event and involved one of the South Coast’s top riders, Evan van der Spuy. Evan was having a great ride, and while racing through the single track, a huge male Red Hartebees launched itself at Evan throwing him off his bike. Fortunately he only suffered a concussion and the x rays revealed no major damage. The whole crash was recorded from a rider behind Evan – this unbelievable footage is not something you see every day. We all wish both Grant and Evan a speedy recovery, and hope to see them back on their bikes soon. To watch Evan's run in with the Hartbees follow the link http://youtu.be/S2oymHHyV1M
Summer is now upon us, so we can look forward to some sunny mornings on the bike. The last couple of weeks there has been great turnouts at our local outrides. A reminder that we ride from Dura Cycles every Saturday morning at 6:30. All are welcome and all levels of fitness are catered for. There is a fast, medium and social group. Don’t miss out on some exciting MTB riding and some good laughs with likeminded mountain bikers. Join us for a cup of coffee afterwards. Don’t miss out and we’ll see you there.
Pro Deo - Day 3
We have just booked into the most stunning guest house in Nottingham Road, but before we got here some very hard work on the bicycle needed to be done. The first stop, after leaving ATKV Drakensville, this morning was in Winterton for coffee. Shortly after Escourt the climbing started with hills like Warthog and Griffin really hurting the tired legs. At the top of Griffin’s hill we tested our mountain biking skills on some tricky dirt road (as they were working on the road), resulting in one flat tyre and two destroyed tyre’s. After the repairs we enjoyed a lovely long downhill into Mooiriver for lunch.
After a long climb out of Mooirivier we completed the day with a fast undulating section to Nottingham Road. Tomorrow we will see the sea for the first time on the section from Nottingham Road to Toti.
Regards
Heather
After a long climb out of Mooirivier we completed the day with a fast undulating section to Nottingham Road. Tomorrow we will see the sea for the first time on the section from Nottingham Road to Toti.
Regards
Heather
Pro Deo Day - Two
After a really nice evening in Reitz last night we left in very cold weather (like ice on the cars) this morning for the ATKV Drakensville Resort. We rode via Bethlehem to Clarens, where we stopped for lunch and then on through Golden Gate. Golden Gate has really got some awesome views and well, the hills of course. It got really warm along the way but the wind play in our favour today.
Unfortunately, I have pick up a rather bad cold which makes the ride challenging to say the least but the guys have been really great at helping and looking after me. Now for some dinner and rest before we tackle what I have been told is the hardest day of the tour.
Regards
Heather
Pro Deo Day - One
Well who said the Free State is flat? I guess a lot of it is flat which meant many hours of fast riding with a strong headwind and some very long, gradual climbs towards the end. The one thing about the Free State is that you can see where you are going to be riding for kilometer ahead. Not always sure this is a good thing. The boys are very strong which put the pressure on but hey day 1 is done. Fast Freddie, true to form had the first puncture, closely followed by two more but not Freddie this time. Other than that all the bikes behaved themselves really well. The first stop of the day was in Heilbron (some 70km into the ride) and then a 2nd stop just outside Petrus Steyn. Now for some relaxation and a braai at a very nice guest house in Reitz before we tackle day 2.
Heather
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