Video: Contego Segment Hunter #5: Aap D’Huez
In episode 5, Mariske Strauss is out to claim the Queen of the Mountain from Ila Stow on the Aap d’Huez climb at Welvanpas trails. https://www.strava.com/segments/9765064 Behind the scenes making Contego Segment Hunter Episode 5: How do I ride this segment? Aap d’Huez is part of the black route at the Welvanpas trails just outside […]
Contego Segment Hunter #5 Preview: Aap D’Huez
After gliding down Bartinney Skyfall, Contego Segment Hunter moves to the twisty climbs of Welvanpas for the Aap D’Huez climb. Watch as current QOM holder Ila Stow (Gray) and Oliver Munnik take us up the Aap d’Huez segment. The Segment: The highlight of the Aap d’Huez segment is the tight switchback turns, and the shade […]
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 […]
Trail Daze | Bobsledding down Welvanpas
Back on home soil after exploring some fine trails up North. We headed out to a destination that needs no real introduction. Known simply as Welvanpas, the trail network merely originates on the farm, but actually spans across six farms in the greater Bainskloof area. Naturally when covering such a large expanse, you can expect […]
A sensible approach to bike riding
After many years of pouring my money into skateboards, I bought a heavy alloy mountain bike in 2008 and headed up the mountain with my friend Kat. We sweated slowly up to the top of the highest singletrack in Tokai, and bombed all the way to the bottom. Then we went home. On the second […]
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 […]