BELA BELA CLASSIC & Vi-T-Go
(23, 24 May)

Travelling on the N1 North is becoming a habit for our team these days... This weekend we headed off in that direction again, Saturday for the Bela Bela Classic (road race) and Sunday for the Vi-T-Go MTB race.

Bela Bela Classic
The woman started with the Veteran Men 50+. Being a bigger group helped to keep the pace high on a fairly flat circuit of 95km. With the pace being so quick no one could get away and the group stayed together to the finish. My team mate Michelle Corbett, who is still a junior, surprised everyone on the day by outsprinting the rest of the Elite ladies field and taking the win for Team Konica Minolta.

Results
1stMichelle Corbett (Konica Minolta)
2nd Sanett Smal (Nashua)
3rd An-Li Pretorius (Nashua)
6th Yolandi du Toit (Konica Minolta)

Vi-T-Go
The race started a bit later (8:30am) and after yesterdays early 7:00am start I appreciated the extra sleep. It also meant the day had a bit of time to warm up and we could start the race in conditions that suited me more.

It was my second time doing this event and I still think the race is good for developing and practicing bike handling skills with the loose sand, tricky corners, rocky climbs and descents.

I got into a nice steady tempo from the start and managed to pace myself until the finish, taking Konica Minolta’s second win for the weekend.