Six local cyclists took their positions in the starting line-up of the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz event Friday morning, 4 November, in hopes of achieving more than one type of win. They set out to take on the trails of the Cape Winelands in support of disadvantaged children living on the very farms through which the race route meanders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crossing the finish line on Sunday afternoon, the 5th, they secured a win in the form of a top-podium position but, most importantly, a significant win for the rural children of Raithby Primary School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the second year running, riders Linus van Onselen, Eben Espach, Carel Vosloo, Tobie van Heerden, Pierre-Henri Olivier and Hannes Hannekom came together to take on the three-stage mountain biking race in support of the Anna Foundation, a Winelands-based charity that works to support the holistic development of farm children through Education, Sports and Life-skills programmes facilitated on farms or at rural schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 2021 edition of the event the riders were able to raise seed-funding for the foundation to open a new after-school project at Raithby Primary, a farm school located in the small rural community of Raithby. At this year\u2019s event they set out to raise funds to enhance this new project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Linus van Onselen and Eben Espach \u2013 with a combined age of 131 years \u2013 secured an impressive victory in the Great Grandmasters category, the combined fundraising efforts of all riders ensured the foundation would be able to continue its newly founded project into 2023. And as in previous years, children involved in its projects on nearby farms were able to see these heroes reach the finish line, an experience which continues to be a huge inspiration for them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna Foundation founder and director Anna Brom said: \u201cAs an official charity of the FNB Wines2Whales we are absolutely delighted to be able to use this prestigious event as a platform to raise awareness for the work we do in rural and farming communities. It is fantastic to see the commitment to community development from such events as the FNB Wines2Whales and we are honoured to partner with them towards this goal.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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