TRAIL

TURBO Mamba

Nicky Booyens is our shortest cover athlete ever, but her stature does not detract from her turbo speed, multisport achievements, nor her adventurous spirit.

Nicky describes herself as "An endurance junkie who is always looking for a bigger, tougher and more extreme challenge to take on."

This explains why she wears a broad smile during harsh races, whether it's the 400km Munga Trail, 450km Expedition India, or 260km Cullinan2Toonteldoos MTB race. Endurance? Check. Tough? Check. Extreme? Checkitty check.

We hope that you all learn something new about your favourite Turbo Dwarf.

Turbo by name and nature

Team Mutual Safes (a cycling squad) was

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