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Alan Gordon targets top step at Barberton XCM MTB Challenge
January 24, 2020 / Tzaneen Cycling Club / 0 Comments
Alan Gordon is aiming for the win at the Barberton XCM MTB Challenge at Barberton High School, Mpumalanga, tomorrow.
The 29-year-old Insect Science Mountain Biking rider finished just three minutes behind defending champion Nico Bell in the 110km race last year.
“I would really like to win it this year,” said Gordon.
“Winning the Barberton would be a big morale boost going into the season.”
The Crocodile Trophy winner said he believed his biggest competitor, Bell, would be riding again this year.
“It’s always a big challenge riding against such a good athlete.”
The 110km ultra marathon will take riders through the Unesco World Heritage Site, the Mountainlands Nature Reserve and Greenstone Wildlife Estate.
“I think the route will be pretty much the same as last year. I like the long climbs and fast open descents though,” said Gordon, who won the Insect Science Classic at the end of last year.
“The last part of the race is always the difficult part. The roads go up and down and through a lot of river crossings.
“I will make sure to save some energy for the last stretch.
“All in all, I love riding in this part of the country – it’s really beautiful.”
Gordon said it was going to be a busy year for him, with some big races coming up.
“These include the Tankwa Trek next month and then the Cape Epic in March.”
Tzaneen Fietsryklub se besige kalender vir 2020
January 22, 2020 / Tzaneen Cycling Club / 0 Comments
Tzaneen Fietsryklub is een van die mees aktiewe klubs in Limpopo met ‘n hele paar belowende ryers wat vanjaar hoop om goed te presteer.
Volgens Hendrik van Schalkwyk, voorsitter van die klub, het Alan Gordon, die klub se professionele ryer, ‘n baie besige jaar wat voorlê. “Gordon skop sy jaar in Februarie af met die Tankwa en daarna doen hy die Cape Epic van 15 – 22 Maart.” In Mei ry hy Sabie Experience, Gravel & Grape asook Tour de Limpopo. In Augustus reis na Colombia vir die La Leyende de Dorado. Met sy terugkeer ry hy die Magoeba Trek en in September doen hy die Cape Pioneer Trek en 3 Towers.
LEES OOK: MIAMI MTB A CAN OF FUN
Van Schalkwyk sê ander klublede wat Tzaneeners moet dophou by die Cape Epic is Gerhard Booysen, Sydney Swart, Billy Noel, Jan-Louis Pretorius, BJ van Zyl en Mark en Moné Pieterse.
Wedrenne in die omgewing wat kwalifiserend is vir Limpopo-kleure, is Mango Mania op 8 Februarie op Hoedspruit, die Munnik Meerkat op 7 Maart, Ysterberg Tibani wat op 2 Mei op Potgietersrus plaasvind en die die Miami Magoebaskloof op 27 Junie op eie bodem. Nog twee belangrike wedrenne is die Tshipise Challenge op 25 Junie op Musina en die Akkedis wat op 8 Augustus op Louis Trichardt plaasvind.
Nog plaaslike fietsrywedrenne wat inwoners gerus op die almanak kan aanteken, is die Hoedspruit Vlakvark op 20 Junie, ATKV Eiland MTB op 26 September, Mooketsi MTB op 3 Oktober, Mariepskop MTB op 10 Oktober en Insect Science wat deur Stanford Lake College in Magoebaskloof op 7 November aangebied word.
Padfietse word nie afgeskeep nie en fietsryers het die geleentheid om deel te neem aan die Vula Vula by die Eiland op 12 September en die Kremetart op Louis Trichardt op 6 Julie.
Vir die skole is daar vier spesiale wedrenne. Van Schalkwyk sê dis ‘n riem onder die hart om die ywer waarmee leerders die wedrenne en die skolereeks aanpak. Die reeks is die Tour de Maroela in Julie, Tour de Marieps op 1 Augustus, Tour de Plaas op 15 Augustus en laastens die Tour de Lake op 5 September.
Tzaneen Fietsryklub bied jaarliks die Miami Magoeba MTB aan.
Van Schalkwyk vertel die klub is tans die enigste aktiewe klub in Tzaneen. “Ons het elke Woensdagaand ‘n nagrit en almal is baie welkom om in te skakel. Ons is tans besig om ons plaaslike roetes te merk om dit meer toeganglik te maak.”
Hulle gebruik sosiale media om inligting aan die lede deur te gee. “Daar is ‘n positiewe gees onder die lede.”
Gelde beloop R500 per gesin en R300 per enkel persoon per jaar. Klubhempies is ook beskikbaar.
Besoek gerus www.cyclingtzaneen.co.za vir meer inligting of skakel Van Schalkwyk by 082-443-3864 vir meer inligting.
Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge !!
January 20, 2020 / Tzaneen Cycling Club / 0 Comments
An adventure through the desert and mountains of the Klein Karoo
with a finish at the Garden Route Coast
South Africa’s toughest extreme one-day mountain bike race! For the very brave we have the Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge presented by Biogen, 121km with a 2900m
vertical ascent and for the not-so-faint hearted we have the Attakwas Half, 52km with a 1100m vertical ascent.
South Africa’s premier one-day mountain bike race will stage its 15th edition in 2021 – fourteen years since that inaugural event in 2007, with a start list then, shorter than the current crew list. Dryland took this task to hand with no idea where this would take them. South Africans and their appetite for tough endurance events projected the Attakwas into legendary and cult-like status over the next couple of years. This is the race to do if you want to test mind, body and machine!
And with that said….well done to one of our own Alan Gordon, who finished 21st overall with an outstanding time!
Friday Fails #100 – The Ultimate Compilation of the Best MTB Crashes
January 17, 2020 / Tzaneen Cycling Club / 1 Comment
Welcome to a very special Friday Fails! For the 100th episode we have compiled the best crashes for the past 99 episodes. Enjoy!
January 13, 2020 / Tzaneen Cycling Club / 0 Comments
Amelia Enslin on Friday Fails #100 – The Ultimate Compilation of the Best MTB Crashes
Mango Mania MTB Challenge
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