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Traverse the network of purpose-built single-track routes at Oak Valley Estate.

Mountain bike trails at Oak Valley Estate, Elgin Valley

12 April 2013 | Jacques Marais

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Oak Valley Estate combines fine wines with exhilarating mountain biking, and it’s no wonder this destination is a Cape favourite.

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The owners of Otter's Haunt have have established a number of trails to lure mountain bikers to this Vaal River hideaway near Parys.

Pedalling Parys at Otters’ Haunt

11 April 2013 | Jacques Marais

Otters’ Haunt is best known as a river-paddling destination, but owners Graeme and Karen Addison have established a number of trails to lure mountain bikers to this Vaal River hideaway near Parys.If you’re keen on a provincial cross-border crank, this ride can zip you into the Free State, Gauten

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Cycling, Cairo to Cape Town

In photos: Cairo to Nairobi by bicycle

20 March 2013 | Catharina Robbertze

Photos from the last two months of our cycling trip from Cairo to Nairobi with the ultimate destination being Cape Town. Only 6000km to go!

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Absa Cape Epic 2013, mountain biker hits buck

Absa Cape Epic mountain biker hits a buck

19 March 2013 | Tyson Jopson

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Ouch! Robert Mennen of Team Topeak Ergon hit a buck during Stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic in Citrusdal. Check out the footage from his GoPro handlebar camera.

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A working farm with basic accommodation in clear air and quiet surrounds

In photos: Matroosberg and Anysberg

11 March 2013 | Colin Hancox

We are on a journey to travel in sections from Agulhas to the Kunene River, as far as possible on gravel roads. Our first section began at Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve

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The Cape Argus Pick n' Pay Cycle Tour: viewing spots and road closures

Cape Argus Pick n’ Pay Cycle Tour 2013: viewing spots and road closures

5 March 2013 | Ramon MacMaster

Top spectator spots and vital information regarding road closures for the Cape Argus Pick n' Pay Cycle Tour 2013.

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Saddle up in search of headspace in the southern Drakensberg’s Kamberg Nature Reserve.

Mountain biking in Kamberg Nature Reserve

14 February 2013 | Jacques Marais

Saddle up in search of headspace in the southern Drakensberg’s Kamberg Nature Reserve.

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Mountain bikers will love the challenging rides in the Williamsburg Mountain Reserve.

Mountain biking at Williamsburg Mountain Reserve

29 January 2013 | Jacques Marais

How to go ride completely off the map on Williamsburg Mountain Reserve, a hideaway destination secreted within a wild valley near Uniondale.

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Tour de Malawi

16 January 2013 | Anton Crone

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Lance, this is where you should seek absolution, not on Oprah. And spare us the bestseller that everyone who ever cheered you on will read, just to find a glimmer of vindication. Save us the R249 and drop some of your own cash on a trip Malawi. It's time you climbed aboard a real bike: Njinga, the i

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Few trails rate as breathtaking as the crank through the Devil’s Bellows Pass.

Mountain biking the Devil’s Bellows Pass in the Eastern Cape

27 December 2012 | Jacques Marais

The rambunctious peaks clawing at the clouds in the Katberg area make for purring good biking, but beware … vicious wind could turn your ride into an extreme outing.

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