Mountain bikers from all over the world made their way to the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge yesterday.
They rode from Oudtshoorn to Great Brak River in the Western Cape to compete in the first event in the 2018 UCI MTB Marathon Series.
South African Matthys Beukes won the 121km men’s race in 4:56:56, followed by Germany’s Tim Bohme (5:06:02) and fellow South African Philip Buys (5:12:13).
The women’s title went to Switzerland’s Ariane Lüthi as she finished in 5:45:11 to beat Swedish Jennie Stenerhag (5:57:11) and German Sabine Spitz (6:01:31).
View some photos from the event below.
Photos courtesy of ZC Marketing Consulting.
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- Pictured here are some riders during the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, which took place between Oudtshoorn and Great Brak River in the Western Cape yesterday. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- A rider crossing a river during the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Two of the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge riders stopped during the race to take a picture with an unusual spectator. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- An image of the start of the men’s race at the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Riders started the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge in Oudtshoorn yesterday. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Ariane Lüthi, pictured here during the race, won the women’s title at the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge yesterday. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Ariane Lüthi, smiling here after winning the Attakwas Extreme MTB, won the overall Simonsberg Contour MTB Stage Race. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Candice Lill, pictured at the finish of the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, praised the Wines2Whales organisers’ decision to introduce a dedicated women-only start batch. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Dylan Rebello (left) and Marco Joubert pictured smiling at the finish of the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Matthys Beukes won the men’s race at the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge yesterday. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Philip Buys, pictured during last year’s Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, and Pieter du Toit won the men’s team competition after stage three of the Magoeba Trek today. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
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- Yolande de Villiers, pictured here during this year’s Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge, won the solo women’s race at the Midnight Express today. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
