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32 Lapland : A bike tour ( with saunas and northern lights ) through a resplendent autumn landscape
82 Mauritius : The island vibes and volcanic trails of the Colin Mayer Tour
92 The Alps : From Chamonix to Zermatt on an e-bikepacking adventure
SAFFA TRAILS
28 Polkadraai Bike Park : A sick skills park for kids of all ages
46 Wine Lands Playpark : A matrix of rad rides through the vineyards of the Western Cape
66 KZN Battlefields : Biking through history on a remote ride in Zululand
74 PE Plett : Good vibes and even better trails in the Eastern Cape
98 Wines2Whales : A picturesque ride through the Overberg
101 Race diary : Crank your way from autumn through to spring
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MANAGING EDITOR Anne Duncan
CREATIVE DIRECTOR Elinore de Lisle
PHOTOGRAPHY Moritz Ablinger , Dom Barnardt , Martin Bissig , Xavier Briel , Hayden Brown , Sam Clark , Zoon Cronje , Jose Duch , Daphney Dupré , Matt du Toit , FS Media , Em Gatland , Tobias Ginsberg , Shaun Glover , Anthony Grote , Jon Ivins , Xavier Koenig , Wilhelm Lilge , Jaques Marais , Nick Muzik , Oakpics , Dimitri Rault , Mark Sampson , Kevin Sawyer , Shift Media , Eras Smit , Robert Snow , Hendrik Steytler , Kelvin Trautman , Marzelle van der Merwe , Sage Lee Voges , Frederic Voigt , John-Louis West , Bartek Wolinski
CONTRIBUTORS Alban Aubert , Lukas Baum , Gerhard Czerner , Glen Haw , TJ Haw , Kim Le Court , Matt Lombardi , Vera Looser , Marleen Lourens , Micko O ’ Byrne , David Palmer , Theresa Ralph , Sam Sanders , Matt Scott , Conrad Stoltz , Zandri Strydom , Max Sullivan , Luke Van Ees , Amy Wakefield
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