Singletrack stories: Taming the Tyger
For Patrick Roberts, the theme for most of his 56-years has been building – it’s something he cannot appear to escape from, an unavoidable destiny of sorts. The son of a Kruger game ranger, Patrick qualified as a quantity surveyor and spent years being meticulous about the built environment. In 2011, he decided all the […]
Contego Segment Hunter #3: The battle for Cape Cobra
The third instalment of Contego Segment Hunter at Hoogekraal’s Cape Cobra turned out to be a fiercely contested battle. Shortly after announcing the segment, Darryn Stow’s title was snatched by Die Muishond. Darryn went back to rectify things but that KOM fell a few hours later when Tiaan Jordaan raised the bar with an outstanding […]
Contego Segment Hunter #1: Gert Heyns takes on Bloemslang
We’re excited to launch the first episode of our online video series Contego Segment Hunter. The first segment in the series is Bloemslang – Just the Drop at Bloemendal Wine Estate. After consulting with the team and local riders, Gert Heyns was selected a worthy challenger to Louis Bresler-Knipe’s King of the Mountain. Watch the […]
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. […]