Fifth-generation Eselfontein owners and Tru-Cape growers, Deon and Janene Malherbe, hold this annual event to contribute much-needed funds to their community. “Schools get 30% of every entry fee,” Janene says, which will also be shared with homes Maudie Kriel, Ceres Tuiste and Peter Strauss For The Aged. Deon says that the Ceres schools supported include Charlie Hofmeyr, Gericke Primary School, and FD Conradie Primary in Prince Alfred Hamlet.
In the mixed category, Sean Stack and Tarryn Povey, came first competing as team 'Sexy Niners', with a total time for the three stages of eight hours and 35 minutes.
The winning female team, 'The BikeHub 1', made up of Joanna Dobinson and Maria Meija, achieved the three stages in nine hours and 35 minutes, while 'GetawayMTB2', made up of Joel Schaefer and Ryan Lenferna, made the three stages in the quickest time of 7 hours 20 minutes.
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Tru-Cape Eselfontein Festival includes a three-stage mountain bike event and trail run.
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