The ''Cape Pioneer Trek'' is a 7-day South African mountain biking event through the Great and Little
Karoo
The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ext ...
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The 2012 Cape Pioneer Trek from 14 to 20 October, took riders through scenic areas such as the
Swartberg Mountains, through
Meiringspoort
Meiringspoort (Afrikaans for "Meiring's pass") is a South African mountain pass on the N12 national road, where it crosses the Swartberg mountain range.
Geography
The pass is a gateway that connects the Little Karoo and the Great Karoo, throug ...
, and the forests of the
Garden Route. The event consisted of a prologue of 15 km from Buffelsdrift Game Lodge to
Oudtshoorn, stage 1 covering 103 km from Buffelsdrift Game Lodge to Oudtshoorn to
Calitzdorp. Stage 2 was over 85 km from Calitzdorp to
Prince Albert
Prince Albert most commonly refers to:
*Albert, Prince Consort (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria
*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
Prince Albert may also refer to:
Royalty
* Albert I of Belgium ...
, stage 3 109 km from Prince Albert to
De Rust
De Rust is a small village at the gateway to the Klein Karoo, South Africa. The name is Dutch and literally translates to "The Rest", referring to the town's original purpose of being a resting place for settlers en route through the challenging t ...
, stage 4 63 km from De Rust to Louvain guest farm at Herold, stage 5 75 km from Herold to
George, and finally stage 6 84 km from George to Oudtshoorn.
Past winners
*2012 Nico Bell & Gawie Combrinck (Westvaal Columbia), Yolande de Villiers & Yolande Speedy
*2011 Kevin Evans & David George (Nedbank 360 Life), Ischen Stopforth & Catherine Williamson (Bizhub)
*2010 Max Knox & Thomas Zahnd (RSA), Nathalie Schneitter & Renate Telser (Swi)
References
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External links
YouTube 2012 event
Mountain biking events in South Africa