Seasoned professionals Waylon Woolcock and HB Kruger captured the overall title in the three-day Liberty Winelands Encounter mountain bike race at their first attempt today after setting the pace from day one. Using the same strategy as before, the BCX duo were again able to build up a lead during the first half of the 48km […]
Playing with wind in the Winelands
As a bike rider in the Cape, the wind can often be a point of discussion. As our foe yesterday, it became our friend today as it steadily blew down the Franschoek Valley again, this time however it was behind us and we ticked off the first 30km of the stage on open gravel roads within […]
Wolhuter and Hayley kick start Cape Winelands
After dodging some traffic we finally arrived at the time-honoured Lanzerac Wine Farm this morning, for the first stage of the inaugural Liberty Cape Winelands Encounter. The event dreamt up by organisers Johann and Wynand has been kept small in its first year, with it being sold out at 150 teams. The 3 day race […]