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There's apparently a mountain bike race happening this weekend (17/18 November 2018) at Meerendal - but there doesn't seem to be any mention of it on Bikehub ? Maybe my search skills on the incredible edible internet suck ? Is anyone here taking part in it ? Why is it called "invitational" (especially seeing as people can sign up for it) ? It looks like it'll go through the Dorstberg gate (!!!) at the end of the second day.

Apologies in advance if this has been asked before but at the top of the Dorstberg trail at Meerendal there's a gate. On Strava one can see that a long time ago (2012) people used to ride beyond the gate and down onto what looks like the Olief farm (Malanshoogte Road and the M58). There's at least one Strava segment in this area called "Dorstberg through quarry" which was mostly ridden in 2013 and last ridden in 2017. I was just wondering what happened to this trail ? Why did the gate get locked/trail get closed ? Thanks!

Meerendal Wine Estate, the host venue for the Epic’s prologue, and leading craft beer producer Cape Brewing Company (CBC), recently announced their co-sponsorship to back new local and international riders in the 700km MTB venture. Click here to view the article

Hi Hubbers, I'm just throwing this out there into Hubberland in the hope that some Hubbers will support my friend Balie Swart raise some much needed money for the Herberg Kinderhuis in Robertson. He supports this childrens home and acts as its Ambassador. Below is his wording: Vanaf 26 Junie tot 03 Julie ry ek met my bergfiets vanaf Meerendal tot in Knysna om fondse in te samel vir Die Herberg Kinderhuis op Robertson waarvan ek ook Ambassadeur is. Dit is 695 km en beplan om elkedag oor die 100km te ry. Alles is grondpaaie vanaf Kaap tot by Knysna.(CA2CX) Graag wil ek julle vra om my te ondersteun deur R1 te borg vir elke km wat ek vir hierdie kinders gaan ry. Laat my weet sodat ek die bankbesonderhede van die Kinderhuis vir julle kan stuur. Baie dankie vir julle ongelooflike hulp om te help dat die son ook kan helder skyn oor ander se lewens!! Balie. Balie Swart: Hoop dit gaan uitstekend! Ons gaan Mei maand gebruik om gelde in te samel vir my MTB trip - 695 km van Meerendal tot Knysna(CA2CX) vir Die Herberg Kinderhuis op Robertson. Soos reeds aangedui is jy bereid om my per km te borg. Kan ek vra dat gelde inbetaal raak tydens Mei in die volgende rekening! Herberg Kinderhuis. ABSA, Robertson. Rek: 1200390004 Tak: 334713 Payment Ref: CA2CX/BalieSwart. Bewys van betaling: balies@vodamail.co.za. Waardeer opreg en dankie. Blessings, Balie. If you feel that you want to contribute to this great cause perhaps you could just add "BikeHubber" to the payment reference. I will be donating R1/km that he plans to do. Many thanks!!

The 2016 Ashburton Investments National MTB Series, South Africa’s National marathon mountain biking gets underway on Saturday when a number of international stars will line up at Meerendal Wine Estate, near Cape Town. Click here to view the article

Prominent SA mountain bikers Robyn De Groot and Erik Kleinhans will toe the line at the inaugural 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate (Durbanville) on Sunday, 06 September 2015. Click here to view the article

Who’s faster: Trail runners or mountain bikers? We invite you to witness the race that settles the argument. Click here to view the article

South Africa’s leading medical scheme, Fedhealth, is taking their stance on family health care one step further by introducing the exciting Fedhealth MTB Challenge that will take place on Sunday, 06 September 2015 at the picturesque Meerendal Wine Estate (Durbanville) as part of the action packed ISUZU MTB Festival. Click here to view the article

Former world champions Alban Lakata of Austria and Esther Suss of Switzerland had to fight hard right up to the finish line to claim the men and women’s crowns respectively at the opening round of the Ashburton Investments National Mountain Bike Series at Meerendal Wines near Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. Click here to view the article

A strong international field will contest the first round of the Ashburton Investments National MTB Series in South Africa, which takes place at Meerendal Wines in the Western Cape on Saturday in what promises to be a world-class display of quality racing. Click here to view the article

Hi I am looking for parents who would like to have their kids ride with other kids during the week in the afternoon at places like Meerendal. I have a 10 year old boy who is a very enthusiastic mountain biker that would like to go and ride every day - but we prefer that he always ride with a buddy. Please contact me on pm or comment here if you have kids that are in the same situation. We could then arrange a time to meet at Meerendal to see if the kids get along. Regards