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By @davidmoseley
Fizz and fun at go2berg – Day 6
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …