2017 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar

South Africa is the capital of the mountain bike stage race world, with well over 50 stage races (and multiday single stage events) to choose from. It’s clear that proper planning is required. To ease your budget and leave planning, we’ve compiled a list of the mountain bike marathon stage races taking place in South Africa (and other parts of Africa) in 2017.

January

21 – 22: EuroSteel Drak Descent (Drakensberg) – Event Website

February

4 – 5: Fairtree Capital Simonsberg Contour (Western Cape) – Event Website

5 – 11 TransCape MTB (Western Cape) – Event Website

10 – 12: DUTOIT Tankwa Trek (Ceres, Western Cape) – Event Website

11 – 12: Lighthouse to Lighthouse (Gansbaai, Western Cape) – Event Website

17 – 19: Bridgestone Route 66 MTB Experience (Gauteng) – Event Website

17 – 19: Trans Outeniqua MTB (Great Brak River, Western Cape) – Event Website

18 – 19: Stanford MTB Tour (Western Cape) – Event Website

23 – 26: Knysnabull (Knysna, Western Cape) – Event Website

Photo credit: www.zooncronje.com

March

02 -05: PE PLETT The Tough One + Lite (Eastern Cape) – Event Website

19 – 26: ABSA Cape Epic (Western Cape) – Event Website

18 – 21: 3 Mountains Challenge (Clocolan, Free State) – Event Website

April

01 – 02: Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge (Kleinmond, Western Cape) – Event Website

08 – 09: The Cradle Mountain Trophy (Maropeng, Gauteng) – Event Website

21 – 23: Liberty Cape Winelands (Winelands, Western Cape) – Event Website

22 – 23: Cederberg 100 Miler – The Trek (Cederberg, Western Cape) – Event Website

21 – 29: Old Mutual joBerg2c (Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

28 – 30: Garden Route 300 (Knysna, Western Cape) – Event Website

28 – 30: Thirsti Extreme (Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

29 – 01 May: Klein-Aus Vista Mountain Bike Challenge (Namibia) – Event Website

29 – 02 May: Spar Sabie Experience (Mpumalanga) – Event Website

Photo Credit: Anthony Grote/ Gameplan Media

Photo Credit: Anthony Grote/ Gameplan Media

May

04 – 07: Glacier Cradle Traverse (Gauteng) – Event Website

06- 07: Houw Hoek MTB Tour (Western Cape) – Event Website

05 – 07: Gravel & Grape Extreme (Western Cape) – Event Website

06 – 07: Gravel & Grape Adventure (Western Cape) – Event Website

08 – 12: Tour de Braai (George, Western Cape) – Event Website

09 – 11: sani2c Trail (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

10 – 12: sani2c Adventure (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

11 – 13: sani2c Race (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

12 – 14: Croc2Croc (Mpumalanga) – Event Website

18 – 20: Trail & Trout (Gauteng/ Mpumalanga) – Event Website

20 – 21: Bike Girl 2 Day MTB (Oudtshoorn, Western Cape) – Event Website

20 – 21: Mpekweni MTB Stage Race (Eastern Cape) – Event Website

21 – 26: Windhoek Light Namib Quest (Nambia) – Event Website

25 – 28: PwC Great Zuurberg Trek (Eastern Cape) – Event Website

25 – 03 June: Race To Rhodes (Kwa-Zulu Natal to Eastern Cape) – Event Website

June

07 – 11: Grindrod Bank Pondo Pedal (Wild Coast, Eastern Cape) – Event Website

02 – 04: FNB 1Zambia MTB (Zambia) – Event Website

06 – 01 July: Freedom Challenge: Race Across South Africa – Event Website

09 – 11: Liberty Waterberg Encounter – Event Website

09 – 11 (Provisional): The Gem Diamonds Kalahari Challenge (Botswana) – Event Website

10 – 11: Dusi2c (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

16-18: The Greyt Escape (Greyton, Western Cape) – Event Website

17 – 20 (Provisional): 7 Passes (Garden Route, Western Cape) – Event Website

17 – 18: Fish River Sun MTB Challenge (Fish River Sun, Eastern Cape) – Event Website

24 – 25: RidetheBerg (Northern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

July

27 – 01 Aug: Nedbank Tour de Tuli (Botswana – Zimbabwe – South Africa) – Event Website

TBC: Imana Wild Ride (Wild Coast, Eastern Cape) – Event Website

Photo Credit: Oakpics.com

August

TBC: Glacier Storms River Traverse (Garden Route, Eastern Cape) – Event Website

17 – 20: iSimangaliso MTB (iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

31 – 02 Sep: Namaqua Quest MTB (Namaqualand) – Event Website

Photo Credit: Wayne Reiche

September

TBC: Potberg & De Hoop MTB (Western Cape) – Event Website

02 – 03: Greyton MTB Tour (Greyton, Western Cape) – Event Website

08 – 10: Ride2Nowhere (McGregor, Western Cape) – Event Website

TBC: Staalwater MTB Challenge (Caledon, Western Cape) – Event Website

21- 23: Dr Evil Classic (Western Cape) – Event Website

22 – 24: Wagon & Spear (North Coast, KwaZulu- Natal) – Event Website

29 – 01 Oct: Lormar Endurance MTB Tour: Farm Trail (Eastern Cape) – Event Website

29 – 01 Oct: Isuzu 3 Towers (Mpumalanga) – Event Website

29 – 01 Oct: Varsity MTB Challenge (Paarl, Western Cape) – Event Website

TBC: Route 99 MTB Experience (Gauteng) – Event Website

Photo credit: www.zooncronje.com

October

02- 07: Lesotho Sky (Lesotho) – Event Website

03 – 05: Lormar Endurance MTB Tour: Sheep Trail (Eastern Cape) – Event Website

06 – 08: Berg & Bush Descent (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

10 – 12: Berg & Bush Great Trek (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

12 – 14: The INYATSI Swazi Frontier (Swaziland) – Event Website

20 – 22: The U MTB Stage Race (Piket-Bo-Berg, Western Cape) – Event Website

14 – 15: Berg & Bush 2 Day (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website

15 – 21: Cape Pioneer Trek (Western Cape) – Event Website

23-28: Wild Corridor I (Eastern/ Western Cape) – Event Website

27 – 29: FNB Wines2Whales Adventure (Western Cape) – Event Website

30 – 01 Nov: FNB Wines2Whales Ride (Western Cape) – Event Website

30-04 Nov: Wild Corridor II (Eastern/ Western Cape) – Event Website

November

03 – 05: FNB Wines2Whales Race (Western Cape) – Event Website

18-19: To Hell And Back (Western Cape) – Event Website

25 – 26: Origin of Trails (Stellenbosch, Western Cape) – Event Website

TBC: The Magalies Adventure (Gauteng) – Event Website

TBC: The Munga – Event Website

December

01 – 03: Sondela Family 3 Day Stage Race (Bela-Bela, Limpopo) – Event Website