FOREWORDS
06 Kevin Vermaak 08 Nedbank
RIDERS
10 2025 Riders 60 Wide Open 72 Prizes 76 All to Play For 78 Young Riders, Big Dreams
STORIES
14 Vision 18 Ancient Land 22 Experience 54 Legacy 80 The Gravel Bike
ROUTE
26 Stage by Stage 37 Night Burn
SIGNING OFF
57 Thanks to our Sponsors 68 2026 Dates 82 The Race in Numbers
This magazine is published on behalf of Nedbank Gravel Burn by the editors of Mountain Bike, Road Bike and Gravel Bike magazines
Editorial Directors Sarah Harrop, Neil Gardiner
Contributors Ash Langston, David Douglas, Kim Thomson, Luke Lockhart-Ross
Photographers Etienne van Rensburg, Jacques Marais, Jeandre Hough + Matt Ashwell / RainedUpon Media; Marc Gasch; Troy Davies / Retroyspective gravel-burn. com
Publisher Paul Ingpen | 021 438 5972 paul @ electricink. co. za
Managing Editor Anne Duncan
Creative Director Elinore de Lisle
Commercial Manager Jono le Roux | 083 324 6576 jono @ electricink. co. za bikeruntri. co. za
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