MOUNTAIN BIKE MAGAZINE • SUMMER 22 / 23
NEWSSTAND EDITION Pauline Ferrand-Prévot guns for the win at Les Gets by Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool
FNB WINES2WHALES EVENT EDITION Play day in Oak Valley by Sam Clark
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POINT OF VIEW 10 The ed connects with his clan
130 Matt Beers reports back on the roadie tactics at the inaugural Gravel World Championships
PHOTO GALLERY
12 Celebrate the spectacular places your bike can take you
83 Global Insta inspiration to get you amped to ride
TRAVEL & RACING
24 Elite racing : Dynamic racing at a full season of UCI World Cups and an exciting World Champs
34 Mexico : An urban adventure through colourful streets
44 FNB Wines2Whales : How the event has found its flow over 13 years of # SeriousGess
54 Valais : The Swiss canton is a mountain biker ’ s paradise
68 KAP sani2c : A DH racer soaks up the good vibes and cool trails
90 Absa Cape Epic : Old favourites and virgin trails for 2023
96 Around the Pot : What bike to use is as clear as mud on this 100 miler
104 Muratie : Play on the sweet slopes of the Simonsberg
116 Berg River : Take to the wild in the Groot Winterhoek
122 Great Karoo : A sweltering fundraiser in howling winds
125 Race diary : Crank your way through summer at these events across Southern Africa
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