The Sani Dragon mountain bike stage race started in the Sani Pass and takes riders on a 92km journey through the Underberg area of KwaZulu Natal.
Photos of the event can be viewed below.
Images courtesy of Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media.
Day one – 50km
The opening stage started from the Premier Hotel Himeville Arms and took riders along district roads, jeep tracks and single track in the Underberg and Himeville area as before they finished at the Premier Resort Sani Pass.
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- Andrew Hill (front) won the Sharks Trail Adventure 40km mountain bike race in Durban yesterday. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Tyronne White (front) won the opening stage solo category race of the Sani Dragon mountain bike stage race by more than 10 minutes. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Rolling hills provided beautiful backdrops for the Sani Dragon mountain bike stage race, which takes place in the Underberg. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- A lone riders makes his way along mountainous terrain en route to the finish of stage one of the Sani Dagon mountain bike stage race. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- An aerial view of clear waters and raging waterfalls, which riders passed on stage one of the Sani Dragon mountain bike stage race. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Stage one of the Sani Dragon mountain bike stage race started and finished the at Premier Resort Sani Pass, taking riders through varied terrain along the way. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Spectacular cliffs gave way to wondrous waterfalls on the first day of the Sani Dragon, which took place in Underberg, KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Andrew Hill in action as he and teammate Reinhard Zellhuber make their way to the finish of stage of Sani Dragon. Photo: Anthony Grote
Day two – 42km
The second day of the Sani Dragon proved to be a true test as riders faced the formidable Sani Pass.
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- Andrew Hill (front) and teammate Reinhard Zellhuber were crowned champions of the 2017 Sani Dragon. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Tyronne White ran over the competition as he too made it two victories from two days of racing at Sani Dragon. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Team TIB’s Andrew Hill (right) and Reinhard Zellhuber (left) made it two from two as they won the Sani Dragon today. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Climbing the Sani Pass was as breathtaking as it was challenging for Sani Dragon participants. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- The final day of Sani Pass, which saw team TIB emerge victorious, was a day of climbing. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- The second stage of the Sani Dragon proved to be a challenging day as riders faced the Sani Pass. Photo: Anthony Grote
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- Bianca Haw won the overall women’s title at the Sani Dragon. Photo: Anthoyn Grote
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- The Sani Pass proved be a challenging task for riders as they wound their way up the formidable climb on the second day of the Sani Dragon. Photo: Anthony Grote
