FEBRUARY 2016 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY ZOON CRONJE
meerendal magic The bespoke Meerendal Wine Estate played host to the opening round of the 2016 Ashburton Investments National MTB Series, here Christoph Sauser from Switserland is climbing with the iconic Table Mountain in the background
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Vineyards & farm
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The elite field at the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series all spread out as the hammer goes down early
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Big sky country The six main protagonists put the hammer down early and made their intentions clear to really bring the racing to the rest of the field
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The escape Dylan Rebello leaves the comfort of the bunch to pursue the leaders
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The majestic Meerendal Wine Estate
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Press play
The massive media coverage of the series is one of the major draw cards for professionals looking for exposure for their sponsors
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True grit Nico Bell’s never say die attitude paid dividends when he eventually was in the sprint for bronze and crossed the line as first South African
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Being caught in “no man’s land” is never fun
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The wire Gawie Combrinck drops in ducks under some barbed wire in the heat of the chase
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The calm befo
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ore the storm
Race venue at sunrise silently waits for the hustle and bustle that awaits
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swedish smiles Jennie Stenerhag all smiles at the start of the race, she eventually finished in second place
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No Bull This was always going to be a hard man’s race with some serious climbs that add some spice to the already challenging ultra marathon distance
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moving Crossing the Kariba dam wall from Zimbabwe into Zambia
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Gate keepe Three local lads watch as the professionals fly by
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Blouberg Table Mountain or “Blouberg� as it is know in the local Afrikaans tongue sets and Epic backdrop for the racing
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Signal Gun climb
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TRUE GRIT USN Purefit rider Waylon Woolcock bunkers down for the chase
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choose your line Some game trails add to the spice of mountain biking events in Africa
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gnal gun This beast of a climb has seen many riders stop and swear
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King of the savannah Erik Kleinhans also fondly known as the lion king due to his mane of hair in action
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Sauser at sunrise Multiple Absa Cape Epic winner sweating it out at sunrise
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Bulls on parade Team Bulls putting the hammer down at the front of the peleton
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deserved smile
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