RACE REVIEW
taming the
tropics
Adam Veysey is a self-confessed “weekend warrior” who relies on
popular stage races to motivate his early morning training rides.
After hearing about the three-day Grit Colin Mayer Tour in Mauritius,
Adam couldn’t resist taking on this new challenge, and headed off
with his brother as his ride partner.
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4-6 October 2019
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fter turning 40 some years
ago, I needed a way to keep
relatively fi t and healthy. It
started with a few one- and
two-day events, like the Houw Hoek Tour,
Greyton Tour, Tiletoria Elgin Valley MTB and
Stanford MTB Tour, then progressed to the
fantastic Wines2Whales. Besides the small
customary prize of a great post-training-
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ride coff ee, to get 50km or so under my
belt each time made me feel like I was
actually doing something good for myself
and my body.
I’d never ridden any mountain bike
routes or events outside South Africa, so
when I heard about the Colin Mayer Tour
(CMT) – a newish three-day MTB tour in
Mauritius – the thought of riding in some
of the mountains, forests and beaches
of the island intrigued me. I’d already
entered Wines2Whales, and the CMT was
scheduled for three weeks prior, so I was
up for a double challenge in October, which
meant upping my training game.
It’s fairly easy to enter the CMT, even
though there are only about 300 two-
rider teams. The organisers love having