{"id":17710,"date":"2016-08-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2016\/08\/22\/contego-segment-hunter-3-the-battle-for-cape-cobra-r5442\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:46:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:46:49","slug":"contego-segment-hunter-3-the-battle-for-cape-cobra-r5442","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/contego-segment-hunter-3-the-battle-for-cape-cobra-r5442\/","title":{"rendered":"Contego Segment Hunter #3: The battle for Cape Cobra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third instalment of Contego Segment Hunter at Hoogekraal&#8217;s Cape Cobra turned out to be a fiercely contested battle.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after announcing the segment, Darryn Stow&#8217;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 effort setting a new mark of 9:13. This put our challenger, Nils Hansen, under some serious pressure to perform, forcing him to employ some drastic measures.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rW80ITpkHLA?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/5831618\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/5831618<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article_h1\">Tiaan wins with South Industries<\/h2>\n<p>The team at South Industries were super impressed with Tiaan&#8217;s KOM claiming efforts on Cape Cobra. Through some light Strava stalking they noticed that Tiaan had recently broken a rim. South Industries jumped into action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYwB-sWdHS8?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"article_h1\">How do I ride this segment?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/5831618\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hoogekraal Cape Cobra (Down &amp; Up)<\/a> is on the Hoogekraal farm just off Vissershok Road in Durbanville and is part of the larger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tygerbergmtb.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tygerberg MTB Club<\/a> trail network.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76282800-1471852569.jpg\" data-fileid=\"786327\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"786327\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-76282800-1471852569.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76282800-1471852569.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Riders <strong>must purchase a day permit<\/strong> (or be a Tygerberg MTB club member) to ride these trails. Permits for Hoogekraal can be bought in the Hoogekraal carpark. There are two options available: 1) place cash into the honesty box or 2) pay using the Snapscan app on your phone. The current permit fee is R40 per rider.<\/p>\n<p>More information is available on the Tygerberg MTB Club <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tygerbergmtb.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-slate-100 p-5\">\n<h2 class=\"article_h1\">Grand Prize: Contego Unit Trust worth R30,000<\/h2>\n<p>At the end of the series, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.contego.co.za\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Contego<\/a> are giving away R30,000 worth of unit trusts. All you have to do is ride your bike!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to enter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:decimal;\">\n<li><strong>Join the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/clubs\/segmenthunter\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Contego Segment Hunter Strava<\/strong><\/a><strong> club<\/strong> and record your segment rides on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strava<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get out and ride!<\/strong> After each segment is announced go and ride it. Please ride safely though, there is no prize for being the fastest.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For each Contego Segment Hunter segment you ride, you will be entered into the draw to win. So if you ride all six segments during the series, you will receive six entries.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-slate-100 p-5lack\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div class=\"md:col-span-3 col-span-6\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.duesouth.co.za\/home\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-59376300-1471851561.jpg\" data-fileid=\"786310\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"786310\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-59376300-1471851561.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-59376300-1471851561.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:75%;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;\">\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Episode Prizes &#8211; Win with Duesouth<\/h2>\n<p>By taking part in the Contego Segment Hunter Strava club you will also be in line to win a Duesouth voucher valued at R3,000 to spend in their stores each episode.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 3 winner: Carl Toua\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-slate-100 p-5\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div style=\"width:75%;padding:2px;vertical-align:top;\">\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Nominate your favourite segments for Contego Segment Hunter:<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking for you to nominate your favourite Strava segments to be featured in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikehub.co.za\/forum\/tags\/ccs\/Segment%2BHunter\/\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Contego Segment Hunter<\/a> video series. If your segment is chosen you could win a Cadence Nutrition hamper valued at R2,620. You can still nominate your segments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikehub.co.za\/features\/_\/articles\/competitions\/nominate-and-win-with-contego-segment-hunter-and-cadence-nutrition-r4772\" rel=\"external nofollow\">here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-span-3 col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-49378900-1471851564.jpg\" data-fileid=\"786311\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"786311\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-49378900-1471851564.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-49378900-1471851564.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third instalment of Contego Segment Hunter at Hoogekraal&#8217;s Cape Cobra turned out to be a fiercely contested battle. 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