This coming Sunday, 24 April sees the first round of the Junior Eliminator Series for Western Province taking place at Bloemendal Wine Estate. For those who participated in last years event or if you have ever ridden the trails will know riders are in for a great course which promises to provide plenty of exciting racing action for spectators.
We have a completely new track this year which will test the riders all round abilities from powering up a climb, riding smooth lines in the single track and tactically knowing when to open up the final sprint.
Entries for round one close this Friday 22 April at 5pm, already we have 23 schools being represented and a host of first time competitors especially in the two new age categories of u/10 and u/12. Enter online now: www.onemovement.co.za
We have a ton of incredible prizes up for grabs at each event from our sponsors Trek Bikes, Fox Racing, Skullcandy, Frog Bikes, Bontrager, OGIO and GoPro. Raffle draws will take place at each event so that every entrant stands a chance to win. For the podium finishers in each age group their is some great prize money available which will work on a sliding scale – the more riders in a division the more prize money will be made available to win.
In addition to the great prizes at each event, Bontrager will be giving R10 000 worth of custom school cycling kit to the winning team in each province. At the end of the whole series, there will be a raffle draw to win a GoPro Session camera with accessories valued at over R4000 for one of the entrants.
Eliminator is a short course heat racing format of mountain biking, where riders race four at a time around a course roughly 800m in length – just one lap, a flat out sprint interval. The top two finishers advance to the next round whilst the bottom two are eliminated from the competition. Every rider gets to race a minimum of two times per event(no elimination in round one).
Riders get one hour to practice the lap once they have registered giving them the opportunity to learn sections and obstacles to then work on their race strategy. This time also allows “newer” riders to potentially overcome a fear or learn a new skill like riding down a set of stairs or confidently riding over a bridge or through a whoop section.
The second round of the Western Province leg of the series will take place on Sunday 1 May at Laerskool Totius, Bellville. The series then moves onto KwaZulu Natal on 16 and 26 June and finishes off in Gauteng on 24 and 31 July. For any further information, please dont hesitate to contact: info@onemovement.co.za
