[Event] MiWay BIG 5 - Pick N Pay Elephant Classic Eshowe

[Raw_Steel]

Event Name: MiWay BIG 5 - Pick N Pay Elephant Classic Eshowe
When: 23 June 2013
Where: Eshowe, Kwazulu-Natal
Category: MTB

Date: 23rd June 2013

Registration Time: 6am - 8:00am

Race Start Times: 50km - 8:30am | 25km - 8:45am | 10km - TBA

Venue/Registration: Gratton Preparatory Eshowe

GPS start co-ordinates: S28 53.311 E31 26.146

 

Director:

Mike Vom Hagen

Contact: 082 350 9775

 

Track:

Gareth Chitteden

Contact: 082 327 1698

 

Organisers:

Gratton Preparatory Eshowe

 

 

 

This original Zululand mountain biking race started here way back when mountain bikes had as much suspension as your granddads suspender belt and now they’re back to show us some true mountain biking country.

 

Rumour has it that this race fell off the calendar because it was too hard!! This was before the Epic when the Giants Castle was considered to be the ultimate challenge and now of course the Giant is considered to be a short walk in the park compared to challenges like the Freedom challenge or the Homeward Bound.

 

So back to the Eshowe Elephant, taking all of the above into consideration news from ESHOWE is Gareth Chittenden, the track builder, has the 25km ready to ride, and has a very exciting 50km planned and is almost ready to deliver a superb new track for the Series.

 

Owning a nursery helps as the labour from the well- known Zululand Nursery in Eshowe has been diverted from their normal routine to make this track a favourite for the Big 5 series.

 

Are there hills? Hello people have you been to Eshowe, yes there are hills, but you’re a mountain biker and Gareth has been awfully considerate this year and has skirted around the hills allowing the track to meander around dams, through single track along natural forest next to the Umlalazi river to make this a very scenic ride.

 

 

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[brad890]

can you possibly upload a better quality elevation profil for us, one cant make out the figures on the one on the website so nicely.

[Raw_Steel]

Sorry, that is how it is on the website.

 

will try see if i find better ones.