With 7 days to go until Cape Town we could almost see the finish line on the horizon. But we had to work hard to get there. Between us and the Cape Town finish lay 910 km, a few climbs through several seemingly endless passes, painful corrugation and amazing sceneries through the Namaqualand and Cederberg. The day out of Felix Unite over the South Africa … Continue reading Stage 84-90: I can smell the finish – South Africa
Day 3 of our kids MTB holiday camp this time at the #VanRhiebeeckParkbelow Table Mountain. It’s amazing to see how each child turns into a far more confident cyclists after only a few hours of practicing! Continue reading Day 3: Kids Mountain Bike Holiday Camp
Sooo much moaning climbing up to Lombards Terra but then the down was just cool! Smiles and lots of snacks at the end to round off an active morning on the bike in Bloemendal Wine Estate. Continue reading Day 2: Kids Mountain Bike Holiday Camp
2 eggs, 4 pieces of bacon, big bowl of muesli, fruit and yogurt, 2 slices of toast, muffin and somehow I am still hungry. I must have done some workout the last few days. 😉 My first 7 day mountain bike stage event is in my pocket. I never thought I would be able to race all the stages and go through each without any … Continue reading Cape Pioneer Trek: The End
What an amazing day it was! I felt great, my legs were back to normal and consolidated my 3rd position in GC with the fourth girl being now over 1 hour behind me. We started the day with a little spin up the Swartberg Pass this time from Prince Albert side. It felt much easier than the previous day’s grind up from De Rust. I … Continue reading The Queen’s stage: from Prince Albert to Calitzdorp
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