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April 16, 2013 By Ray Giddins Leave a Comment

More tales from South Africa

With at least 16 countries represented at next year’s event, the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c is steadily growing its reputation in international mountain biking circles. Photo: Kelvin Trautman

When you think of MTB in South Africa you usually think about the Cape Epic, but that’s far from the only big stage race that’s run in that part of the world. This year I’ll be reporting for MarathonMTB.com from the Old Mutual JoBerg2c MTB stage race. The race is 910km over 9 days from […]

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August 25, 2012 By Ray Giddins 2 Comments

Mongolia Bike Challenge: An also-ran’s view

The incredible scenery in Mongolia. Photo: Margus Riga

Ulaan Bataar I think the best word for this city is dysfunctional.  20 years of rapid population growth since the fall of communism, combined with a ballooning middle class (who all buy cars) and no road construction means that traffic is a parking lot.  No road rules are obeyed or enforced and crossing the street […]

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