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XTERRA World Champion joins the Contego Wine2Whales charity drive

Press Release / 11.11.2010

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.

Forming part of the 'Ride with the Champs' initiative, Stoltz will replace Pasella Presenter Dieter Voigt, who recently had to withdraw due to injury. According to Stoltz, up until now his only association with the Songo.info charity was through fellow world champions, Christoph Sauser and Burry Stander. "I am really happy to finally be given an opportunity to do something in support of this awesome charity. This will literally be my first time back on the bike since the XTERRA World Champs in Hawaii. I am planning to take part in a few local mountain biking events shortly and will use the Wines2Whales race as a means to get back in form. I've heard that the route has great technical sections (I am really looking forward to these) and amazing scenic sections. I am really happy to be back home and look forward to racing with my partner, Noel Wright," says Stoltz.

The 2010 Contego Wines2Whales MTB Race will see top athletes such as Christoph Sauser (Olympic medalist), Burry Stander (former Under-23 World MTB), Conrad Stoltz (four time XTERRA World Champion) and Dan Hugo (South African multi-sport champion and top ranked international XTERRA athlete) take part in support of the "RIDE WITH THE CHAMPIONS" initiative. This initiative gave riders the opportunity to bid to compete with one of these four stars. Proceeds of the auction will go towards three very worthy charities, namely the JAG Foundation (an organisation focusing on education and sport development at grassroots), Songo.info (a charity focusing on bringing sport to the Kayamandi township of Stellenbosch) and local community programmes en-route.

BID RESULTS
Carel Vosloo will team up with Christoph Sauser
Johan Roos will team up with Burry Stander
Noel Wright will team up with Conrad Stoltz
Marcel Joubert will team up with Dan Hugo

Event Information
STAGE ONE: Friday, 12 November 2010
DISTANCE: 70km
Start Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) – 08h00
End Grabouw Country Club

STAGE TWO: Saturday, 13 November 2010
DISTANCE: 75km
Start Grabouw Country Club – 08h00
End Grabouw Country Club

STAGE THREE: Sunday, 14 November 2010
DISTANCE: 85km
Start Grabouw Country Club – 08h00
End Onrus Caravan Park, Hermanus

WIN WIN WIN ~ KTM Bike Industries has added additional excitement with the unveiling of the KTM Score Comp mountain bike that will be up for grabs after Stage Two (Saturday, 13 November 2010) of the Contego Wines2Whales MTB Race. Valued at R34 000, all Race participants stand the chance to win this magnificent machine granted that they are present to claim their prize. If they are not present, a new name will be drawn. The draw will take place in the main marquee at the race village.

For more information on the Contego Wines2Whales MTB Race contact Stillwater Sport & Entertainment on 086 138 3591, visit www.wines2whales.co.za or e-mail w2w@stillwatersports.com