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One single rule will be applied... no drop bars. Please do keep in mind though that C2T is not proper gravel grinding. There are quite a bit of rough jeep track and even a section or two of single track. So a gravel \ cyclocross bike might not be a better option.
Can I bring a gravel bike with drop bars ?
For the training rides you are welcome to do so.
Any idea when these training rides will happen ? Do you have to be entered already to join the rides ? Would like to test the legs before commiting.
Quite a few training rides have already taken place and the next one is next weekend (16th). Join the Facebook group for all the info on these rides (search for C2T Training rides). The entries for the 2018 event are sold out but anyone is welcome to join the training rides.
Event Name: Witklip MTB Winter Challenge
When: 22 July 2017
Where: Witklip Farm, Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng
Category: MTB
The Witklip MTB Winter Challenge is one of the best winter MTB events in the greater Gauteng region.
Great farm riding with custom-built single track, jeep track, farm roads, river crossings and much more. Amazing farm style food and drinks like pancakes, jaffles, boerie rolls and "moer koffie" with condense milk will be available in abundance! An don't forget about the winter morning bonfire, a pre-race sip of Old Brown sherry, the big chill zone and craft beer at the finish.
Enter online at www.wildtrail.co.za
Event Date: Saturday, 22 July 2017
Venue: Witklip Farm, Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng
Distances: 60km / 27km / 10km
Start time: 09:00am
Entry Fees: 10km - R110 / 27km - R170 / 55km -R210
R20 surcharge for on-the-day entries (no medals for on-the-day entries)
Route Description:
Each distance is a full circular loop (no laps) on mostly single track, jeep track and farm roads.
Entries - ENTRIES OPENING SOON
Medals & Prizes: Results will be for all categories in all distances but there will only be prizes for the overall winners of the main race (the 60km).
Medals to all pre-entrants only
Prize giving with loads of lucky draw prizes from our sponsors.
Timekeeping: This is a SA Seeding event. All riders will be timed and results will be published on the WildTrail SA website.
Waterpoints: There will be 2 water points on the 60km route, 1 water points on the 27km route and no water point on the 10km route. We always advise riders to also carry water with them.
Products on display and for sale: Our sponsors and partners will have stands at the event where riders, family and friends can view and buy all the latest sport products.
Food & Drinks: Lovely fresh produce market, food, beer and a great vibe can also be enjoyed afterwards so bring the whole family.
Hi All
Thanks for all the feedback and input. As organizer it is always great to get views and opinions so that we can sort through the valid points and also the ones that that are maybe not so objective :-)
The first and main thing that I want to put major emphases on is that with Cullinan 2 Tonteldoos we are NOT trying to create another Transbaviaans. We have a very strong believe in the concept of our event and that is that it will always be a rider/supporter event where it is just as much about the supporters as it is about the riders. In 2018 we plan to put many more things in place to make the experience also greater for the supporters. This is a tough event (like an endurance event should be) so with our event we strongly believe in the personal, mental and emotional support that riders should receive from loved ones, friends, etc at the supporter zones. Here are a few misconceptions I would like to clear up:
1) We definitely don't allow only one support member. We do however limit support to one vehicle per team/rider and one official, registered support member but you can put as many people as you like in the support vehicle to help each other drive and to have company.
2) The event is tough so if you come under prepared like @VicanZA, you will suffer (like at any other endurance event). It is a given. It is however not extreme. Testimony to that is the Rocky Chicks 3 girl team who started training as weekend warriors who used to rode their bikes randomly but then, through dedication and proper training, finished comfortably.
3) We also specifically have the start time as it is so that the bulk of the field can finish during the festival that only starts at 9am on the Saturday morning and so that they can enjoy the more beautiful part of the route during and after sunriese. The racing snakes will always finish early so over 24 hours it is impossible to get the perfect finish time that literally suites everyone.
4) We know we cannot please everyone, every time, all the time but with this event only being in it's 2nd year we do realize that there is always room for improvement. We are however firmly committed to our vision and race concept and will improve on it until it is perfect :-)
5) C2T is THE most affordable, best value-for-money ultra event you will ever get to do! That has also been one of our main visions from day one.
Event Name: Cullinan 2 Tonteldoos MTB Ultra
When: 30 March 2018
Where: Start at Piacere Restaurant (Cullinan) - Finish in Tonteldoo, Gauteng
Category: MTB
The Cullinan2Tonteldoos MTB Ultra Single Stage event (24 hours) will take riders and their support crews over 260km /3000m elevation of unmarked district roads from Cullinan in Gauteng to Tonteldoos, a small settlement in the Mpumalanga Highlands.
All riders who complete the distance in 24 hours will receive a medal. The final cut-off will be after 26 hours.
The finish of the race will form part of the festival activities at the annual Tonteldoos Highlands (Scottish) Festival.
Event Name: Trail & Trout 3 Day MTB Stage Race
When: 19 April 2018 - 21 November 2018
Where: Start at Ezemvelo - Finish near Dullstroom, Gauteng
Category: MTB
FULL EVENT, ROUTE AND COST INFORMTION AT WWW.TRAILTROUT.CO.ZA
EVENT DATE
19- 21 April 2018
STAGES
3 stages
TOTAL DISTANCE
220km
START VENUE
To be confirmed
RACE VILLAGE 1
Loskop Valley, Mpumalanga
RACE VILLAGE 2
Stofberg, Mpumalanga
FINISHING VENUE
Elandskloof Trout Farm, Dullstroom, Mpumalanga
BAG TRANSPORT
Each participant is allowed to bring 1 bag or box of maximum 100L capacity. This bag/box has to be handed in at the designated bag drop area before the race start each morning. The organizers will then transport the bags to the next race village.
TENTED ACCOMMODATION
If you choose full entry option, we will supply a 3 man tent per team with 2 single mattresses.
Solo riders will get a 2 man tent with one single mattress.
The tented accommodation is for the two nights during the race.
Pre-event and post-event accommodation should be organized by participants themselves.
Riders have to bring their own linen / bedding.
All ablution facilities will be available at each race village.
MEALS
The prize-giving braai is included in all entry options.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner will only be served to those who have chosen the full package.
Additional prize-giving lunches (for family and friends) can be booked and paid for with your online entry.
Meals will be finger licking good, generous servings of food.
BIKE RINSE AREA
There will be an area where bikes will be rinsed and lubed free of charge. Please note that this is not a full bike wash but just a rinse. If you would like to have a full bike wash, you can give it in at the Bike Tech Zone where the guys will do a full wash at R100 per wash.
BIKE TRANSPORT AND SHUTTLE SERVICE
Bike transport and shuttle services from the finish back to the start will be available at additional cost.
Vehicles can be left at the start venue (Ezemvelo)
Go to "Services" for full information on the transport services
RACE CATEGORIES
Open Men, Open Women, 40+ Men, 40+ Women, 50+ Men, 50+ Women
AID STATIONS
There will be 3 aid stations placed at strategic points along the route each day.
SAFETY / MEDICAL
Comprehensive EMS will be present at the event
A full medical team will be present at the start of each day to ensure every athlete is fit enough to take part.
The same medical staff will also be present at the finish of each stage to ensure assistance for any athletes in need after and through the rest of the day and night.
Safety and route briefings will be held before the start of each stage.
This is a CSA sanctioned event as well as a SASeeding event.
Event Name: Ezemevelo Ride-The-Ridge MTB Challenge
When: 1 April 2017
Where: Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Gauteng
Category: MTB
Ride the hills where the Wilge River cuts through the ‘rust pigmented’ sandstone formations to form spectacular cliffs made up of fossilised red sand dunes, an extension of the ancient desert landscape of the Magabeng Plateau.
Event Date:
Saturday, 1 April 2017
Venue:
Ezemvelo Nature Reserve,
Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng
Distances:
60km / 40km / 20km / 10km
Minimum age restrictions:
10km - 8 yo
20km - 12 yo
40km - 15 yo
60km - 19 yo
Start times:
60km: 07h30
40km: 07h45
20km: 08h30
10km: 09:00
Entry Fees:
10km - R100
20km - R140
40km -R180
60km - R210
R20 surcharge for on-the-day entries
The trails
Expect stunning jeep track, loads of single track and beautiful views over the valley. There will be some fast, flowing single track sections on the ridge, a few proper climbs, a sandy patch and of course also those fast downhills we all love so much.
The route is not too technical but it is mountain biking so there will be one or two short technical sections just to keep things interesting.
Water Points:
3 Water points on the 60km route
2 Water points on the 40km route
1 Water point on the 20km route
Timekeeping:
Timekeeping will be done by BoutTime (bouttime.co.za)
Number collection and registration times:
Number collection and on-the-day entries from 05h30 - 07h00
If you don't have a CSA number, you will have to pay an extra R35 for a day licence.
Reserve entrance fee
Race participants don't have to pay the gate entrance fee.
Non-participants and supporters will pay R40 per person gate entrance fee.
Vehicle permit of R50 per vehicle to be paid by all so we suggest you share transport where possible.
Race village
Full race village at the Ezemvelo camp with beer tent, bike mechanical zone, massage zone, beer tent, food stands, swimming pool, braai areas and much more.
Camping
Camping spots can be booked with Ezemvelo directly at their stunning camp site under the trees.
Amazing what a little pressure from the top (from Ashburton in this case) can do.
As title sponsor they obviously realized that they cannot afford to share the same view as the event organizer. It would have reflected badly on them as a company.
Tented accommodation at the race finish at the Tonteldoos Highlands Festival will soon be available for riders and support crews to book. This means you can take a nice rest after your ride and then enjoy the festival party on Saturday night and only leave on Sunday morning,
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14 entries still available? Is that 14 team entries or space left for 14 people?
That is for 14 people but at this point it is only 6 still. We will consider increasing the limit as soon as we get confirmation from the starting and finishing venues regarding extra space allocated to accommodate more riders.
what are the average gradients of the climbs? anything like fangs, mac, little mac?
No serious climbs besides the short pass about 10km from the finish. Quite steep on tired legs.
The rest are mostly long drags.
surely today a simple iPhone/iPad with 3G and google maps should work ?
a email shared at the time listing each of the check points as pins placed on which can be clicked and opened in google maps then.
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Unfortunately not that simple since support crew are not at any point allowed on the same roads that riders will use so we have very specific roads they have to take to get to check points. If we simply give pins, google map may guide the support crew onto roads they are not allowed to use. If you however have GPS software on your phone that can import a GPX file, you are welcome to use that.
So you will need two gps devices for this race.
One for the rider that needs to navigate the route and another for your support vehicle to get to the checkpoints as they can't follow the riders out on the route or are the checkpoints on main routes?
That is correct. The riders will receive their route file and the support vehicles will receive another file. Support riders will also receive a map but it is strongly recommended that they also rather use a GPS device to make sure they get to the check-points easily and in time.
Eveza, would you please give a bit of a description of the 4 support table that would be available?
Will it mostly be water and sweets? Or will there be something like boerie-rolls and banana bread?
The support tables (with the exception of the 3rd on at Loskop) will have the normal stuff like water, coke, bananas, potatoes, jelly babies, etc. The water tables are also the check-in points where both you and your support crew has to check-in. It is the responsibility of your support vehicle to supply you with all the food and extra nutrition you will need.
Do we have to specify the backup vehicle now, have one or 2 people that we're going to ask.
No, the support driver only needs to register on race day at the start check-in. So just get the entries in and worry about the support driver later :-)
Once we enter as solo, could some solo riders share a backup vehicle?
Only if those solo riders ride together at all times. The rule is that your back-up vehicle have to check-in with you at each check point and a rider is not allowed to leave a check-point if his/her support vehicle is not there to check in and out with him.
There are currently only 14 entries still available. With 5 months to go, there are enough training time left so don't miss out on this adventure.
The official event cycling shirt is now available at R550 per shirt.
Full event info at www.c2tmtb.co.za
Yes, we had a fully subscribed race at 1500 riders and another 450 on the waiting list. We asked through numerous platforms for people to let us know if they wont be attending anymore so that we could pass it on to very eager people on the waiting list. On the morning, almost 400 people did not pitch. For us as the organizer, that was certainly a disappointment and it caused quite a bit of unnecessary wastage of water table products, medals, etc. I suppose that is what will happen if something is for free but sadly it took away the opportunity for someone else to be part of this.
Meent, also post this on the Namaqua Quest facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/namaquaqueststagerace/). I am sure that you will come right because their are quite a few riders staying in Springbok.
Debbie
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Most of the support route is on tar road but their are a few short sections of district gravel road. This should be fine for all vehicles (that are not extremely low) if you drive slow and cautious. The first short section of about 5km is to checkpoint 1 that is not compulsory for crew members. So if your team agrees, your support vehicle can skip this one and wait for you at checkpoint 2 at about 100km into the race. You will then just have to be self-sufficient for the first 100km (checkpoint 1 at the 50km mark will have water and snacks though). Checkpoints 2 and 3 are just off the tar road so that is no problem, Checkpoint 4 has a gravel road section of about 10km of rough'ish district road but can be easily done by any vehicle. Just drive slow. The last gravel section is the 25km district road from Dullstroom to Tonteldoos which can also be done by any vehicle. The condition of the road is not that great but not a challenge either.