The Addo Elephant National Park on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth is fast becoming a mountain biking hotspot and plans are afoot to attract enthusiasts of this rapidly growing, eco-friendly sport. The Big Seven reserve, which has hosted The Herald VW Cycle Tour's mountain bike challenges since 2008, is the only national park to hold three competitive mountain bike races annually. The Herald VW Cycle Tour's mountain bike challenges will once again kick off Addo's racing calendar this year. … [Read more...] about Addo Considers Formal Mountain Biking Trials
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Knox and Stewart Face Off
In-form DCM team-mates Max Knox and Brandon Stewart are set to face off on "neutral" territory in this Saturday's 85km Extreme Challenge at Addo just outside Port Elizabeth. The mountain biking duo will aim to continue their impressive early-season form in the race that will form part of the annual The Herald VW Cycle Tour in the Friendly City for a seventh time. "When we race in the Lowveld where Max lives, I usually try to help him - and vice versa in KwaZulu-Natal," said Stewart, who is … [Read more...] about Knox and Stewart Face Off
Come Along for a Ride Along
Organisers of The Herald VW Cycle Tour are inviting road and mountain bike participants to wrap up their race preparations with pre-rides on Sunday, January 30. Former Springbok cyclist Wayne Pheiffer and the race’s official mechanic Garth Botha from Action Cycles will guide a group along the 105-kilometre route in Port Elizabeth. Support vehicles will follow the riders, who will be departing from Hobie Beach at 6am. At Addo, pre-rides will take place on the 65km and 40km mountain bike … [Read more...] about Come Along for a Ride Along
Drive to Save the Rhino
www.MyPE.co.za: The Addo Honorary Rangers in association with Adventure 4x4 Academy in Port Elizabeth will be hosting a 4x4 training course on 5 March 2011, aimed at all 4x4 drivers. All funds raised from this event will assist South African National Parks, (SANParks) to combat rhino poaching in the Eastern Cape. Over 300 rhinos were killed for their horns across South Africa in 2010, with no less than nine rhinos killed in the Eastern Cape thus far. As the rhino killings in the Eastern Cape … [Read more...] about Drive to Save the Rhino
