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.
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.
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