This weekend will see 15 mountain bikers riding 100km for the DNA Project in the Houwhoek MTB tour 2012 to raise awareness on the importance of crime scene preservation and passing DNA legislation in South Africa.

Vanessa Lynch with teammates Marina and Francesca training for the Houwhoek

I will be part of the team and will keeping everyone up to date on facebook and twitter, so watch this space and give us your support!

Stage 1 starts in Houwhoek at 08h00 on Saturday 5 May 2012. This stage includes the Lebanon, Thandi, Paul Cluver and Oak Valley single tracks (one being “Pofadder” a 100m wooden roller coaster trail, squeezed between high rocks and a waterfall) and finishes at the Houw Hoek Inn.

Stage 2 starts same time on Sunday 6 May 2012 from the Houw Hoek Inn. The route will take us down the historic Katpass, along the Botriver, on single tracks that link the four historic cottages on Bot river farm, along the Karwyderskraal gravel road.

Team members Gareth and Stuart, hoping this won't happen this weekend!

At the end of this road we get a beautiful view of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, down the Valley on single tracks, up Hamilton Russel, onto Rotary View Drive to get another stunning view of Walker Bay and the opportunity to stop at the Hamilton Russel Celebration table to have a good glass of wine to celebrate the achievement with our friends!

Catch us in the mountains!

Vanessa and The DNA Project Team

This is our fabulous new cycling shirt designed for us by Marina Brinkmann – anyone wanting to order a shirt to help us raise awareness please contact Maya Moodley on maya@dnaproject.co.za (shirts will be sold at cost price at approximately R420/shirt excl. post and packaging).

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