STAGE 2

67 km | 1 350 m climbing 

Play Day, reimagined. Old favourites return, new features shine, and the balance of effort and exhilaration keeps the gees alive. 

Oak Valley’s vineyards set a fast tone before the climb to Rhys’s Rollercoaster, the new Toyota Cruise segment with berms for days, slingshotting riders into Intensity and onward to the iconic Sounds of Silence. Across the dam, the steady pull of Rietvlei leads to Witklippies, before gravity takes over with the Rietvlei Magic descent into Waterpoint 1 at the Paul Cluver Amphitheatre. 

Then the switchbacks bite, Cobra and Ystervark test handling skills before the climb through Pofadder and Tierkop. Waterpoint 2 at Jannie se Huise offers a brief reprieve before the Cherry Bypass and the bridges of the Amphitheatre, complete with music and refreshments. Just as the finish seems near, the Wave Runner arrives, sweeping bentwood structures, rolling whoops, and a ride unlike any other. From there, it is a flat-out to Oak Valley. Stage 2, pure fun, pure gees.