As usual, it has been beyond kiff to play in that little piece of heaven that goes by the name of Prince Albert. Yup, shooting the annual #GranFondo for John Swanepoel is always a jol, because – for the duration of that day – you get to make a guest appearance in Big John’s craggy and kickass Karoo backyard.

There is no other #gravelgrinder race that can hold a candle to this one … 170km of tortuous back roads, with an accumulated climb of over 3000m. Just the Swartberg Pass on its own makes for a calf-smashing 1080m of hard core straight-up.

More info on this increible event at www.mtbafrica.com … not to be missed!

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