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Mandela Day MTB Dash

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Marais and Hearder claim Mandela Day MTB Dash wins

It was sixth time lucky for Howick mountain biker Stuart Marais when he finally got the win he so desperately wanted at the Mandela Day MTB Dash race on Saturday. Runners up Andrew Hill (left), race winner Stuart Marais (centre) and third-placed Tyronne White after their battle for the 42km men’s title at the Mandela […]

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Jessop and Haw grab the Mandela Day MTB Dash trophies

Julian Jessop and Bianca Haw gave themselves the perfect send off presents before heading to Australia to take part in the World Championships when they won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash on Saturday. The 20-year-old Jessop could only celebrate his victory after crossing the line following a […]

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MTB ‘Zulus’ anticipate celebration of Mandela’s Day

Hailed as a “triumph of the human spirit”, the Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash’s slogan slots right in with the triumph of the spirit of KwaZulu-Natal’s RMB Change A Life (CAL) Academy, who are relishing the chance to be part of the celebration of Mandela’s Day at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site on Saturday, 29 […]

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Mandela Day MTB Dash: Celebrating an international icon though sport

The 53rd Anniversary of the capture and arrest of the worldwide icon and late South African former president Nelson Mandela was marked on Wednesday 5 August 2015. Madiba, as he will always be so fondly remembered, crept into the hearts of every South African particularly with his wonderful endorsement of all sports. In celebration and […]