Sunday morning we felt a bit bleak as the rain did not blow over during the night. We had to once again brave the cold and wet weather to get our legs spinning. We decided to ride in from town and then do a few single tracks in Jonkershoek. After kitting up and getting Strava running we hit the road.
The pedal to Jonkershoek was cold but not much rain. Once we got to the gate it started bucketing down. I could see the cold was getting the better of Arné but she just showed how tough she can be and pushed on to the top. Once there we took a break and took some photos of the epic clouds rolling over the mountains and small waterfalls running down the side of it.
We then moved on to "Never ending story" and I decided to ride behind Arné. I was so impressed to see how well she rides in such muddy and slippery conditions making light work of the tight switchbacks and flowing the bike over the roots and rocks with ease. I was so happy to see her having so much fun and really mastering her hardtail.
As we got to the bottom we moved onto the new "old" bottom section of "Never ending story". Not like I remembered it but it was ok. Not my style of single track but it is good to have more single track. Then we continued into an old river trail....worst mistake of the day. It was a river!
Getting out on the other side with a frown and a mouth full of dirt we had one more little climb to get the the lower Firehut trail. As we got to the top the excitement of hitting a nice loamy trail got to me. It was muddy and slippery and loose and my 2.1" Maxxis Crossmark made it more fun than what I could imagine. Going through corners letting the back end hang out and hitting roots making the bike slip all over the track. This run was slow, but damn wild! Had so much fun, my heart rate went through the roof! Arné also looks like she had a fun run down, I could see that since she had a smile...with mud on her teeth.
With one long sprint back home we started turning those cranks. Thinking of a hot shower and the Andorra World Cup race waiting for us there.
Thank you Arné for braving the weather with me and pinning it like a true champ! <3
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