Another Podium!! Well done Johan !!

ESELFONTEIN MTB FESTIVAL 10 - 12 October 2008
...The “Ceres ride” is the most taxing, the most beautiful and the most satisfying mountain bike event on the Western Province fun calendar. I would like to suggest that it would hold its own anywhere in the country...
- Ride Magazine -

MOUNTAINBIKE ROUTES 15, 25, 40 & 70km
This event is held on a specially designed single track mountain bike route that has been continuously altered and bettered for the last 20 years. The event is unique in that it offers mountain bikers the most single track riding, with enough passing sections, out of all events on the S.A MTB calendar. Riders can look forward to some tough climbs, thrilling down hills and awesome views. This is one of the very few true mountain bike events around and should be ridden by all who love mountain biking. The distances are 15km (easy riding for novices), 25km, 40km (for the average rider) and 70 km (tough, technical but very REWARDING)

At the top of my list, sharing the billing with Dirtopia, is what is now called the Eselfontein MTB Festival. This is a classical Classic that runs from October 10 to 12 in Ceres with a format that promises even more than the bounty that it has delivered in the past. The sheer quality and quantity of juicy single-track on Eselfontein farm demands the attention of anyone even half interested in real mountain biking it is, however, the 70kms route on the Saturday that demands respect and awe: 80 percent single-track, it is one tough, but mighty handsome mother. (There are less demanding options 40/25/15). This year there will also be a downhill race on the Sunday.

Johan Reyneke and Munnik Oliver led the race up to the last climbs. Johan had an excellent race and completed the 70 km in a time of 3h31min to be in 2nd position which was 6min behind the talented young Rider Munnik Oliver.



Well done Johan!!

(nice bottle of wine !!)

WC-DCA