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| The "Oranje-Bullet" primed and ready for 230km of fun. |
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| As are the Giant and the Cannondale. |
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| Organized chaos reigns while packing. |
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| The bike rack got its own bed too. |
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| Not the Hilton. |
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| But certainly functional in the true sense of the word. |
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| We were warned. And obeyed. |
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| "Hello my skat." |
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| "Wat makeur in hierdie gemors?" |
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| Boxes packed and ready for their respective checkpoints. |
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| No talking is normally allowed, but the school made an exception for the riders. |
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| Protein meets carbohydrate. |
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| Is that a smile or a grimace? |
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| Mitch and Martin fuelling up for the next day. |
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| Jason Bailey 1: the master of multi-tasking. |
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| "Troepe! Troepe! Maak 'n lyn!" |
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| Rolling out for a 1km warmup. |
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| Pharmachoice North meets Pharmachoice South. |
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| "Waar is my Americano?" |
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| If looks could kill, they would. |
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| View from the coffee shop. |
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| Mountain bikes have bigger wheels these days. |
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| Superman and his boots. |
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| Our 5339.co.uk friends and their ever-faithful support driver. |
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| These guys are Baviaans veterans, with more top placings over the years than anyone. |
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| The Beast makes his entrance. |
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| Last year's winner, Timo Cooper ready for action. |
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| As is his co-winner in 2011, Geddan Ruddock. |
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| Riccardo Stermin is ready, after a 700km ride into Namibia with Trevor Seinen a few weeks earlier. |
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| Flood damage in Harlem. |
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| The view above Hankey. |
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| Checkpoint 5 at Hadleigh. |
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| The calm before the storm. |
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| 5339.co.uk at Hadleigh and holding a top five position. |
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| The Beast enters with hs second Gerrit alongside |
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| Last years winners had bad luck, after missing CP2 and having to ride 5km back to the point whilst holding second. |
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| Jurie Els on board the first tandem. |
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| Timo and Geddan decided to call it a day at Hadleigh after their 10km detour earlier in the race. |
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| Gus and Helmut from Johannesburg having a good ride, ending up with a superb 10hr13min finish. |
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| And ably supported by Claire. |
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| Riders would finish late into the night and well into the next morning. |
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| Box collection prior to departing for home. |
