The quaint towns of Hermanus and Stanford came alive on Saturday as the inaugural Pura Soda Race 2 Stanford kicked off with a chilly but turquoise clear & calm 1.9km swim in and around the Hermanus New Harbour. Athletes then cycled a challenging 90km bike ride through the beautiful Hemel en Aarde Valley, up Shaws Pass and back (up and) down into Stanford where the iconic Village Green ...

3 of SA’s top long distance triathletes will go head to head at the inaugural Pura Soda Race 2 Stanford this weekend on 18 November. 5x Ironman 70.3 champion Matt Trautman who is coming off a remarkable recovery after being hit by a car in February will be racing his first half iron distance since the accident. Trautman’s legendary friend ...