DUESOUTH has taken its support of outdoor sport one step further by signing a sponsorship agreement with South Africa’s most prominent multi-sport and XTERRA athlete, Dan Hugo.

Top local and international XTERRA Warriors are currently gearing up for the highlight of the XTERRA SA Season, the exciting DUESOUTH XTERRA SA Championship presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT. Taking place at the picturesque Grabouw Country Club this coming weekend (Saturday, 26 February 2011), participants and spectators alike can look forward to a day filled with endless racing pleasure.

For a day filled with excitement head to Grabouw Country Club on Saturday, 26 February 2011 to see the best of the best battle it out for the coveted title of DUESOUTH XTERRA SA Champion.

This past Saturday I took part in the inaugural Mr Price Anchor Challenge in Fish Hoek, Cape Town. The Anchor Challenge comprises of a 25km mountain bike ride, a 10km surfski paddle, a 1.5km surf swim and a 12 km beach run. There are no transitions so you rest between each event. The strong South East wind unfortunately caused the surf ski leg to be canceled but remaining 3 legs went on as usual.

Only two weeks after acquiring his fourth XTERRA World Champion title, XTERRA legend Conrad Stoltz will be back in the saddle, this time doing his bit for charity at the second annual Contego Wines2Whales MTB Race taking place from Friday, 12 November 2010 until Sunday, 14 November 2010.

Conrad Stoltz has won a record 4th Xterra World Title this weekend in Maui. Conrad decimated the competition on the bike leg and sailed to a 5 minute victory over his closest rival. Fellow SA Xterra star Dan Hugo was the only athlete to stay with Conrad on the bike until a mechanical put him out of contention.

Port Elizabeth, September 1997. The location for the first race of the 5FM/Energade Sprint Triathlon Series of the season and all of the top SA triathletes were in town to flex their muscles. The usual suspects like Raynard Tissink, Glen Gore etc had all made the journey to the Friendly City to kick off their seasons and secure some points for the overall series title.

But the talk after the race was of a young Maties student who had decimated most of the field on the cycle leg finishing in a solid second place just behind the seemingly unbeatable Tissink.

Almost thirteen years have since passed and the name Lieuwe Boonstra is now synonymous with triathlon in South Africa. An internationally rated Xterra specialist, we were fortunate enough to speak to the charismatic Boonstra who juggles training and competition with a full-time job and busy life outside of the sport.