LeoKnight

I see the event registration for 2026 is opening in two weeks time (2 March), this is really an enjoyable ride out there for anyone interested https://entries.mtb-adventures.co.za/events/81768-hh-tour-2025

Hoping for as smoothly run event as the 99er, and all of the best for the organisers and all volunteers.

Really enjoyed the day, the race and the organisation of the event. Was great to see so many people out there enjoying the race. All the best for those that got injured, saw 3 Ambulances on the long route

Fully agree with your summary, getting to the top I felt truly blessed for the experience and bit of sadness that it was the last bit down home. And just wanted to hold on to the moment a bit longer. It made the travel from the Cape so worth it.

Could be that he looked at the garmin file, which still shows the route as..

Interesting take that they applying with the E-bike, you only allowed to use an e-bike as part of a team, where the one team member MUST be on a 100% human powered bike.

Think the route was changed: vs GPX File:

Was nearly a bit worried about ending the day on the hill, till I saw the word "reverse" lol

Mine too

Hope that you do find some tickets, I saw someone on Friday trying to sell a solo ticket for R10k, but assume that is then already gone? Commenting, to see if there are some banter on this event. Given that it is sold out there is not much about it on bikehub (or did I miss the thread?)

Think it might have been the long weekend. They moving it next year a bit earlier so I am really hoping more participants will make use of it as it is such a classic event on the calendar

Participated again in this event this weekend, and what an awesome ride. The weather was really perfect. Thank to all involved

Question about the finish time tags, if you do not who in the family is which one, is there a website or way to figure it out? Or is the only option to go the starting line and find out which one is which one? Edit: ok got the answer, the number is on the envelope

Well I did the shorter route, and when those long rout guys shot past us (after the route merger), I had a lot of respects for them..

Is there a 2024 page? if not. Really enjoyed the ride/race today. Always a winner when there is potatoes at the water points. ;-) And lucky that the weather played along

What is the conditions of the trails and routes? Thinking of going there again this weekend

Thanks again for all the organisers, marshals, traffic officers, pointsmen & woman. Really enjoyed the ride, and the new people that I met on the route, especially that made the last few km fly past. I know for a lot of people it might sound like waste of money to spend on a route you can ride for free, but the benefits for me is that there is additional safety, and also supporting the young riders who get exposed to group rides.

Thank you to all involved. We really enjoyed the short route. did not really get involved in the after race aspects so cannot comment on that. Just always amaze me the amount of coordination, planning and people involved in such an event. Ok. After reading some of the comments.. luckiky we were nearly late for our start so by then the parking was. Not so much of an issue and I liked the new timing chips but did not realised they just temp... i liked the position than trying to find a spot on your handlebars. The fact that they temp is not so good.

New trend... bikes in trees

As far what most people indicated that the frame was actually not that bad.

Making a comeback..

The weather today.. wow, not sure what it looked like on the Peninsula side, but in the Northern Subs I don't think you could have asked for a more perfect day. If today was a actual race day there would have been many that would have had FOMO.

Does not look like they even did a tubeless conversion

This is really sad news, wonder when they will close off those routes. Just want to thank the landowners for the time they did allow us to ride those sections, and I am sure that the BHC will have something interesting in store for the future.

everesting is now been replaced by "trenching" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFQ5fVjQACc