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SKILLS CLINICS



We have settled on the following dates for the first quarter of 2012:

14 January - Skills 101 KZN
15 January - Skills 201 KZN
21 January - Skills 201 GP

4 February - Skills 101 CPT
11 February - Skills 101 GP

10 March - Skills 101 GP
11 March - Skills 201 GP
31 March - Skills 101 CPT

GAUTENG
Venue:
Toyota Cycle Park, Bryanston
Time: 08h00-12h00
Cost: R400 per person – booking is essential as space is limited
Bring: Your bike, normal riding kit & enough hydration/sustenance for 3 hours of riding

To book: Email joanne@treadmag.co.za

KZN
Venue: Holla Trails, Collisheen, Balito
Time: 08h00-12h00
Cost: R400 per person – booking is essential as space is limited
Bring: Your bike, normal riding kit & enough hydration/sustenance for 4 hours of riding

To book: Email joanne@treadmag.co.za

CAPE TOWN
Venue: to be confirmed
Time: 08h00-12h00
Cost: R400 per person – booking is essential as space is limited
Bring: Your bike, normal riding kit & enough hydration/sustenance for 4 hours of riding

To book: Email joanne@treadmag.co.za




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2012/01/26
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2012/01/26
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2012/01/24
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Virtually everything Burry Stander does between now and August will be part of his preparation to try and win an Olympic Games medal. The 24-year-old multiple South African and African mountain bike champion is one of a handful of South African athletes tipped to be in with a very good shot at a podium place in London at the 2102 Games....

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2012/01/23
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BIGGER TEAM, EXPANDED RACE PROGRAMME FOR TEAM RE:CM IN 2012
2012/01/18
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Following a dream debut year in 2011, Team RE:CM, the South African-based professional mountain bike racing team, will tackle 2012 with a bigger team and a more ambitious racing schedule that includes some of the world’s most significant events. This was announced as the team was introduced to media, sponsors and key industry figures in Cape Town on Tuesday night....

NEW 6-DAY OPTION AT 2012 OLD MUTUAL JOBERG2C
2012/01/17
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Mountain bikers who find South Africa’s longest paired mountain bike race a bridge too far, may want to consider the exciting six-day derivative announced by the organisers of the nine-day Old Mutual joBerg2c today....

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