Adventure race leaves locals keen to ride again

On May 11 to 14, the KAP sani2c took place with Benoni locals Adrian Nel, Wade Griffin, Nick Grange and Fabio Pignanelli taking part in the adventure category.

There are two versions of the annual, three-day event, which takes place over a total of four days, namely adventure and race.

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Grange said that the four of them felt privileged to have taken part in such a worthwhile race.

“Wow what a jol, we met so many cycling friends from Benoni it was like a reunion,” he said.

“Ebotse Golf Estate and Bicycle Line were well represented with its owner Craig Khoury and his son leading the local gang daily.

“We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it is a definite must for any keen mountain biker from its picturesque scenery to its iconic climbs. There is an array of floating bridge water crossings and the unbelievable and exhilarating descent into the Umkomaas Valley, one could ask for no more.

“The race village vibe and food were unbelievable as well as the logistics from one camp to another.

“This is a race worthwhile doing but be warned for it has its challenges in terms of distance and elevation.”

The adventure category saw the four hard-working locals staying over in a tented race village each night.

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They covered the following distances:

• Day 1: 84km with 1290m of climbing

• Day 2: 96km with 1896m of climbing

• Day 3: 86km with 1042m of climbing

“The event was well supported and had a great vibe,” said Grange.

“All Covid protocols were strictly enforced and we all agreed that we would be returning to do the race again soon.”

The KAP sani2c is one of the oldest, and a much-loved three-day mountain bike stage race, offering 266kms of spectacular trails between Himeville in the southern Drakensberg and Scottburgh on the South Coast in KwaZulu-Natal.