FEBRUARY 2016 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY ZOON CRONJE
Pioneering spirit Trails and trains collide for an aerial shot during one of the stages of the 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek held in the Southern Cape region of South Africa, one of the most bespoke stage races in the world
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Coastal cliffs The cliffs around the point at Mosselbay set the stage for the prologue of the 2015 event with some spectacular coastal singletrack
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Infamous island Seal island just off the coast at Mosselbay is famous for “air jaws” where Great Whites are renowned for breaching clear out the water in an effort to catch seals as they approach the island
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Surf’s up
The point is also a popular surf spot
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Boardwalk brawl Riders made the most of the boardwalk sections to make up lost time on the more technical coastal cliff section
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“Aboat” time The prologue is of course all about the top times
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Great White
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GAME
The abundant wildlife in the surrounding areas make the route even more spectacular
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Coastal concentration The cliff trails certainly delivered their fair share of adrenalin as riders negotiated the technical terrain
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Race village
This aerial shot clearly shows the race village setup in town, the race village moves from town to town with the race over 7 day
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Tunnel vision A rider negotiates a culvert as the route leaves the cost heading into the Outeniqua mountains
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Hands free
Scott LCB rider Philip Buys shows his skill and excitement as the serious racing gets underway
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Wheelie serious Buys got so carried away popping a wheelie every time he saw a camera he eventually blew after 70km into the stage costing him dearly in the end
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Eye in the sky The aerial perspective gives one a unique front row seat capture the action blow by blow
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Derailed trails The magnificent lush indigenous forests around George reveal a pristine trail carving through the undergrowth
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Making a splash Sink or swim riders had to negotiate numerous water crossings on the way into George
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Cool customer The stage from George into Oudtshoorn was a scorcher
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Cheers
Cape Brewing Company made certain rider received much needed refreshment at the finish
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Taking over town
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The prolific little town of Gstaad played host to this edition of the Snowbike Festival
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Montagu Mettle The magnificent Montagu pass between George and Oudtshoorn
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FOG OF WAR As the fog rolled in rider began to battle it out on the slopes of the Montagu pass in all earnest
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Typical Karoo landscape after some decent rains in the weeks leading up to the event
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Dual duel The Cape Pioneer Trek is a two man team event adding another dynamic to the mix
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Bridging the gap
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Redemption Philip Buys and Arno du Toit from Scott LCB redeem Buys’ early mistake when he blew in the first stage after excessive wheelies
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Good old Oudtshoorn
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Lead it out The Scott LCB boys meant business and with two teams in the mix made hard work for the rest of the field
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Robyn de Groot from team Ascendis showed many of her top male counterparts a pair of clean heals
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CLASS The sheer class of the top women’s teams impressed with the battle for the pink jersey going down to the wire
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Scott2 The two Scott LCB boys set off to claim yet another stage victory
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Guts and glory The sweet taste of victory after a long breakaway
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Bunch battle
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Upwards an The top of the Swartberg pass rises high above the clouds
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nd onwards
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hold on Top women’s team Esther Suss and Catherine Williamson fight to stay in contention after losing the leaders pink jersey the day before
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In a show of dominance hometown hero Matthys Beukes puts the hammer down forcing the rest of the field to chase
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the climb
The Swartberg pass in all its glory
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The TV chopper follows the action as the Scott LCB riders ascend the Swartberg pass
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Road to nowhere
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divine riding
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Swartberg showdown The second consecutive day riders had to ascend the Swartberg, this time from the other side
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Sun, smiles & singletrack
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Redstone rumble The “Rooiberg” directly translated as the red mountains always makes for an impressive backdrop
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Hometown hero Matthys Beukes and Gert Heyns from Scott LCB take the win
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victory
The hard-fought battle in the women’s race culminated in Suss and Williamson taking the stage and the overall win riding into Oudtshoorn
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the chase
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Swartberg
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switchbacks
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Trails and trains collide for an aerial shot during one of the stages of the 2015 Cape Pioneer Trek held in the Southern Cape region of South Africa, one of the most bespoke stage races in the world
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