The two-day To Hell and Back MTB stage race traverses the best and the worst of the Swartberg mountains in the Western Cape.
Jacques Malherbe and Louise Ferreira won the 120km event, which featured rocky dirt roads with steep slopes, sharp switchbacks, ups and downs and almost a 1 000m descent into the valley. Full results can be viewed here.
A selection of the best photographs showing the action can be viewed below.
Images courtesy of Jacques Marais.
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- A rider races through some shallow water, creating a great splash in the process at To Hell and Back. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- A participant pauses to capture the scenery of the Swartberg mountains at To Hell and Back. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- A spectator offers some support as a rider makes their way up another climb during To Hell and Back. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- A shallow stream offers some respite from the heat as a rider splashes through en route to the finish of To Hell and Back. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- A rider walks up a steep climb, with a gentle reminder along the way, during To Hell and Back. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- A rider kisses a sign as they take on the 120km To Hell and Back MTB stage race. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- A lone rider makes their way up the Swartberg mountains during the 120km To Hell and Back MTB stage race. Photo: Jacques Marais
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- Bobby Behan won the first day of To Hell and Back in Gamkaskloof, Western Cape, today. Pictured here were riders during last year’s event. Photo: Jacques Marais
