The coastal village of Pringle Bay, situated at approximately 34°22′ South and 18°49′ East, is defined by the dominant presence of Hangklip Mountain. Located roughly 30 nautical miles across the water from Cape Point, this landmark has functioned as a central reference point for human activity spanning hundreds of millennia.
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This substantial and enthusiast-driven volume offers a wide-ranging survey of cycling as a sport in South Africa, written unmistakably by insiders for fellow devotees. Cycling has not attracted a large body of historical writing, and where it has, popular narratives—most notoriously those surrounding Lance Armstrong—have tended to dominate.
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The building was designed in 1934 by Emily & Williamson for an International insurance company which used the “aegis”, the shield of Jupiter (Father of the Roman Gods) and Minerva (Goddess of Wisdom and War.) The storeys rise higher and higher until almost out of sight, and draw the eyes upward to the stepped roof line and the sky, the abode of the Gods.