OMARURU
30 APRIL 2022.

For the love of cycling, 44 cyclists took on the first ever 2022 Brandberg Mountain Crystal MTB Challenge starting in Omaruru ending in the mining town of Uis in the Erongo region.

Starting at 06h00 on a cool morning in front of the Central Hotel Omaruru the riders knew that had a long way to reach the finishing line at Uis close to the Brandberg.

The organisers did a sterling job setting out the various distances ranging from 74km (men and women) 160km (men and women ) with the main challenge stretching 210km from Omaruru, via a scenic route through a game reserve to Okambahe next to the dry Omaruru river from there to Omatjette and the final stretch to Uis where a cold beer and a warm welcome awaited them.

It was the sleepy village of Okambahe that enjoyed the cyclists when hearing about the distances they these brave cyclists took on from Omaruru ending much later in Uis.

Though the route was tough the scenery keeps on changing frequently from mountains to grasslands and small villages to the well known white sands of Uis where the finishing line awaited them.

The weather played along well, and this area that is world renowned for its extreme heat offered perfect weather conditions for the cyclists.
I guess the light and unsuspected rain the previous day offered some relief making the challenge a bit bearable.

Team MMN was fortunate enough to be part of the media team to capture the scenery, sweat and the warm welcome at the finishing line.

well done to the organisers, cyclists, sponsors and officials.

Music by:
It's only worth it if you work for it. ( NEFFEX) Instrumental )
Outside the Universe - Joel Cummins, Chris Meyers and Andy Farag

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