Ride Magazine Posted December 1, 2011 Share Event Name: MTN National XCM #8 Ride Crater Cruise 106km - Driven By NissanWhen: 13 October 2012Where: Petit Paris, Parys, Sillouette factory, FreestateCategory: MTBThe MTN Ride Crater Cruise is one of South Africa's most prestigious mountain bike festivals. Every second weekend of October, mtbikers from across the continent flock to Parys in the Free State, South Africa to compete for the Mountainbike Marathon title <King and Queen of the Crater>, OR to come and enjoy the beauty of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site along the Vaal River and indulge in the friendliness and hospitality of our rural community. The Petit Paris venue is the home of the event and is only 100km from Johannesburg. Saturday 13 October 2012 Number pick-up only 106km & 28km - Ride Arena 06:00 - 07:45 106km MTN Ride Crater Cruise Marathon - seeded start 07:30 - 08:00, Carl Preller Avenue Latest departure time/cut-off at halfway mark (12:00) Nissan Ride 28km Dirt Flirt #1 - seeded start from 08:00, Carl Preller Avenue Number pick-up and late entry for Petit Cruise (for kids) - 07:00 - 08:15 Spur Petit Cruise (for kids) starts from 08:15, Petit Paris - at Eiffel Tower, one adult may accompany children under 6 years. Start order: Kids u/4 08:15 (~800metres) Kids u/6 (~1,5km) Kids u/8 (~1,5km) Kids u/10 (~2.2km) Prize giving - Ride Arena 15:00-15:45 Ride Elite Kêtathelon (a kêttie-shooting-mountainbike duathlon) (16:00) Petit Paris, Parys, Free State - 6 laps x 1.5km (9km) & 6 targets (200mm target at 8meters) Crater Cruise Expo - Ride Arena 08:00-16:00 Number pick-up and late entries for 56km & 17km - 09:00-16:00 Ocean Basket Coffee bar 06:00 - 15:00 Beer garden & big screen sport 09:00-14:00 Out in the sun - Petit Paris Food court (10:30 - 19:00) The best of local cuisine Recreation (11:00 - 19:00) Swimming fountain, jumpin Directions: Click hereAccomodation: Click here "The Vredefort dome was not created by a meteorite, Bakkies Bothadecided to put his foot down"Go to Event Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterg Posted December 1, 2011 Share Here we go again,doing the 100 the 50 is just to short Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted September 13, 2012 Share How does the 100 compare to say, day 2 of sani2c? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted September 13, 2012 Share much quicker, its fairly flat, farm road riding. ruts and dust. energy management and endurance are the key issues here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted September 13, 2012 Share Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 13, 2012 Share In preparation for wines2whales.. I"M IN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruib Posted September 13, 2012 Share Yes please!I like your man in black.Also doing the 100.Have done the last 2 years. jcza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canfan Posted September 13, 2012 Share Doing my first one this year. Came down with flu 3 days before the event last year. Hope everything works out this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted September 13, 2012 Share Here we go again,doing the 100 the 50 is just to short Stem saam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterg Posted September 13, 2012 Share I see there is two 106km races .One where you miss the rocky descent and the other one the full "Monty" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted September 13, 2012 Share I see there is two 106km races .One where you miss the rocky descent and the other one the full "Monty" One is only for Elites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted September 13, 2012 Share How does the 100 compare to say, day 2 of sani2c?Flat and flatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted September 13, 2012 Share I see there is two 106km races .One where you miss the rocky descent and the other one the full "Monty"One for 29ers, one for lesser bikes. canfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted September 13, 2012 Share Parts of that route, particularly the last 15km of district road, were heavily corrugated when I rode there a few weeks ago. No fun at all on a hardtail and even a DS is going to give you a workout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted September 13, 2012 Share Parts of that route, particularly the last 15km of district road, were heavily corrugated when I rode there a few weeks ago. No fun at all on a hardtail and even a DS is going to give you a workout. Even a fully rigid one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted September 13, 2012 Share Parts of that route, particularly the last 15km of district road, were heavily corrugated when I rode there a few weeks ago. No fun at all on a hardtail and even a DS is going to give you a workout.ahhh but a 29"er DS, now thats different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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