Martin Zietsman

Can't wait for this!

Yup, that's correct. I have confirmed 4 rounds for this year (Madeira, Colorado, France & Italy) and am on the waiting list for Ireland. Unfortunately I don't have enough funding to race the whole series so am concentrating on a number of the Scottish and Welsh races.

That's correct, it has been cancelled. Fortunately, Enduro is massive over there and there's pretty much an enduro race every weekend of the year. I will now focus on the Welsh and Irish series too.

So bummed to be missing this event! Will definitely be making plans for it next year....

I had a bash at taking the KOM yesterday. Did a little edit of my effort if anyone would like to watch :

Bummed to be missing another one but it clashes with a WP Enduro race. I plan to be there for the next round and check out all the awesome work you guys have been doing...

This is a seriously sexy looking bike. I look forward to giving it a go some time. Having ridden the 150mm travel 'Insurgent' for a few months now, I'd like to add to the climbing conversation that I spend most of the time in the fully open position on the rear shock, even when climbing. Evil's suspension design, more specifically the DELTA system, is surprisingly good at pedalling and climbing. I can only imagine how much better this bike must be than the long travel enduro bike.

Does the entry include accommodation for the evening?

Love these trails. Can't wait to get back racing there later in the year. Awesome article as always Ewald and gang

Awesome insight into the team and professional racing guys, thanks

There is a round scheduled for 7 Nov at Cascades Manor if I'm not mistaken

Hi Riaanoster, I thought I would answer your first question by explaining my Cadence usage. This is as suggested on the Cadence website: Rides longer than 2hrs, less than 3hrs: 750ml of Marathon and waterRides longer than 3hrs, 750ml Marathon for first 90mins, followed by CarboFuel for the remainder of the ride, whilst always sipping on water in-between.High intensity efforts (intervals or marathon races): I follow the above steps as well as consuming 1x Energy Gel per hour. Make sure to drink plenty of water when using any Gels.XCO races: Cadence specifies 3x Energy Gels/hr. I use 1x Energy gel every 25-30mins coupled with Carbofuel carried on my bike. I sip on water in the feedzone at the end of each lap.Post-ride recovery: after easy rides I use Classic Recovery/Revive. After harder sessions, I drink Protein Fuel. Always within 30mins of the end of a ride.I hope this helps. With regards to weight gain, from my understanding of the products and their intended uses, it shouldn't have that effect, especially if used as suggested.

With a little bit of reading and research, I found that you can still race all the CSA and PPA races without being penalised. From the CSA website: Please note that the UCI rule 1.2.019 pertaining to Forbidden races only applies to Full Racing Licence holders and not to those cyclists that hold a general Cycling South Africa membership. http://www.cyclingsa.com/news-and-press/2015/2/18/clarity-of-uci-rule-12019-forbidden-races-and-csa-general-membership Only if you have a full racing license are you banned from riding. If you purchase just a membership, you can still race everything and avoid the R35 day licence fee: From the CSA website again: A member is allowed to participate in a national series event, but will not be eligible for national or provincial selection. http://www.cyclingsa.com/membership/ For most cyclists, the prospects of being called up to represent SA in an international race is pretty slim. I stressed a bit about having SA XCO Champs as my main racing goal for the year and then having pretty much no races to race (on the CSA calender in the Western Cape, most months have no races listed). I will now be purchasing just a CSA membership, will race all the PPA and Dirtopia races and still aim for Sub-Vets title at SA's. I will unfortunately no longer be able to race the British XCO #3 & #4 in June when I am over there though, as you need an International Racing Licence to participate :-( This does however suck pretty badly for the top guys wanting to race World Cups and World Champs.

It was me that posted this on the Maties group. It happened at about 5pm at peak hour. It was a solo guy and he must be very brave or very stupid trying to take on a 1.94m+ cyclist, although I don't know if he had any weapons.

any ideas who the photographer was at the event and where I can find pics?