The News24 Karoo Burn

Gravel bike vs Mountain bike | Conquer the longest straight gravel road in South Africa on 25 February 2023

[Dryland @DrylandZA]

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[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

From waterpoint 4, as the hot African sun started to set, it was time to climb the Katpakkies pass.

With 170km completed, the riders had to dig deep as physical and emotional challenges took over.
#KarooBurn

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Avoiding the corrugations were key to save your hands and that sensitive area that attached you to the saddle! Riders swung off the R355 at the 170km mark at the famous Tankwa Padstal after much needed hydration and headed up the brutal, but majestic, Katbakkies Pass.
#KarooBurn

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From waterpoint 1 only 49km stood in the way of reaching the next waterpoint at 111km at the Halfway House.
Even though the first 111km is just a warmup, some of the sections on the gravel road hid rocky shards that can shred a tyre in an instant, so caution was critical.

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Starting in the Great Karoo town of Calvinia, the route headed onto the longest straight gravel road in South Africa – the R355.
After an initial climb out of Calvinia, the course dropped down reaching the first waterpoint at the 62km mark at Rooiputs.

@News24 #KarooBurn

[TREAD - Mountain Biking With Soul @TREAD_Media]

DAY, DE VILLIERS BATTLE HEADWINDS TO WIN KAROO BURN
Dusty Day and Yolande de Villiers emerged victorious in a war of attrition against the wind, as much as against the brutal R355 gravel road over 242km at the 2023 News24 Karoo Burn.
https://t.co/dN4YnUeu3x

[Bike Hub @bikehubber]

Dusty Day and Yolande de Villiers emerged victorious in a war of attrition against the wind, as much as against the brutal R355 gravel road, at the 2023 News24 @karooburn yesterday

https://t.co/PBkGvNa54O

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Read all about how the 2023 @News24 #KarooBurn unfolded here 👇 https://t.co/uz30z35DCr

[Diverge @Diverge_info]

Dusty Day and Yolande de Villiers won the 2023 @News24 @karooburn yesterday. The pair best battled the headwind, which blew relentlessly throughout the 242km race, to take the solo men's and women's titles, respectively. Read all about the race here: https://t.co/27QVZnN24o

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Here's what @YolandeDV7 had to say upon winning the @News24 #KarooBurn.

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Yolande de Villiers takes the 2023 @News24 #KarooBurn title! The women's champ was 6th across the line overall.

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

The winning men's team: DVCC Kirkmack Racing's Shawn Kirschner and Andrew Stam crossing the Kaleo finish line. #KarooBurn

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Yolande de Villiers raced to a commanding victory in the women's race, besting Bianca Silberbauer by 43 minutes. Magan Hanekom was 3rd. #KarooBurn

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Bianca Silberbaur finishes second!
#KarooBurn

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2023 @News24 #KarooBurn solo men's podium results:

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CP van Wyk rounds out the podium!
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Dusty Day with some input from Jaco Davel talks us through the 2023 @News24 #KarooBurn.

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

The 2022 champion Jaco Davel had to settle for second this year. #KarooBurn

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Dusty Day takes the 2023 @News24 #KarooBurn title in 9 hours and 27 minutes!

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Leading quartet into water point 4, at 168km together. But Dusty Day was quicker out than CP van Wyk & Roelof du Plessis. Bennie Viljoen taking his time and loses the group, probably completely. #KarooBurn

[The News24 Karoo Burn @karooburn]

Chase group with the leading woman, Yolande de Villiers, are 22 minutes down at water point 4, 168km in. The group contains Brian Brummer and Jacques Steyn. #KarooBurn