Enduro Western Cape 2019 | Contermanskloof
We take a look at the 2019 Enduro Western Cape season opener. Following a super successful first year of the Enduro Western Cape series during 2018, the EWC is back with a bang in 2019, selling out entries and topping out at 230 riders. With the weather gods on their side, riders were treated to […]
Race Report: Contermanskloof WP DH#3 and SA DH#3
The Contermanskloof track in Durbanville came alive with action on Sunday 19 May when it hosted the WP DH #3 and the SA DH #3 events simultaneously. The track was littered with spectators from the rock garden to the finish. The course was really dusty and really loose with a very strong head-wind. The dusty […]
Video: Johann Potgieter prepares for 2018 at Contermanskloof
An interview with Johann Potgieter. He explains how his 2017 Downhill World Cup season went and tells us a bit about his goals for this upcoming 2018 Downhill World Cup Downhill.
SRAM Western Province Gravity Enduro Series # 2 | Contermanskloof
Following last months successful first round of the WP Gravity Enduro in Jonkershoek, the series moved on to Contermanskloof for another great day of racing. It would come at a price though, as yet again the timing demons popped out of the woodwork and spoiled the party. With high hopes of a second successive smooth […]
Trail Daze: Contermanskloof during Winter
Once a year, for a few months, Contermanskloof transforms into a winter wonderland with a seemingly unending expanse of rolling grass fields and ribbons of trails running through them. Contrasting the extremely barren and dusty conditions during the summer months, you’re welcomed by lush greenery and a cool breeze rising up from the Atlantic ocean. […]
Entries close tonight for first DHI Cup Series of 2015, Contermanskloof
Online pre-entries for the Stihl 2015 SA Mountain Bike Downhill (DHI) Cup Series, taking place in Contermanskloof, Western Cape, close at midnight tonight (17 February). Photo credit: Terence Vrugtman/ AdventureLife.co.za. The popular Contermanskloof track in Durbanville, Western Cape, plays host to the opening round of the Downhill national series in partnership with Western Province MTB […]
Contermanskloof to host first DHI Cup Series race of 2015
The popular Contermanskloof track in Durbanville, Western Cape, plays host to the opening round of the Stihl 2015 SA Mountain Bike Downhill (DHI) Cup Series in partnership with Western Province MTB Commission on Sunday 22 February. The route follows the Contermanskloof main line, which covers a distance of 1.2km and has an elevation difference of […]
Race report: Western Province Gravity Enduro round 3 at Contermanskloof
A 5 month long break in racing, saw the Western Province Gravity Enduro host round 3 for the first time at the infamous Contermanskloof MTB trails. The wind-swept, barren and dry surroundings presented a different kind of beauty and the 3 special stages left the 87 riders wanting more, despite a nasty wind and soaring […]
Western Province Championship DH at Contermankloof Race Report
A cold, muddy and rutted Contermanskloof Mainline awaited the DH riders this past weekend for the Western Province Championship for 2014. The legend that is Contermanskloof Mainline With more than 20mm of rain falling the night before, it was always going to be an ever changing track of slippery rocks and sketchy moments. A quick […]
Western Province Championship XCO at Contermankloof Race Report
This past weekend saw Contermanskloof host the 2014 Western Province Championship XCO. Despite earlier weather predictions of heavy downpours on Saturday, conditions turned out close to perfect for racing. Apart from a blitz mist bank covering the track for a while during the afternoon, it was sunny and dry, albeit a little nippy. Anna Marx […]