{"id":72717,"date":"2025-06-06T08:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/?p=72717"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:55:04","slug":"the-heart-of-gravel-tanqua-kuru-rides-high-in-south-africas-cycling-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/the-heart-of-gravel-tanqua-kuru-rides-high-in-south-africas-cycling-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Heart of Gravel: Tanqua Kuru Rides High in South Africa\u2019s Cycling Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Tanqua Kuru Bicycle Race 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gzP7lwLi76M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; 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