Knysna RE:CM 200

Three months earlier I travelled down to the beautiful holiday destination of Knysna for the Knysna RE:CM 300 mountain bike event. This time around I travelled down to take part in its sister event, the Knysna RE:CM 200.

The Knysna RE:CM 200 is a 3 day mountain bike stage race covering a total distance of 200km (hence the name).  I teamed up with Leana de Jager for the event. I enjoy riding alongside Leana as she is a very caring and thoughtful person on and off the bike. I truly believe this contributes to a better performance at the end of the day.

Every day we started at a different venue which led us back to the same finishing venue at Tapas Bar on Thesen Island Harbour Town in Knysna.  The routes mainly consisted out of jeep- and –single track laid out in and around Knysna’s indigenous forest. Even during the winter months the forest is lush green. With the area getting a lot of rain this time of year the forest tend to stay damp. This proved to be the biggest challenge during the tour as the muddy trails were very slippery at places.

Leana and I rode well together throughout the 3 consecutive days winning all three stages and the overall at the end. Our teammate Ischen Stopforth teamed up with youngster Ruan du Toit for the event. They proved to be a very good pairing winning the mixed category overall.

Apart from the routes being pretty amazing the organisation was also of the best. Louise Wilson is truly passionate about her event and as she herself is an avid cyclist, she really knows how to cater for a cyclist needs. Which for one is food and we were truly spoiled with great food provided by Tapas Bar on Thesen Island Harbour Town.