

Mariske Strauss's Wild Ride
Mariske, you've had a couple of crazy years. We have known you for so long as a lovable star of SA MTBing – a five-time SA Champion, a four-time Continental Champion, winner of multiple Cape Epic podiums and stages, and so much more – but you had to take a sudden step back from racing when you were diagnosed with myocarditis at age 32 in February 2023. Talk us through your diagnosis and how it turned your world upside down… Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be di




























