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Contego Segment Hunter: Episode 2 Preview – Redhill Road

· By BikeHubCoreAdmin · 10 comments

After a successful first episode, Contego Segment Hunter is back. This time we’ve washed off the dirt and headed for the tarred roads of the Cape peninsula to take in the picturesque views of False Bay from the slopes of Red Hill.

The Segment

Red Hill In to Lookout is our featured segment for Episode 2 of Contego Segment Hunter. Watch Oliver Munnik and current KOM holder Charles Keey explain the finer points of this segment.

There are four riders currently tied at the top of the leaderboard. Interestingly, they were all set on the same day during a hill climb challenge event back in 2012. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio holds the QOM with a time of 8 minutes and 10 seconds, which happens to be the same pace as the KOM holders, Carl Pasio (Ashleigh’s husband), Charles Keey, and Jean de Villiers.

Charles Keey reckons this time will be comfortably beat by our episode 2 challenger. What do you think?

https://www.strava.com/segments/12420113

Riding the Red Hill In to Lookout segment

How do I ride this segment?

Go out there and ride the segment to get your name into the draw for R30,000 of Contego unit trusts (further details below).

The usually traffic light Red Hill is a good option if you want to add some climbing to your peninsula rides. It’s also a popular spot for interval training.

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The segment starts on the Simon’s Town side of Red Hill. From this side, you come off Main Road (M4) just outside Simon’s Town to start the Redhill Road climb. The Red Hill In to Lookout segment begins a couple hundred metres from the start of Redhill Road. Check out the segment for details about the start and end points.

Please ride safely and adhere to all the rules of the road. There is no prize for being the fastest on the segment, so no need to act recklessly.

Grand Prize: Contego Unit Trust worth R30,000

At the end of the series, Contego are giving away R30,000 worth of unit trusts. All you have to do is ride your bike!

How to enter:

  1. Join the Contego Segment Hunter Strava club and record your segment rides on Strava.
  2. Get out and ride! After each segment is announced go and ride it. Please ride safely though, there is no prize for being the fastest.

For each Contego Segment Hunter segment you ride, you will be entered into the draw to win. So if you ride all six segments during the series, you will receive six entries.

Episode Prizes

By taking part in the Contego Segment Hunter Strava club you will also be in line to win a Duesouth voucher valued at R3,000 to spend in their stores each episode.

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Nominate your favourite segments for Contego Segment Hunter:

We’re looking for you to nominate your favourite Strava segments to be featured in our Contego Segment Hunter video series. If your segment is chosen you could win a Cadence Nutrition hamper valued at R2,620. You can nominate your segments here.

The winner of the Cadence hamper for episode 2 is lukelockie. Thank you for your nomination.

Comments

lukelockie

Jun 21, 2016, 12:26 PM

Will this hamper help get me onto the leaderboard? Jokes, thanks guys! Super stoked!

RLucas

Jun 22, 2016, 6:02 AM

Nice one lukelockiehttp://pix.iemoji.com/sams33/0474.png

KarlvN

Jun 22, 2016, 6:31 AM

I would easily beat the KOM on that segment, on my MTB with knobblies...

 

 

Going downhill...

Meezo

Jun 22, 2016, 7:00 AM

I would easily beat the KOM on that segment, on my MTB with knobblies...

 

 

Going downhill...

 

there no membership required so you can't blast people with your paintball gun!

VolkAdik

Jun 22, 2016, 7:42 AM

LoL I climbed that last year in 14mins, at my full tilt. Respect!!!

Maniax

Jun 22, 2016, 12:56 PM

one of my favorite hills!  absolutely love the climb.

 

btw, I dig Charles kit!  Where can I get one?

Warren_G

Jun 22, 2016, 1:22 PM

hmmm try riding it from the other side...in summer...on an mtb

GerrieTruter

Jun 22, 2016, 1:34 PM

Respect for doing a 9min while commentating. I will not be able to have any form of conversation when taking on hills.

Rapunzel

Jun 23, 2016, 3:22 PM

Interesting to see a lass so high up on the leader board - pure class!

Byron Munton

Jun 23, 2016, 4:47 PM

Will attempt with fesh legs when I am back from knysa.

Only need to take off 20 seconds.

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