Baie dankie vir die geleentheid wat julle ons bied om sulke awesome trails te ry. 3dae namekaar. Reeds ingeskryf soos belowe het en ook baie opgewonde om dae met julle te deel. Slanghoek Louis
Morning I was the route manager of day 3. Pro's were there. Chris Wolhuter, Dillan Rebelo, Jurgens Uys, Stefan Senekal, Nicol Carstens, Charl-Pierre Esterhuizen. Iqela events were the race organizers. It was only our second event. So thanks for criticism. Slanghoek Louis
Finally. The time is today. Registration today and hitting the trail tomorrow morning at 8h00.We had to do some major cleanup after the storms and rebuild bridges. Glad to inform that you are in for some real mountain biking in the mountains. Get your technical riding cap on. Both long and lite routes are technical. Lite version just shorter. Please note that if you are not the greatest technical rider, please don't start in the front group. Only day 1 has a lekker long gravel road in the beginning to get your legs warmed up. Day 2 has a short gravel section before Kliphoutkloof. Day 3 has again a short section of tar called Remhoogte before you climb into the vineyards. Day 1 is loonnngg and technical in the middle. Day 2 is loonnngg and technical all the way. Day 3 is short and technical the first half. You shall enjoy your time in our valleys and mountains. Great to have you in the Breedekloof valley. Remember the cellars you pass by name. Do visit them and taste the riches. Thanks for visiting. Slanghoek Louis.
Morning. Just want to share with you. We were climbing the tar road on the Mosterdhoek farm and there were farm workers, mostly women and children cheering the riders on. We past and greeted as always and one of the riders behind us asked the question: "Het julle nie vir my n engine nie?" The reply was absolutely amazing. "Nee meneer, ons het nie entjies ( cigarettes ) nie, ons het net twak!" We burst out laughing at that remark. It was really funny at that stage. Slanghoek Louis
There were many debates and issues around long and short routes joining near the end of a race / ride that we as riders got that changed to a great extent. I am going to pursue this idea. We can make a difference. Please give me some more opinions Slanghoek Louis
Don't know about 2 starting blocks. Ppa has so many marshalls present that I can't forsee problems starting together. With the little tar and the the landing strip and De Liefde gravel road they are going to sort each other out for sure Slanghoek Louis
What if we start the day with 60km MA number and 30km MA riders and 60km MB and 30km MB together and so on. My opinion is that they are going well together as they are all racing snakes. Slanghoek Louis
Hi. Did the 30 km route. Suffered up Boesmanskop as always. Brought a nice piece of farm. It will be taken further with the landowner to get my piece on paper, hehe. Thanks for the guy's helping me out of the way and asking if I am alive. Great event put together in my opinion. Slanghoek Louis
Hi. The routes did change. Not in distance or area. Every day the route manager changes. Each route has its own manager and he changed his route purely cause of landowner problems or for upgrades to the route. You can use last year's event as a measure. You won't be far off. Slanghoek Louis
Hi Carlen. Yes I shall be bringing 5 of them this year. We shall be on the 30 km route. GravelandGrape 2016 route building took away alot of our training hours so we are not so fit as we want to be. We are so looking forward to racing and riding your event, especially that new single track that Riaan Botha and his team built. It's really awesome. We have ridden it a few times and it is awesome. So much passion in mountain biking is really a blessing. Riaan Botha is really a great trail builder. Looking forward to Saturday morning. Slanghoek Louis.
Hi guys and gals. You are going to be sorry if you have not entered. This is real mtb stuff. You did buy a mtb. "Mountain bike" and not a "Gravel grinder bike" . So come and ride your mtb in mtb territory. We are so, so privileged to have a beautiful natural environment to enjoy our sport. The Breedekloof area has so much to offer. Come and experience some riding and racing in our valleys and mountains. Once you have enjoyed real mountain biking, you shall have the right to say I am a real "Mountain biker" . Any rock and hill and downhill I can ride with confidence. Enter our stage race and be what you are. A mountain biker. Riding our bikes are what's is important and mostly be caused we want to enjoy it and be free! Thanks for your support and your love for our sport! !!!! Slanghoek Louis
Please note that the 30 km route is very demanding en technical. Not and really not for a novice or beginner. We do ride the route alot so it is not difficult anymore cause of experiences. Just one really good tip going in the tech stuff is to lock up in front. It really helps as you shall see. We do it all the time and payed off many times. Don't worry about the steep side slopes as Riaan Botha built that section before the devastating fire and the side slopes were covered by vegetation, blinding it's steepness from you. Slanghoek Louis
Hi. You can also ask a precise definition from the front runners last year. Darren Lill , Adriaan Louw , Jurgens Uys , Renay Goustra and Matt Beers and more. They can can tell you what you want to know. The sharp end gives you an idea of what you want to know. Slanghoek Louis Day 3 manager GravelandGrape 2016
Just another answer for you. The 60km you cross the Breede river at Hugoskraal and the the Witteriver just before Bergsig cellar. Hugoskraal has a cement bridge and the Witteriver crossing is a single track bridge. Slanghoek Louis
Hi. The sissy route is open only for the last few strugglers of the 30 km. You don't have to worry about it if you are not looking death in the eye up Boesmanskop . Slanghoek Louis
Routes and trail designed and built by myself and farm workers. Come and enjoy an exciting mtb and running experience in the beautiful Slanghoek valley.
Hi guys. have admit that it was I lying at 190km water point next to the fire. I over supplemented. Body not at all use to caffeine. Awesome event. Thanks to the friend who gave me his biltong. Will be back next time.
R220 on your doorstep is good. Just think of what your getting. What can you buy that can compare to a day out in the mountains. I have a development team of 9 guys. The farm sponcer the vehicle and trailer. Entry fees and supplements come out of my pocket once a month to do a event.All maintenance on the Mtb 's is also mine to pay to keep the guys on the tracks. I really think you can't complain about entry fees. Louis
Thanx . I 'll change it . The time frame they gave me was to short to develop the route to my choice. In May I am starting with the Slanghoek cellar's Mountain2mountain route. There I have much more to build and change. Starting with a 4km xc track behind the cellar. Looking forward and I 'll keep you guys updated. Would like to have you and friends for a pre-run before the event. Mads, you really don't need to worry about the guy behind you on the single track. You paid exactly the same amount to ride the race. You have exactly the same right to be there then the next guy riding. Thanx Louis
