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Oak Valley

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3Hour option added to Oak Valley event

Many riders from the Cape Town & Boland areas will be gathering their camping gear for an enjoyable two days in Grabouw this weekend of 14 & 15 April. The 24Hours of Oak Valley, presented by Bike Hub will take place from 12h00 on Saturday and now a three-hour option has been added on Sunday […]

Events

Test your endurance at the 24Hours of Oak Valley!

The 24Hours of Oak Valley takes advantage of the cooler weather this year and will be hosted on the 14th and 15th of April at Oak Valley Estate in Grabouw. Mountain bikers from Cape Town and the surrounding areas will flock to this fantastic two-day outdoor camping event and this year there is also a […]

Events

Mountain biking around the clock in the Elgin Valley this weekend

Riders from the Cape Town & Boland areas will be gathering their camping gear for an enjoyable two days in Grabouw this weekend, 28 & 29th of January 2017. The 24Hours of Oak Valley, presented by Bike Hub, will take place from 12h00 on Saturday and riders can enter in various categories of teams of […]

Events

Twenty-four-hours of mountain biking in the Elgin Valley

Many riders from the Cape Town & Boland area will be gathering their camping gear for an enjoyable weekend in Grabouw on the 23rd & 24th of January 2016. The 24Hours of Oak Valley will take place from 12h00 on the Saturday and this year the event is presented by Bike Hub. Riders can enter […]

Events

Twenty-four-hours of mountain biking in the Elgin Valley

Many riders from the Cape Town & Boland area will be gathering their camping gear for an enjoyable weekend in Grabouw on the 23rd & 24th of January 2016. The 24Hours of Oak Valley will take place from 12h00 on the Saturday and riders can enter in various categories of teams of four – even […]

Adventure and Travel

Race report: Going for the win at 24 Hours of Oak Valley

When I was 8 or 9 years old, I won a competition in the jellybean journal; that’s the kiddies section of the newspaper. They called me up on stage at school to get my prize. The horror. That was pretty embarrassing. For the next twenty years I won nothing and did nothing impressive with my […]

Tips and Advice

Report: Biking in the Bosch mountain bike camp

Anyone who has participated in any form of mountain biking event recently will have noticed that basic bike handling skills seem to have been neglected by a large proportion of South African riders. In an attempt to avoid being one of the many that screech to a halt at the first sign of a rock, […]