It's alive!

The Team Wilde Blog is up and running (or cycling, for that matter)!

Team Wilde is a Wilde Pressed and Squeezed Fruit Juice initiative where we have gathered together a team of avid sportsmen: some of them are known media faces like Alan Dawson and Dieter Voigt, while others hail from Pacmar fame, such as our very own (and awesome) Kabous Marra, who is in fact the MD and Founder of Pacmar.

Read all about Team Wilde over here, or follow the link to the right.

Team Wilde goes mountain climbing with gears

Only the most adventurous brave the Karoo in summer, especially during the month of January. The Attakwas Extreme MTB Marathon takes place annually around this time of year and covers a great distance of 135 km between Oudtshoorn and Groot Brak, consisting of seemingly endless uphills, gravel roads, Jeep Tracks and many river crossings washed out by rocky descents.


The Attakwas is a very young cycling event, but since its inception in 2007 it's grown very popular and was rated as the best one-day cycle event in a 2008 edition of the SA Bicycling Magazine.

On the 17th of January 2010, Kabous Marra and Alan Dawson represented Team Wilde and competed in the Attakwas Extreme MTB Marathon 2010 - in preparation for the ABSA Cape Epic 2010. The race started at 06h40 and finished at about 16h00. Both Team Wilde riders finished this challenging ordeal in a whopping 09:43:29 hours, that's not bad considering all the falling and flat tires that had to be dealt with en route.


Another Wilde Fruit Juice sponsored rider, Timo Cooper, also participated and showed everyone why he is a young gun to look out for in the future, with a very impressive time of 07:26:10.

Wilde Cycle Day 2010 is around the bend

Wilde Pure Pressed and Squeezed Fruit Juice is at it again! The Wilde Cycle Race has been a great success in the past and is becoming a much anticipated event in Wellington. It's almost time to embrace this glorious pedalling experience once again - coming 27 February 2010!

Wilde Pure Pressed and Squeezed Fruit Juice promotes the good health of the whole family through their wide range of delicious pure pressed fruit juices. But, a health lifestyle requires more than just a healthy drink - therefore Wilde is dedicated to hosting and sponsoring health promoting events.

The Wilde Cycle Race 2o10 will give many league cyclists a good opportunity to prepare for the forthcoming Cape Argus in March. In addition to that, Wilde has also included two mountain bike routes. Prizes will be sponsored from local Wellington businesses and other various stand holders at the event.

There are two road cycling races, two mountain biking races, as well as a kiddies race. A maximum of 3000 entries will be allowed.

PRE - ENTRIES
94 km Road: R90 PPA / R120 NON – PPA
54 km Road: R90 PPA / R120 NON – PPA
50 km MTB: R90 PPA / R120 NON – PPA
20 km MTB: R90 PPA / R120 NON – PPA
6 km KIDS: R30 PPA / R30 NON - PPA (enter on race day only)

LATE ENTRIES
94 km Road: R110 PPA / R140 NON – PPA
54 km Road: R110 PPA / R140 NON – PPA
50 km MTB: R110 PPA / R140 NON – PPA
20 km MTB: R110 PPA / R140 NON – PPA
6 km KIDS: R30 PPA / R30 NON - PPA (enter on race day only)

The closing date for online entries is 24 February 2010 for online entries, so enter as soon as possible to guarantee your place in this memorable event. There will be entries accepted on the day.

If you're keen to get into gear, visit the official Wilde Cycle Day website for more information or to enter online.

Dieter takes his cause to the road

The Tygerbear Foundation is a non-profit organisation that offers a unique service in a facilitated environment to treat traumatised children. These traumas include children who survived malnutrition; illness; neglect; physical, emotional and sexual abuse; gang violence, as well as HIV/AIDS and Cancer. As a non-profit organisation, the TygerBear Foundation relies on contributions from the corporate and public spectrum. That's why Dieter's voyage from Cape Town to Mosselbay between the 18th and 22nd December 2009 was a great initiative.

Dieter Voigt, known for being Mr. South Africa 2007 and television presenter for Afrikaans actuality programme, Pasella, set out to cycle all the way from Cape Town to Mosselbay, making various meet-and-greet stops to raise awareness about his initiative to raise funds for the TygerBear Foundation. We followed him every pedal of the way.


Dieter Voigt said that he is grateful for being able to experience such a life changing adventure - he met a great amount of people from different walks of life, be it cultural or economical. Dieter said that he was treated with great hospitality at every stop. He really enjoyed hearing the stories that people had to share, but it was the willingness to give that really touched him, as he recalls:

There was this Rasta that I met at the Klipheuwel crossing. I told him about my plan to accumulate donations for children in need, even though I didn't expect him to give me anything. He then surprised me with three R5 coins and said "I give this to you with a willing heart, because I know that God will bless us."

This was the start of a very blessed journey for me.

Dieter Voigt would like to thank Kabous Marra for inspiration and support, as well as Johan-Murray Muller for his passion and commitment to the cause. Johan joined Dieter on the road, even though he wasn't on a saddle himself. Dieter requested that Johan must cycle with him next time, are you ready Johan?

Here are some photos from the trip.

Dieter speaking to a local.

Dieter and Johan.

Meet-and-greet at Pick 'n Pay.

The Robertson Children's Home.

Pedaling for a good cause.

Rèniell Matthysen in Paarl Post!

Wilde Fruit Juice is proud to announce that Rèniell Matthysen from the Paarl Cycling Club has recently joined the SA Elite Indoor Cycling Team. He will be representing South Africa in the World Cup that will be held from the 22nd to the 24th of January 2010 in Beijing, China. The Paarl Post featured Rèniell in the Sport Section, seen below.

Congratulations, Rèniell!

Blood donations in Northern Suburbs

Wilde Pure Pressed and Squeezed Fruit Juice has joined forces with the Western Province Blood Transfusion Service (WPBTS). Wilde is supplying pure pressed juice to serve after blood donations.

If you are interested in donating blood, visit the following clinics:

• Monday the 18th of January from 10:00 to 14:45, Kenridge Primary School
• Tuesday the 19th of January from 15:30 to 19:15, De Tyger Primary School
• Monday the 15th of February from 15:30 to 19:15, Keridge Primary School

Donors must be between 17 and 65 years of age, weigh more than 50 kg and must be generally healthy. Please remember to eat before donating blood, otherwise you might feel a bit light headed.

For more information, visit the WPBTS website.