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SA champ powers to G2C victory

The BUCO G2C Gravel/Mountain Bike Race is riding high as one of the premier cycling races in the province after experiencing an uptick in the number of participating cyclists ensuring another action-packed edition that finished at the…

A big thumbs-up for G2C spectacle

The annual G2C Mountain Bike Race is fast becoming the premier MTB cycle event in the province and a sought-after competition, with a SA road cycling champion having participated and winning the 70km women’s race. SA U23 road cycling…

IN A RUSH: Juane van Zyl (#53) and Zibele Bhoyi (#194) rush around a bushy bend during the early stages of the BUCO G2C (Grahamstown to Sea) mountain bike race on Sunday. After tackling a few kilometres of gravel road and single track, the two riders were within sight of the twisty, tarred Woesthill Pass road. Juane went on to win the 58km event. Picture: SID PENNEY.

Festive finish for tenth G2C

The cyclists who completed the 2022 BUCO G2C mountain bike race last Sunday enjoyed a hero’s welcome at the event’s new Port Alfred Country Club finish. An enthusiastic crowd lined BUCO’s colourful finishing chute to cheer cyclists to the…

YOUR G2C HERO’S WELCOME: Talk of the Town’s Beaulette Blom, Bryan Smith and Khanyisa Daweti will be at the finish of the G2C cycle race on Sunday 6 November. Bring your G2C team to the TOTT gazebo for a photo and look out on the G2C and TOTT Facebook pages for galleries and results. Picture: Sue Maclennan

Your G2C photo-(at the)-finish!

As your official G2C Media Sponsor, Talk of the Town will be taking photos at the finish of the G2C cycle race this Sunday. Look out for us on the finish line in our (new!) black golf shirts, or head over to the TOTT gazebo for a group…

How to get from G to C

Your route guide to the G2C (Grahamstown to Sea) mountain bike event on 6 November 2022 The first few kilometres take you from Makhanda’s Industrial Area (Rautenbach Road) up a climb to the top of Mountain Drive. There are around 10…

G2C Schools Challenge

Reduced entry fee for scholars This is the third year that Makana Residents Association has organised the G2C in partnership with BUCO. The mountain bike event on Sunday 6 November has two race distances: 58km and 75km. Older high school…

The BUCO G2C mountain bike race from Makhanda to Port Alfred takes place on 6 November 2022. File photo (2020)

Get set for the G2C

The BUCO G2C cycle race will take place on Sunday 6 November 2022. The popular annual event, now in its 9th year, sees scores of cyclists pedal from Makhanda to Port Alfred (Grahamstown is the “G” of the G2C). As the official media…