armel Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Hi Guys, if you like mountain bike as well as cycling we are organising an international Xcountry race over 6 days. It will be from the 31st of march to the 5th of April. People are coming from all the Indian Ocean for the race, so if you fancy so new experiences, new fields to ride and new competitors to play with as well as a lot of fun out of the race, you will be really please to discovered what we organised for you! You can check all the information on our website: http://mbike-adventure.com/en/ Looking forward to hearing from you, We wish you all the best in your future Rides!
L'Bie Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Dude, A little bit of free advise. I've worked and stayed in Fort Dauphine for three years. I cycled a lot and the national roads is in such a poor state of repair, it can easily seen as dedicated mtb track. I enjoyed my XC riding there very much and I covered 7000kms/per year easily. Overall the people are friendly, curious, but also generally afraid of the vazaha (stranger). Most are extremely poor and uneducated and they will take every opportunity to make an extra Arriary. Overall not a bad place to be. However there is a very big BUT. Better than normal communication is a must. Remember their 2nd language is French and sometimes even Malagash visitors (difference between the northern and southern AND rural areas) often needs translators between the different dialects found in the different provinces. You have to brief competitors about the local traditions and rules. It takes very little for the local guys to act aggressively and there will be very little you can do about that. Protection and administration is horrific in a country where political turmoil prevents progress. Please do not take my advise lightly? I've been on the receiving side of an attack and I was lucky to be able to escape. I do know what I am talking about!
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