Mountain bike trial designer

Meurant Botha started mountain bike riding when he was 16 years old. Ten years he has started the first company in South Africa to design mountain bike trails. His latest creation runs through vineyards, pine forests, farm lands and the Boschendal valley. It was the 55km trail for the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay MTB Challenge recently. In the mid-1990s, Meurant was part of a mountain bike stunt display team and went to London. When he returned home, he was unemployed and got involved in the building of the World Cup downhill course in Stellenbosch. This led to the founding of Dirtopia the mountain bike event management company that he runs with his wife.