Get your entries in for sani2c

FOLLOWING his Absa African Men Jersey triumph at the recently concluded Absa Cape Epic, Team NAD Pro MTB’s Matt Beers will be back at the 2019 KAP sani2c for a shot at defending the title that he won with Nico Bell in 2018.

This year’s event takes place from 14 to 18 May with the competitive race starting on the 16th as riders make their way from the base of Sani Pass in the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg to Scottburgh over three days.

Beers claimed his first sani2c victory in 2018 in an exciting edition of the race, finishing ahead of the Team DSV duo of Gert Heyns and Arno du Toit while the PYGA Euro Steel pair of Matthys Beukes and Julian Jessop finished third.

Going into the showdown as the defending champion isn’t something that Beers has given too much thought to coming off a gruelling Cape Epic.

“I guess it is easier doing something for the first time because there might be less expectation. It isn’t as easy to back up a win but I always think that it is what you make of it in your head. If you don’t think about being defending champion too much then it puts less pressure on you,” he added philosophically.

The NAD Pro combinations haven’t been finalised for the sani2c, but you can be sure that however they line up they will be a threat. Beers knows that their work is going to be cut out for them at one of the country’s premier three day races.

“It is also good training because it isn’t as taxing on your body when you compare a seven day road race to a seven day mountain biking race,” Beers explained.

To enter the event, visit: www.sani2c.co.za.

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