09 May 2012
Van Wyk thrilled with victory at African Continental Championships, Mauritius
The 2012 African Continental Championships was held on the lovely island of Mauritius on the 5th of May. Team bizhub-FCF’s Junior Linda Van Wyk participated in the ...

Race reports
Mabalingwe Marathon MTN National Series May 2012
(Catherine Williamson)
Old Mutual Joberg2C May 2012
(Leana De Jager)
Old Mutual Joberg2C May 2012
(Catherine Williamson)
Mr Price Karkloof Classic April 2012
(Nicci Grobler)
Mr Price Karkloof Classic April 2012
(Yolandi du Toit)
Franshoek Valley Delta MTB April 2012
(Catherine Colyn)
Absa Cape Epic April 2012
(Catherine Williamson)
Absa Cape Epic April 2012
(Yolandi Du Toit)
Momentum XCO #3 Cascades March 2012
(Linda van Wyk)
Cape Argus Pick and Pay Road Race March 2012
(Catherine Williamson)
Pick & Pay Cape Argus MTB Challenge March 2012
(Catherine Williamson)
Pick & Pay Cape Argus MTB Challenge March 2012
(Ischen Stopforth)
Columbia Grape Escape March 2012
(Yolandi Du Toit)
Garden Route Rocky Mountain 300 Feb 2012
(Yolandi Du Toit)
Garden Route Rocky Mountain 300 Feb 2012
(Catherine Williamson)
Daily Despatch Felt Cycle Tour Feb 2012
(Lindi Dorfling)
Nissan Half Marathon Series Sabie Feb 2012
(Linda van Wyk)
Nissan Half Marathon Series Sabie Feb 2012
(Catherine Colyn)
Garden Route Rocky Mountain Knysna 300 Feb 2012
(Leana de Jager)
MTN National XCM Series # 3 Feb 2012
(Ishen Stopforth)
Berge en Dale Feb 2012
(Lilandi Swanepoel)
MTN Marathon series # 2 Feb 2012
(Ishen Stopforth)
USN Mountain Bike Cup Feb 2012
(Nicci Grobler)
USN MTB Cup Series #1 Feb 2012
(Yolandi Du Toit)
Ride for Sight Feb 2012
(Lilandi Swanepoel)
Vori-Berg MTB Challenge Feb 2012
(Yolandi Du Toit)
EP Herald Road Race Feb 2012
(Jean Marie Breytenbacht)
Emporers Palace MTB Feb 2012
(Nicci Grobler)
Emporers Palace MTB Feb 2012
(Yolandi du Toit)
MTN National MTB Marathon series Jan 2012
(Ischen Stopforth)
Attekwas Extreme MTB Challenge Jan 2012
(Ischen Stopforth)
Double Century
(Catherine Williamson)
Southern Tropical Challenge
(Yolandi du Toit)
Contego Wine2wales Stage race
(Catherine Williamson)
Contego Wine2wales Stage race
(Ischen Stopforth)
Wine2Whales
(Yolandi du Toit)
THOMAS RIVER MTB CHALLENGE
(Caitlin de Wet )
Nissan Trailseeker Van Gaalen
(Yolandi du Toit)
DCM Cape Pioneer Trek 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
DCM Cape Pioneer Trek 2011
(Catherine Williamson)
Nissan Trailseeker Diamond Rush
(Yolandi du Toit)
MTN Crater Cruise
(Catherine Williamson)
Nissan Half Marathon at Ride Crater
(Ishen Stopforth)
MTN Ride Crater Cruise
(Ishen Stopforth)
MTN Ride Crater Cruise
(Catherine Williams)
MTN Crater Cruise
(Yolandi du Toit)
Oudsthoorn 3 day marathon
(Catherine Williams)
Ride the Rhino
(Yolandi du Toit )
HILTON 50 MILER
(Candice Neethling )
Hilton MTB Dirt Festival
(Yolandi du Toit)
Nissan TrailSeeker #3, Down & Dirty
(Yolandi du Toit)
Eqstra Spring Classic MTB race 28 August
(Yolandi du Toit)
TransBaviaans 24Hr MTB Marathon 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
WORLD CUP 6 NOVE MESTO NA MORAVE CZE
(Caitlin de wet)
The Subaru Kalahari Challenge
(Yolandi du Toit)
ASG Walkerville MTB Classic
(Yolandi du Toit)
Tour de Plett Cycling Festival
(Yolandi du Toit)
Nissan TrailSeeker #1,Hazeldean
(Yolandi du Toit)
WC 2 DALBY FOREST
(Caitlin de Wet)
MTN Marathon Series#5 Tulbagh 14 May 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
Mr Price Karkloof Classic April 2011
(Yolandi du Toit)
Karkloof MTB Challenge April 2011
(Caitlin de Wet)
Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race April 2011
(Catherine Williamson)
The Merrel Tsitsikamma Mountainbike Challenge April 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
National Marathon Mountain Bike Championships March 2011
(Catherine Williamson)
The Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay MTB Challenge March 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
Cannondale Garden Route 300 MTB February 2011
(Catherine Williamson)
MTN Sabie Marathon 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
MTN Sabie Classic 2011
(Yolandi du Toit)
Emperors Palace MTB Classic 2011
(Nicci Grobler)
The Herald VW Mountain Bike Challenge 2011
(Yolandi du Toit)
The Herald VW Mountain Bike Challenge 2011
(Ischen Stopforth)
MTN National Series - Barberton XCM #2 driven by Nissan
(Yolandi du Toit)
MTN Attakwas Extreme Mountain bike Challenge
(Ischen Stopforth)
Attakwas 52km
(Caitlin de Wet)


Race diaries
Yolandi du Toit
(May 2012, MTN National Marathon,Clarens)

Monique Gerber
(January 2012, Trials and tribulations - Perth Australia )

Yolandi du Toit
(November 2011, Lord of the Chain Rings)
Catherine Williamson
(July 2011, Tour de Feminin Krasna Lipa)
Yolandi du Toit
(June 2011, Big Induna MTB Challenge)
Yolandi du Toit
(May 2011, Subaru Sani2C)
Yolandi du Toit
(March 2011, SA Marathon Championships)
Yolandi du Toit
(March 2011, XCO National Champions & Cape Argus Pick and Pay cycle tour)
Yolandi du Toit
(February 2011, African Continental XC Champions )
Yolandi du Toit
(January 2011, Attakwas)
Catherine Williamson
(Oct 2010, My Mountain Biking Weekend)
Yolandi du Toit
(Oct 2010, Isuzu 3 Towers)
Yolandi du Toit
(Sep 2010, Crater Cruise)
Yolandi du Toit
(Sep 2010, Marrick MTB Challenge)
Yolandi du Toit
(Sep 2010, MTN Zoo Lake Criterium)
Victoria Myburgh
(Sep 2010, My Diary ...)
Yolandi du Toit
(Sep 2010, Nissan Down & Dirty )
Yolandi du Toit
(July 2010, SA XCO Championships & Medsceme Walkerville MTB Classic)
Yolandi du Toit
(June 2010, My Diary ...)
Yolandi du Toit
(May 2010, My Diary ...)
Lise Olivier
(May 2010, Mountain biking, mountain biking, 12km of road racing, more mountain biking and the aftermath...)
Yolandi du Toit
(April 2010, My Diary ...)
Jade Roberts
(April 2010, Easter Weekend: Family and Fun)
Arien Torsius
(April 2010, Down Time)
Catherine Williamson
(April 2010, Diary for last two weeks)
Arien Torsius
(March 2010, The Argus)
Lise Olivier
(March 2010, The Best, The Worst and Everything In Between)
Jade Roberts & Jennifer Hohl
(March 2010, Cape Town training week leading to the Argus )
Arien Torsius
(March 2010, My first diary )
Catherine Williamson
(March 2010, ‘England’s’ Diary )
Michelle Corbett
(March 2010, My diary)
Jade Roberts
(January 2010, Clarence Training Camp)

Contego Wine2Whales driven by Maserati

Wine2Whales is said to be the Sani2C for cyclists in the Cape region as it also provides thrilling single track and spectacular mountain views (Personally I think you can’t compare the two as they are each unique in its own way).

This was my 2nd time competing in event and this year they promised it to be even more enjoyable as they added extra single track to an already great route. To say that I was excited to experience the new route would be an understatement.

Early Friday morning I, together with my partner Caitlin de Wet, took to the start in Somerset West.

The first stage was 68km long and finished in Grabouw. Here we camped for two consecutive nights with stage two’s 63 km route being laid out in the surrounding area of Grabouw. On the 3rd day we would leave our camping ground to finish the last 80km stage in Onrus.

On day one Caitlin and I had a good ride together. We truly enjoyed the fun ascending and descending single track which even counted to our advantage towards the end. In the final kilometres Caitlin and I were narrowly in front of team Fair Cape Ladies Desiree Loubser and Marleen Loubser. Luckily the last pieces of the course were mainly single track and as Caitlin and I could ride them faster helping us to hold off the Fair Cape Ladies in order to take the 3rd spot.

Team Contego’s Mariske Strauss and Ariane Kleinhans finished a mere 13 seconds in front of us to take 2nd place. Ischen Stopforth and Catherine Williamson (bizhub) finished in 1st place.

Stage two consisted of 65 % single track. Again Caitlin and I had fun on the single track as our technical skills were fairly the same. At the end we finished in 4th place on the stage.

On the last day, stage three, gusting winds appeared around 3am. This saw tents being blown to a 45 degree angle. Nobody was able to sleep the night in fear of their tent’s being blown away. To make matters worse, at 5am it started pouring with rain. Unfortunately the rain didn’t want to ease up and caused the stage to be cancelled.

I was content the moment the stage was said to be cancelled as I was soaking went (and freezing) from running up and down loading bags, getting dressed, fetching bikes in the bike part etc.

But on having time to think about it I am truly sad there were no end to this great experience. I do hope to come back next year as there is still one stage left to be explored!

Yolandi du Toit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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