March 16, 2012 (Pietermaritzburg, RSA) – The men’s and women’s cross-country races get underway on Saturday for XC #1 of the UCI MTB World Cup series in South Africa beginning at 9am local time with the U23 Men’s race followed by the Elite Women (11:30 am), the Elite Men (2pm), the U23 Women (4:30pm) and Junior Women (4:31pm) – the Junior Men race on Sunday at 9:30am local time. Here’s a selection of photos of Canadian riders training earlier today.