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CAPE EPIC EDITION Who will claim yellow in Val de Vie this year ? by Sam Clark

POINT OF VIEW 10 The ed is stoked to be African

162 Endurance rider Ingrid Avidon gets MacGyvered on the Freedom Trail

ADVENTURES ON A BIKE

24 Kruger Park : A dream ride through the African bushveld delivered extraordinary encounters

46 St Helena : Saffa filmmakers and an enduro pro did some far-out biking on this remote Atlantic island

56 Davos Klosters : Swiss daredevils bombed down Alpine slopes to claim the singletrack world record

66 Southern Cape : Zane Schmahl explored new and lesser-known trails for a ton of biking fun this summer

80 Lebanon : Trials legend Kenny Belaey tackled the country ’ s famous mountain trail on two wheels

142 Argentina : Free-riding explorer Alban Aubert climbed to 6 000m in the remote Cerro Laguna Blanca

PHOTO GALLERY

14 Soak up the soul of the sport with these rad visuals

65 Insta-inspiration from MTB lovers across the globe

RIDERS WE LIKE

60 Loana Lecomte : The young Frenchwoman looked peerless on the UCI World Cup circuit

136 Team PYGA Euro Steel : How DNA can reveal some winning advice

146 Zandri Strydom : Meet the young lightning bolt from Nelspruit

156 Matthew Scott : The KZN learner who ’ s lighting up Junior races

WINES2WHALES EDITION Alan Hatherly plays among the pallets on day 2 by Nick Muzik

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