conrad@dutoit.com Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Event Name: Eselfontein MTB FestivalWhen: 23 November 2013Where: Ceres, Western CapeCategory: MTB Hi guys the Eselfontein Festival will moving to 23 November 2013.There will be camping for free for online entries. Numbers limited to 600. Three distances on the 23 November 2013 65 km need good fitness and half decent technical skills. 1400m climbing R12035 km Great ride lot less technical taken out "scary bits". 620m climbing R10016 km For the older kids "not a kiddies race". R50We will try to organise a kiddies race. Then a great night race on the Friday 22 November.Remember your lights! 16 km Night race not a lot of climbing mainly through the forests. R60 You can enter here, entries are open. www.entrytime.co.zaGo to Event Page Edited August 19, 2013 by Eselfontein MTB
MTBeer Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 i assume the "restival" is the day after the festival.
conrad@dutoit.com Posted August 19, 2013 Author Posted August 19, 2013 Ha ha got you talking guys no such thing as bad publicity.
Cheryl J Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 Aaarrrggh I love this race (done about 8 or 9 now) but its now been moved to DC weekend! There are loads of MTB'ers who do DC....... Oh dear sob sob
GLuvsMtb Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 Great! For once its not on Pioneer weekend. With all the dirt roadies at the DC we can get our groove on! JGR and droo 2
Ratty Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 Great! For once its not on Pioneer weekend. With all the dirt roadies at the DC we can get our groove on! Exactly my thoughts. Awesome singletrack and not too many "roadies" doing it. I've missed this the last few years for various reasons (none of them being that I didn't want to be there). So excited to do it again. Now I just need some lights so I can do the night ride GLuvsMtb 1
PhilipV Posted August 21, 2013 Posted August 21, 2013 hmmmm, love going to Eselfontein, reckon I should do the race at least once in my life... GLuvsMtb 1
Bos Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Oh my Im so damn fat and unfit. I might have to do the short one. But I see. One month to train. The short one its "less technical" ?Eselfontein, non technical? ? really..thats why we come! Theres a new route now, so you climb more upfront and dont repeat so much on the south eastern flat part.. It was a bit of a surprise last year. And I lost my sence of humor half way up dead man walking. I was the dead man walking. I was moaning the whole way. haha. I remember how hot it can get at Eselfontein..now its in Nov ?..oh dear. One last thought.. THis event would do great as a ENDURO but on the MTb.. not the MX bikes. Dan Dob 1
Jaco-fiets Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 Wat is die entry fee en kan ons die oggend van race ook inskryf?
Ceres Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) You can enter on the morning but do remember there is a limit of 600 riders, but I don't think it should be a problem. http://www.entrytime.com/index.asp?GoTo=EventInfo&EventID=3950 Distance & Entry Fee 65km R12036km R10016km R50 To the top... Start Time 65km 08h3036km & 16km 08h50 To the top... Venue Eselfontein Farm, Ceres Edited September 20, 2013 by Ceres
TAAHIRWP Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Hi All Never did this event before, very curious though!... so if i did the event i would be doing it "blind". Please could you answer my questions below and help me make up my mind. Although the profile looks like a climb from start 0.0km all the way to roughly the 36.7km mark, i've read about some good single tracks at eselfontein. Are these single tracks mostly ascending trails or descending?would you say the entire route is like... 50% climbing and the 50% descentare the descents on trails or mostly jeep tracki liked the comment above about this event could be ENDURO, please elaborate... Dirtopia hosts an ENDURO event on the 24th Nov 2013 which i was planning to do, also never did this before... but i love singletrack and not lazy to climb so...
Jorrie Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Hi All Never did this event before, very curious though!... so if i did the event i would be doing it "blind". Please could you answer my questions below and help me make up my mind. Although the profile looks like a climb from start 0.0km all the way to roughly the 36.7km mark, i've read about some good single tracks at eselfontein. Are these single tracks mostly ascending trails or descending?would you say the entire route is like... 50% climbing and the 50% descentare the descents on trails or mostly jeep tracki liked the comment above about this event could be ENDURO, please elaborate... Dirtopia hosts an ENDURO event on the 24th Nov 2013 which i was planning to do, also never did this before... but i love singletrack and not lazy to climb so... Taahir, singletrack wise Esselfontein must be in the top 3 of the Western Cape, that is if you like rocky technical st! Not that much climbing, but rewarding downhill st after each climb, you'll love every moment! TAAHIRWP 1
Ceres Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Hi All Never did this event before, very curious though!... so if i did the event i would be doing it "blind". Please could you answer my questions below and help me make up my mind. Although the profile looks like a climb from start 0.0km all the way to roughly the 36.7km mark, i've read about some good single tracks at eselfontein. Are these single tracks mostly ascending trails or descending?would you say the entire route is like... 50% climbing and the 50% descentare the descents on trails or mostly jeep tracki liked the comment above about this event could be ENDURO, please elaborate... Dirtopia hosts an ENDURO event on the 24th Nov 2013 which i was planning to do, also never did this before... but i love singletrack and not lazy to climb so... Most of the track is single track I would say more than 80%. There are some nasty climbs but after every climb there is some breath taking single track. For example after the dead man walking climb there is about a 7 km downhill single track. The long route is technical but all can be ridden. I would not say its way more technical than say the Wine to Whales. We had to make the shorter route less technical as a lot of wifes (or some of the husbands) and kids wanted to come ride but were scared of the route. PS. ask anyone who has done it and they all say its in the top three mtb races in the cape, come and ride you won't be sorry. Edited October 22, 2013 by Ceres Jorrie and TAAHIRWP 2
Swart Kat Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Ai ai, het nou als mooi in my kop beplan. Kamp, night race, 65km.............. toe onthou ek dat die Sat is my seun se eerste verjaarsdag! Dis nou jammer, was nou oorgehaal vir Eselfontein!
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