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Fizz and fun at go2berg – Day 6

Fizz and fun at go2berg – Day 6

June 9, 2023

The final stage of the 2023 Old Mutual go2berg, the seventh day of riding in total when you include last Saturday’s prologue, was a bubbly little spin of 66km to …

Bushveld biking at go2berg – Day 5

Bushveld biking at go2berg – Day 5

June 8, 2023

When you turn on your television at 5am this Sunday to watch the Comrades Marathon, you’ll be guided through the 87km by veteran presenter Gerald de Kock. Others will pop …

Getting lessons at go2berg – Day 4

Getting lessons at go2berg – Day 4

June 7, 2023

Today’s 93km ride (and race, for the speedy riders who are on a diet at the waterpoints) at the Old Mutual go2berg, from Sterkfontein Dam to the Em’seni Race Village …

Go up to down at go2berg – Day 3

Go up to down at go2berg – Day 3

June 6, 2023

Mountain biking is a funny old game, but mountain bike stage races are funnier still. You enter, commit to training for something six months away, forget to train, rock up …

Going long at go2berg – Day 2

Going long at go2berg – Day 2

June 5, 2023

After a brisk and bright 83km day 1 of the Old Mutual go2berg yesterday, the 112km Reitz to Clarens day 2 teased the offer of a stiffer challenge for riders. …

Balancing your boogie at go2berg – Day 1

Balancing your boogie at go2berg – Day 1

June 4, 2023

At a multi-stage mountain bike event like the Old Mutual go2berg, the riding is the easy part. You get on your bike, ride, try not to hit a cow, sheep, …

go2berg prologue – Day 0

go2berg prologue – Day 0

June 3, 2023

  The Old Mutual go2berg, South Africa’s newest mountain bike stage race, taking place for the very first time, started today in Frankfort in the Free State. Today’s ride was …

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