After his strong start to the season was derailed by illness, professional mountain biker and Helderkruin homeboy Pieter Seyffert will be searching for his best form at the three-day Liberty Waterberg Encounter near Bela-Bela in Limpopo this weekend.
The 30-year-old set the tone for his season when he teamed up with Travis Walker to steamroll the opposition at the seven-day TransCape in February.
In late April, he rode to a strong podium finish in the mixed section at the Winelands Encounter alongside former national road champion An-Li Kachelhoffer.
However, after a wet sani2c early last month, his health took a turn for the worse.
That resulted in him having to withdraw from the Great Zuurberg Trek in May, a race he had won in 2015.
He returned to competition at last weekend’s Magalies Monster as the defending champion, but struggled towards the end to finish fifth.
Pieter said he was slowly working his way back to full fitness and had been doing some light training as he was mindful of not overexerting himself ahead of the Liberty Waterberg Encounter, in partnership with Stanlib.
Pieter who will be making his debut at the event, said he was keen to test his legs on a route characterised by Jeep tracks, rocky outcrops, flowing downhills, river crossings and single-track. He will line up for the start at the Sondela Nature Reserve alongside his father, Johann, who is a strong mountain biker with several Ironman races under the belt. Stage one will take participants to the Elements Private Golf Estate, where day two will start and finish. The final day will see the field head back to Sondela.
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