Photos of Wines2Whales Adventure, which is a three-stage mountain bike event in the Somerset West, Elgin and Hermanus regions of South Africa, can be viewed below. The Adventure is followed by the Ride and Race.
Photos courtesy of Tobias Ginsberg
Day one
The first day of the Wines2Whales Adventure took riders on a 68km journey from Lourensford Wine Estate to Oak Valley Wine Estate. It presented riders with clear skies and magical views of Stellenbosch and Cape Town. The stage had some singletrack sections that tested riders’ technical skills. The iconic points on the route were the Lourensford and Vergelegen climbs, Peri Vergelegen bridge, portage over Gantouw Pass and A2Z singletracks.
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- A bunch of riders in action shortly after the start of the first Wines2Whales Adventure stage. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- View from the back of riders during stage one of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A rider greets the cameraman during stage one of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Riders make their way through a forest section during stage one of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Magnificent views to be seen on the Wines2Whales Adventure route. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Riders tackling a climbing section during stage one of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A rider makes his way through a section of water during stage one of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A rider gets off the saddle to push his bike up a section of a climb on day one of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
Day two
The second day of the Adventure was a ‘play day’. Riders set out from Oak Valley Estate and enjoyed a fast, undulating first 25km. From there they climbed into Paul Cluver where they got to enjoy gravel roads and single track, which led them to the playpark. After enjoying three storey’s of fun, riders tackled the fast and easy flowing home stretch to Oak Valley.
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- A lone rider makes his way through thick fauna during the ‘play day’ of Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A low lying bridge allows a rider to cross a shallow stream during the second day of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- The second day of Wines2Whales Adventure was one filled with fun for riders, including the improved three-storey bike part. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- The Wines2Whales bike park, which riders enjoyed on day two, featured a three-storey of fun. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A rider races down some single track parallel to a dam during the second day of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Day two of the Wines2Whales Adventure was a day filled with fun and smiles, as seen here with two participants. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Whiles many enjoyed the Wines2Whales Adventure day two ‘play day’, it didn’t go smoothly for everyone. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- The Wines2Whales Adventure concluded with a 71km route from Oak Valley to Onrus Caravan Park. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
Day three
The final stage took riders on a 71km route from Oak Valley to the Onrun Caravan Park. Riders bid farewell to the winelands as they headed towards the coast via gravel, jeep tracks, single tracks and pallet beach crossings.
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- The final day of Wines2Whales Adventure took riders along scenic routes from Oak Valley Estate to Onrus Caravan park. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Riders were in high spirits as they tackled the scenic final day of Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Men’s winners Fritz Pienaar and Francois Theron in action during stage three of the Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A riders smiles from ear to ear as she navigates a narrow section of tract during the final day of Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- An aerial photograph of the Wines2Whales Adventure race village, where riders spent their three days. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A birds-eye view of riders in action, navigating their way along rough jeep track as they make their way from oak Valley Estate to Onrus Caravan Park on the final day of Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- A rider in action during the challenging final day of Wines2Whales Adventure. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
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- Two riders make their way through a wooded section as they tackled the final day of Wines2Whales Adventure, a 71km route from Oak Valley Estate to Onrus Caravan Park. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
