{"id":68300,"date":"2019-09-13T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/epic-weer-in-wellington-20190911-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T20:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T18:11:57","slug":"epic-weer-in-wellington-20190911-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/epic-weer-in-wellington-20190911-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic weer in Wellington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wellington is weer as \u2019n gasheerdorp vir die 2020- Absa Cape Epic-bergfietsren aangewys en hoop om aanstaande jaar weer die louere as topsportbestemming in te oes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Di\u00e9 Drakensteinse dorp het verlede jaar die prys vir die dorp met die beste gees vir die 2018- Absa Cape Epic gewen, met die Ho\u00ebrskool en Laerskool Hugenote wat die prys vir die beste verhoogligging ontvang het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die beroemde Absa Cape Epic in 2020 is \u2019n wedren wat iets van alles opdis. 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