Marrick

The correct dates are as listed in the site, 17th - 19th February 2012 (dates were changed due to my daughters leaukemia) Price: R5600 per team staying in guest house, 3 meals a day, free set of tubeless tyres per rider plus a free pair of Linebreak long compression tights included and of course all the other goodies expected from a well organised event, marshalls, medics loaded water tables, ice on route etc, etc.

I have heard rumours the event might be cancelled, any truth in this?

Full details of this years event will be posted tomorrow. We are going to make this years event a funfilled, goodie bag extravaganza with loads of prizes for fun events. The racing will be good too!

Marrick MTB Challenge: 17 Feb 2012 - 19 Feb 2012 Where: Marrick Game Farm, Kimberley, Northern Cape Marrick MTB Challenge - 3 STAGE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE Lucky entrants from across the country will find themselves riding through the magnificent scenery of the Northern Cape during the 3 day mountain bike stage race. The 200 km route is fun, challenging and includes a 35 km night stage. Day 3 is 75km of single track heaven. Participants will catch views of various game species, including Giraffe, Zebra, Gemsbok, Springbuck, Wildebeest and Waterbuck before they reach the Marrick Safari finish. Stage 1: 35km Night race on Marrick Game Farm Stage 2: 85 km Game Farms Around Marrick Stage 3: 75 km all on Marrick Top Riders Top riders that have entered for this event in the past. Geddon Ruddock (2009 overall 2nd) with partner Stephen Wells (2009 Vets winner), Hannele Steyn Kotze (multi SA Champion in biatholon, duathalon and MTB) with partner Leanne De Jager, Henry Uys partnered by Alex Pavlov (2009 Panorama Tour winners), Fourie Kotze (5 times SA Champion) partened by Riaan Boschoff, Linus van Onsellen (4 times SA Champion) and partner Bryan Strauss (3 times SA Champion). MTN National Championship leader Ischen Stopforth with partner Lise Olivier who won the Marrick MTB Challenge in 2010. Shaun Peschl and Wanye Jellyman - overall winners of the 2010 event. Local boys Pieter Lategan with his brother, and a previous years winner, Heine Lategan will be trying to keep it local. They won and set a new record for the Trans Baviaans, completing the 237 km route in 8 hrs and 15 minutes. This is what Hannele Steyn Kotze had to say about the race in 2009: "John, like I said, your race was absolute fantastic and an amazing experience. I have been doing mtb racing since 1996 and I have been all over the country and the world and your organization, venue and race can compete with the best." Hannele Steyn-Kotze BEST VALUE FULL SERVICE RACE YOU WILL EVER DO WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY FOOD AND SERVICE YOU GET A FREE SET OF MAXXIS TYRES EACH AND A PAIR OF LONG LINEBREAK COMPRESSION PANTS INCLUDED IN YOUR ENTRY !!!!

Domstique on local circuit R140k - R250k, this is guess work based on conversation with one of the local teams managers last year. Burry, Kevin and so on must be up there in the R600 k mark. Robbie is in a different class altogether... for now. Remember these guys do not get to keep any prize money, all goes to the sponsor / team.

Try R600k.....

I have a Camelbak, mudguard, hi-risers, bar ends, carry a shitload of spares and have completed two Sani's, 3 Sabi's. one Epic, Berg and Bush, KKK a ridiculaous amount of other racers and despite this very un-cool load of tit bits on my bike my kids still think I'm "cool".

Ride, ride and then ride some more. Start off with base training 1500 km at relatively easy pace (+/- two months) then start with interval training and more rigourous rides. Try riding at least 3 times in the week for 1 - 2 hrs and then get a long hard ride (80 - 120kms can be on road bike, but try doing MTB as much as possible) in on Saturdays with a slow recovery ride on Sunday (50 -70km)

Here's my "Spokie" there aint nothing she cannot ride over, up or down. Handles like a dream.

Someone should come up with a new computer game called "Street Wars"

I savoured some of Woolies food once, does that make me a savourer? This whole debacle is a lot of b@#@s, as someone said above, bet those so called peole of faith did not buy the mags.

All these feeble excuses why not to greet other cyclists/runners/walkers, it really costs nothing to raise a hand in ackowledgement of another like minded individual, like you, also up at some ridiculous hour, whether he/she be cycling running or walking. Get over yourself and try it, you might like it. If not go cage fighting, it might suit your demeanour more.

Squirt for all seasons.

if you don't like it, don't pay for it. As for "newbie's" only being allowed to do short / medium races is like saying you are only allowed to buy a small 1000cc car if you drive less than 20 kms a day. Silly.

Anybody in the City Bowl area training for Tran Baviaans on Sat 10 July, coming from Kimberley to visit kids in CT and would like to join a group.