Greyton MTB… spectacular!
640 CYCLISTS
106 TRAIL RUNNERS
The weather was perfect and the atmosphere
was fantastic. Cycle routes from the wild to the mild with interesting singletrack
through pine and oak tree forests, tough climbs and steep technical downhills
kept the cyclists on their toes and gave a good lung-busting workout.
A varied and interesting route all the
way, through five spectacular private farms -
the breathtaking views from the top of the
hills were worth all the effort.
With tough 45km and 25km routes for the
more experienced and easier 10km and 5km routes around the farm dam and orchards
for the young ones and novices, gave all a chance to compete. There was even a
couple on a tandem which must have been quite tricky.
Adding 2 trail runs to the event this year
was a great success – next year the trail runs will cover the 25km route as
well as the two shorter routes.
For those not so willing to sweat it out,
the farm tractor carted spectators up to the dam for good viewing of the
cyclists.
The new venue at the historical Oaks Manor
Farm set the scene perfectly of true beautiful
With such a tough ride, the winners still
managed to finish in record time ..
45KM MALE Renay Groustra 1:45 FEMALE
Christelle Le Roux 2:08
25KM MALE De Villiers Britz 1:23 FEMALE
Katherine Degenaar 1:26
10KM MALE Morne Hollander 0:23 FEMALE Ilse
Weiss 0:40
Bring on 2010!