Roag Series: R20 000 1st for women and men

[TimW]

ROAG Series Press Release

The KwaZulu-Natal based Race Organisers Admin Group (ROAG) last week launched the inaugural ROAG Series with the biggest first prize for a mountain bike series in the country.

 

The aims of the ROAG Series are to boost interest in mountain biking by recognising up-and-coming youngsters and providing a platform for weekend-warriors to challenge their mates, but it is the R20 000 first prize that will excite the country’s elite male and female riders.

 

The ROAG Series will consist of ten of the largest mountain bike races in the province during the 2012 calendar year, with a Grand Prix-style points system deciding the overall and category winners. Riders have to take part in at least seven of the events and their best seven results will count toward deciding the winners.

 

Most of the races are between 40 and 45km distance and all take place in KwaZulu-Natal. The series starts with the CycleLab Wartburg Classic on February 25 and includes the 105km Sunday Tribune Jeep Hill2Hill in September before the series ends with the Mountain Splendour Mania in November.

 

The series organisers anticipate the series will grow to include events outside KZN in future.

 

ROAG is currently in discussion with a series sponsor and hopes to increase the prize money, but for now have agreed to underwrite the prizes and promised a minimum of R20 000 for the overall winner of both the men’s and women’s series.

 

All age categories will be included with riders younger than 14 being recognised in the intermediate 20-25km races at each event.

 

The series will host a year-end ROAG Series Awards Dinner where riders’ achievements will be acknowledged, and dedicated series riders (who have ridden all ten events) will receive a ROAG Series memento.

 

For more information on the ROAG Series and the ten events, visit the ROAG website (www.roag.co.za/about/roag-series.aspx) or contact Megan at the ROAG Offices (086 100 ROAG).