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<\/a>Riders in action during the ISUZU 3km Team Relay that formed part of Day One of the ISUZU MTB Festival Cape Town at the Meerendal Wine Estate (Durbanville) on Saturday, 05 September 2015. Photo Credit: Volume Photography<\/span><\/p>\nDay one of the festival included a bouquet of exciting events including a YBIKE Kiddies Trail Event, an ISUZU 3km Team Relay, Off-Road Academy Experience , MTB Skills Coaching Session and three Fedhealth Kids MTB Events for ages 0 \u2013 6 years, 6 \u2013 8 years and 9 \u2013 11 years of age.<\/p>\n
The 3km Team Relay was a true crowd pleaser. Although Bradley Weiss, Stuart Marais and Pieter Malan of Team Fedhealth XTERRA took the lead from the start, they nearly had to settle for the second step on the podium if it wasn\u2019t for Malan\u2019s super strong sprint to the finish. \u201cI wasn\u2019t too nervous about teaming up with XTERRA athletes Stuart and Bradley as today\u2019s event didn\u2019t feature a swim,\u201d laughed Malan. \u201c\u201cI broke my bicycle chain literally two minutes before the start and ended up riding my girlfriend\u2019s bike that is way too small for me. The team relay was great fun. I\u2019ve also just entered the 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge. So I will be back tomorrow.\u201d Team Fedhealth XTERRA completed the team relay in 26 minutes 31 seconds. Team Podium Pedal Pushers came in second, while Team William Simpson finished third.<\/p>\n
Tanya Rabie, Robyn Williams and Lara Woolley of Team Mud and Mascara claimed gold in the women\u2019s 3km Team Relay in a deserving time of 44 minutes 28 seconds. \u201cI had so much fun,\u201d says Williams. \u201cThe course was very nice. You were either going up or riding single track. It was so much fun being part of a team for a change. It adds a new dimension as you\u2019re not just racing for yourself. I\u2019ll definitely recommend the team relay to women mountain bikers as the route is more than manageable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luke, Mark and Mary Moir of Team Beanstalk claimed gold in the mixt team category of the 3km Team Relay in an impressive time of 31 minutes 34 seconds. Team ISUZU Kayamandi MTB Academy 2 came in second, while Team Reeds N1 City – A Team finished third.<\/p>\n
The ISUZU MTB Festival has captured the attention of a number of South Africa\u2019s leading sports men and women. On Sunday, National Women\u2019s Marathon Champion Robyn De Groot, Erik Kleinhans and Nico Pfitzenmaier will be seen toeing the line at the much anticipated 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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