Spur School MTB league at Paul Roos

On Saturday the 1st of September Paul Roos Gymnasium will be hosting the 4th and final leg of the Western Cape Spur School MTB League.

The Paul Roos MTB Team put a lot of hard work into the track, by building some new singletrack sections in Coetzenburg (just above Paul Roos). After months of hard work and negotiating with land owners we finally put out a 3,7km lap, starting and finishing at Paul Roos. The lap will include: tar roads, gravel roads, singletrack uphills, fast flowing singletrack downhills, fun jumps and berms and some urban riding through the school grounds.

Here are some pics of the track:

FULL DETAILS:
WHERE: Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch 

DATE: Saturday 1 September 2012

DISTANCE of lap: 3,7km

ENTRY FEE: R40 for all categories (Entries taken on the day at registration)

REGISTRATION: from 07:30 at Paul Roos

PROVISIONAL CATEGORIES / START TIME:

Nipper Boys (10 years and under) 1 lap

09H00

Nipper Girls (10 years and under) 1 lap

09H00

Sprog Boys (11–12) 2 laps

09H20

Sprog Girls (11 –12) 2 laps

09H20

Sub-Junior Boys (13–14) 3 laps

10H00

Youth Boys (15-16) 4 laps

10H45

ALL Girls (13-14/15-16) 2 laps; Girls (17-18) 3 laps

11H30

Junior Men (17-18) 5 laps

12H10

PRIZE-GIVING

13H15

Drinks and snacks will be available at Paul Roos.

See link for directions:
http://www.paulroos.co.za/vind-ons-find-us/

Come join us for a fun day of MTB Racing and support the stars of tomorrow!

PRG vs Grey MTB Race

Getting ready for the big race

So this weekend was a “biggie” for the Paul Roos Mountain Bike Team. It was our annual interschools against Grey College in Bloemfontein, and boy, was it some race. Everyone’s training year round finally paid off…

As the race was due to take place on Friday the 17^th , the 16 hour bus ride commenced on Thursday morning, quarter to 4, any cyclists worst time of the day! As the team slumped back into their luxurious seats, the bus ride was over when everyone pened up their eyes. Finally….Bloem… Some stayed in the hostel at Grey College, and some was hosted by learners of Grey College at their homes. Doesn’t matter where you were staying, everyone gave it their best to ensure our comfort, and I can say with honesty that it was the best stay in Bloem EVER!

THE TEAM

On Friday morning, the team’s bikes arrived in Bloem, having been transported by our coach, Oom Corrie Muller, who we ow a huge thanks for his part in this event. Now, warmup time, then race time. The track consisted of nothing other than rocks. The 29’ers were looking smug when they saw this...

All in all the course was technical beyond belief, and Grey dished out the best they could offer us. Dodging the rocks, completing the technical rocky ascents, can only be declared as FUN. Everyone enjoyed the race, and the outcome came in a victory for PRG, with Jannes Buijs taking 1^st place followed closely by Dean Morgan in 3^rd in the Junior race. The youth’s being wrapped up by Harrie Malan and Stephan Senekal  taking 1^st and 2^nd.

The Start

The hockey the Friday night and the MTBing on the (Very Cold) Saturday morning, provided everyone with memories to keep. We owe a big thanks to Grey College for organizing the event, and we look forward to them coming to visit us in 2013! Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible, and most of all, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!! - Dean Morgan

Paul Roos GEES

Thanks to @PaulRoos_Gym on twitter for all the pics and updates during the race.

Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Grey Bloem 2012

Jannes Buijs

Twintig van Paul Roos se top bergfietsryers neem aankomende Vrydag deel aan wat ons almal ken as ‘n epiese stryd. Die jaarlikse Grey interskole! Laas jaar was Grey se poging tot sukses in Stellenbosch  ‘n mislukking en Paul Roos het die oorwinning met gemak behaal. Tog is vanjaar se interskole ‘n perd van ‘n ander kleur...

Bloemfontein se dun lug speel ‘n groot rol en laat die manne behoorlik na hulle asems snak, gelukkig het van ons fietsryers vanjaar al in Pretoria deelgeneem en sal dit nie ‘n groot probleem wees nie. Die baan is ook baie meer klipperig en stowwerig – iets waaraan ons nie baie gewoond op die oomblik is nie (Ons hou te veel van die modder in Stellies.)

Edward Best

Soos ons almal weet het Bloemfontein ‘n gebrek aan berge...Die grootste bult is oppad na Mimosa Mall en sorg nie vir enige opwinding nie. Ons is veral bekend vir ons bergfiets klim vermoë, maar gaan die Grey manne geen kanse gun op die vlaktes nie. Die span is slag gereed en volgens Edward Best, een van Paul Roos se top bergfietsryers, sal nie een van die bogenoemde vir Paul Roos kan kelder nie.

Paul Roos fietsry het ‘n briljante seisoen sover met Edward Best wat gekies is om Suid-Afrika te verteenwoordig by die UCI Wêreld-Beker in Pietermaritzburg vroeër vanjaar. Stephan Senekal, Matthew Lombardi, Harrie Malan, Jannes Buijs, Dean Morgan en Stian Venter het tussen die ses van hulle ‘n hele paar podium- posisies verower by die WP asook SA –ligas. Paul Roos loop ook tans voor in die Spur-bergfietskompetisie.

Old boy: Hanno Lategan

Hanno Lategan , ‘n oud Paul Rooser asook gewese eerste-span fietsryer het die volgende te sê gehad:

“ Oor die algemeen dink ek ons het ‘n baie sterk span wat enige dag vir enige skool kan aanvat, so ons is nie bang vir Grey nie. ”

Old Boy: Ehlers Smit

Een ding is verseker: Paul Roos bergfietsry is besig om nuwe hoogtes te bereik as gevolg van die geweldige harde werk en ondersteuning wat ons as basis het. Alle aanmoediging vir die Paul Roos fietsryers is welkom en ons kort die Paul Roos massas daar! - Willem Marais

Foto's deur Inus Grobler: PRG vs Grey MTB 2010

Spur High School MTB League #3

So Delvera….Memories are to be found there! This weekend the 3^rd race in the Spur Highschool’s MTB League, was held there. The weather: perfect. The course: even more so. The riders’ enthusiasm: EXTRAORDINARY! The PRG MTB Racing Team was ‘amped’ to get out there and test out their fitness levels, with the up and coming finals and nationals in the series.

The course followed a new designed route, which involved lots of climbing, and technical descending, accommodating riders of all skill levels. The tight and twisty turns on the Delvera Pump Track, was such to give the riders the adrenaline rush they where after.

The Youth race was dominated by Harrie Malan and Matthew Lombardi, both from PRG, taking 1^st and 2^nd place in the race. Michael Lord also had an awesome race and ended in 4^th place after being held up by a spectator in the final sprint (next time he'll be on the podium ;) ). Dean Morgan took 3^rd place in the Junior race, and was closely followed by Edward Best in 5^th. All in all, a FANTASTIC race organized by Meurant Botha, simulating a world cup event on a small scale for the youth of today! We look forward to the rest of this exhilarating series and to hosting the Final race of the League, on the 1^st of September at Paul Roos Gymnasium. 

Results of Paul Roosers:

Sub-Junior Men

5th Hendrik Venter

Youth Men:

1st Harrie Malan

2nd Matthew Lombardi

4th Michael Lord

7th Daniel Binedell

13th Ian Lategan

Junior Men:

3rd Dean Morgan

5th Edward Best

9th Bethel Muller

10th Johan Pretorius

11th Gerben Draaier

13th Carel Coetzer

For full results see: http://www.amarider.co.za/dyn_files/aff2_74k2vck0.pdf

Here are some pics by Old Boy, Hanno Lategan:

Old boys and Steph supporting Matt & Harrie

Steph supporting from the sideline

Michael putting the hammer down

Matt taking 2nd place

Michael taking 4th (3rd) place

Old boy, Jurgens Uys bought some ground on Delvera

The Paul Roos train

Dean setting the pace

Edward in the hurt box

Supporters cheering Eddy on

Johan Pretorius taking on the mud

Arty

Old boy, Freddy "Indiana Jones" Stephens

Dean Morgan coming in 3rd

Youth Men podium - 1st Harrie Malan, 2nd Matt Lombardi, 3rd  Juri De Bruyn

Junior Men podium - 1st Paul Rodenbach, 2nd Carel Esterhuyse, 3rd Dean Morgan