First round of Dirtopia Enduro a fun day for top riders
On Sunday 2 April, about 100 technically skilled mountain bikers gathered for the first Dirtopia Enduro at Uitkyk Wine Estate to ride the Simonsberg trails in the Conservancy. Photo credit: Mark Sampson The climb to the top of the Never say Never Ending Again trail brought them close to the start of the first three […]
Dirtopia 2017 Enduro season kicks off near Stellenbosch in April
With six events scheduled until November, mountain bikers that enjoy the Enduro concept have a lot to look forward to! Dirtopia’s Enduro events makes room for new comers to the discipline with fun trails to ride at all the events. On 2 April the first round will be held from Uitkyk Wine Estate on Simonsberg […]
Fourth 2016 Dirtopia Enduro at Helderberg trails
Second last event of the Dirtopia mountain bike Enduro will be held at the ever popular Helderberg trails (on Sunday 21 August 2016) built and maintained by Jan van Schalkwyk and his team. The aim of these events are to introduce more riders to the discipline, but at the same time make the top riders […]
Barnard still on top at Welvanpas Enduro
The third of the Dirtopia 2016 Enduro series was held from Val De Charron wine & olive Estate near Wellington this weekend, 11 & 12 June. Top Veteran rider Gary Barnard proved to be fastest once again with an overall time for 8 special stages of only 30 minutes 45 seconds. Barnard won the same […]
New venue for Wellington Enduro this weekend
The third of the Dirtopia 2016 Enduro series offers two days of trail riding this weekend on the well-known Welvanpas trails. The start and finish will be hosted by Val De Charron Wine & Olive Estate, with wonderful facilities like a restaurant, accommodation and incredible views of the mountains. The Enduro events are geared for […]
Photos: Uitkyk Dirtopia Enduro
The second Dirtopia enduro of the year took place on a perfect autumn day at Uitkyk wine estate on the slopes of the Simonsberg mountain. Chris Hitchcock was there, camera in hand, to capture all the action. What a great day, with the most amazing morning light in the forests. Thanks to everyone for all […]
Dirtopia 2015 Enduro series ends on high note this Sunday
The tenth Dirtopia Enduro event takes place from Delheim Wine Estate this Sunday, 15 November. The five adrenalin pumping stages will be a highlight, as the Simonsberg Conservancy trails constantly get maintained and new trails have been built throughout the year. The Enduro events are geared for real mountain bikers that enjoy singletrack and are […]
Dirtopia Enduro series continues at Helderberg this weekend
The Enduro events are geared for mountain bikers that enjoy single track and are fit enough to ride uphills, but more importantly like riding downhills fast! The third event in the series is at Steilte trails Sunday 16 August and you can still enter on the morning from 08h30. Therefore more adrenalin junkies like downhillers […]
Dirtopia Easter Enduro: Welvanpas, Wellington
The first Dirtopia Enduro for 2015 took place in the hills around the picturesque town of Wellington, about 1 hour drive from Cape Town. Welvanpas is nothing short of mountain biking motherland and with Jonkershoek suffering severe damage in the devastating fires it now stands head and shoulders above all other Western Cape trails for […]