Juniors

Hi Junior Riders
The 4th term of our first year of junior club has arrived and we are hoping to end this year off with a bang! I will be posting you a calendar soon so that you can plan a few rides with us, especially since a lot of you will be writing exams. In the meantime, you are welcome to join us for the following junior rides, club social and final interschools event this week.

Monday 10 October: Majik Forest Ride, 5.30 – 6.30pm
Wednesday 12 October: Majik Forest Ride, 5.30 – 6.30pm
Wednesday 12 October: Club Social at Nitida, 6pm (we will be a bit late, but definitely there)
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER: TYGERBERG INTERSCHOOLS MTB CHALLENGE, MEERENDAL. Registration 3pm, Race start 4pm for 45min.
Saturday 15 October: Meerendal Ride, 8 – 9.30am

If any of the junior riders have taken part in events this past weekend, please let me know. I would love to share with the rest of the group.

Race Results and Reports
Well done to the juniors that have been riding in races the past couple of weeks. Not everyone gets a podium position, but remember you are ‘winners’ because they took part!

WP half marathon @ slanghoek. - Manie Lubba 1st Sub Junior, 7th Overall.

Lourendsford 27km – Wian Botma finished 3rd in 1h21.

Ride the Rhino – Daniel Van Der Walt (10) and Calla de Vos (11) were allowed entry into the Scholar section of Ride the Rhino based on their previous riding experiences and insistence on their part. Their team was called “Kenridge Turbos”. They were the only junior team entered. The other 17 scholar teams entered were all high school children up to the age of 18.

Both are self motivated individuals who share a love for the sport.

The scholar section follows the Black Rhino route usually up to the last water point of the day.

The first day the scholars followed the route from Langebaan to Darling and covered about 60km. There was 620m of climbing involved but the real challenge of the day was soft sand which made climbing truly energy sapping.

The second day included climbing of 1150m over 38km. The infamous Dasburg was included which meant a daunting vertical climb of 400m and surely one of the scariest, adrenalin inducing declines of 500m I have ever experienced. The route saw a departure from Darling and a destination in Mamlesbury.

The third day stretched from Malmesbury to Durbanville over 58km. Here the wind proved a major challenge. Over 900m of climbing was encountered which included the mighty Paardeberg with a climb of 400m.

In total they completed 156 km with almost 2800m of climbing over the three days. Wim de Vos (Calla’s dad) and I followed the White Rhino routing in order to ride with the team. Although we knew they would make it, we were astounded at their quiet determination and mostly, their uncompromising speed. Never a complaint it was an absolute pleasure to have done this with them.

The boys ended in 13th overall with a highest daily placing of 12th. This effectively means having ended before a number of the high school teams. Their total time was 09:32:33. Daily times were 03:25:20 , 02:33:57 and 03:33:16. The race itself is passionately organized, very challenging and has fantastic scenery. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We are obviously very proud of both Daniel and Calla. The Ride the Rhino shirts are now worn with pride.

(Race Report – Stephen Van Der Walt)

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me.

Regards
Theresa
083 271 2563

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SPUR TYGERBERG INTER SCHOOLS CHALLENGE
We had a successful afternoon this past Friday at Meerendal with 58 Riders competing in the Inter Schools Challenge. Results are attached. Well done to the podium finishers and an extra well done to all those that took part! We had a huge amount of Nippers competing and it's great to see enthusiastic riders starting out with MTBing at such a young age. We hope to see you all next month on the 14 October for the last race in the series. A big thank you to Arno and Lolette for all the organising and enthusiasm. And Spur for sponsoring the event!

.QUANTUM ADVENTURE SPRINT - 2 October
We are still planning on spending the day out in Grabouw with this fun format of racing, see link below.

Any Moms keen on trying this race with me?

http://www.quantumadventures.co.za/event-calendar.php?ItemID=105

DUAL SLALOM - 25 September
Another interesting event for the juniors to try is the clubs Dual Slalom race this coming Sunday at Nitida. See link below and bring the whole family.

http://www.tygerbergmtb.co.za/

STAAL WATER
We also want to congratulate Mikah Hatting who rides with the Junior Club, but has to race in the adult category because he is over 16, for finishing 9th overall in the adult 30km race a week back. (I did not have this information when sending out last weeks letter.) So well done Micah.

Please let me know if any of your juniors have raced this past weekend. We would love to share the news. They do not have to be winners to share the news. Taking part is more important!

SECOND HAND BIKES
Don't Dump, DONATE! We are collecting all second hand bikes and helmets for a project we are working on to introduce mountain biking to the children living on the farms who's trails we frequent. If you have any unwanted bikes and helmets, please contact us. Your donation will make a big difference to a child who would normally not have exposure to the sport we love.

CLUB RIDES
Remember ride times have shifted to 5.30 - 6.30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays at the usual Jip de Jager entrance to Majik Forest. All welcome for rides.

OTHER EVENTS
Please let me know if any of your children have raced this past weekend. We would love to share the news. They do not have to be winners, taking part is more important!

For more information on any junior MTB related questions, please let us know, we are keen to help.

Regards Gary and Theresa
083 271 2563
juniors@tygerbergmtb.co.za

STAALWATER CALEDON Well done to two of our junior riders that took part at the Caledon event this past weekend, both taking 1st place in their races. Alexa Schoonees 1st Youth Girls 15km Liam Doult 1st Youth Boys 30km (Next time Robyn... Technical problems are the pits, we know!) Thanks to the parents that brought their children out for the day. It was great relaxing in the springs afterwards! AND Gary and I won a lucky draw weekend away. BONUS! CLUB RIDES We had a great turnout this evening! Welcome to the new riders... Remember ride times have shifted to 5.30 - 6.30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays at the usual Jip de Jager entrance to Majik Forest. All children 8 – 18 welcome for rides. Parents welcome too. SPUR TYGERBERG INTERSCHOOLS CHALLENGE RACE 2 (NEW ROUTE) All children in the Tygerberg Area are welcome to enter the race at Meerendal this Friday the 16th of September. Registration will take place from 3pm. Race starts 4pm. See how many 4km laps you can do in 45min. Winners receive a certificate delivered to their school and the winning school with the most riders over the series will win R5000. Attached is an entry form, should you wish to fill out the details before hand. We are interested in the following information only: Name, surname, date of birth, age category, email address, school (write on top of the form anywhere BIG and BOLD) and whether the junior is a boy or girl. SPUR ADVENTURE SPRINT EVENT 2 OCTOBER For those MTBing juniors that would like to try out an 'adventure sprint race', please check out this link below. This event is great fun, but you must be prepared to get wet :-) Let me know if any of you are interested and we can co-ordinate teams. Truly a great event for for family teams. http://www.quantumadventures.co.za/event-calendar.php?ItemID=105 OTHER EVENTS If any of our juniors took part in other race over the weekend that we do not know about, please let us know. We would love to share your news.

GRAVEL TRAVEL - Some of us from the Tygerberg Club took part in the Gravel Travel out in Wellington yesterday and well done to all Tygerberg Junior podium positions! Tiaan Swart 2nd Nipper Boy 20km Carla Hollander 1st Nipper Girl 20km Trent Sivertsen 3rd Sprog Boy 20km Anja Louw 2nd Sprog Girls 20k Morne Hollander  1st Sub Junior Boy 20km Manie Lubbe  2nd Sub Junior Boy 20km Sybrand Strauss 2nd Youth Men 40km Anja Louw 3rd Overall Ladies 20km Morne Hollander 2nd Overall Mens 20km See pictures of the group on Facebook! SPUR HIGH SCHOOLS LEAGUE - This coming Saturday 3rd of September at Delvera.  www.dirtopia.co.za SPUR TYGERBERG INTERSCHOOLS CHALLENGE - The Second Race in the series will be taking place on Friday 16 September at Meerendal. Entry R30. Registration 3pm, Race for 45min from 4pm. All schools in the Tygerberg Area Welcome. Certificates for the first week will be distributed this week to the respective schools. Results are on the website. SECOND HAND BIKES AND HELMETS If you have any of these taking up space, please consider donating them to the club as we would like to get a group of children from Meerendal riding with us! They always get to watch our children ride and it would be GREAT if they could join in the competition. Bikes will be kept by the club and children will be taught to ride. JUNIOR CLUB RIDES - Mondays and Wednesdays 4.30pm - 5.30pm starting at the Jip de Jager entrance to Majik Forest.

Click on image to open PDF of results