[Event] Protea Ridge Mountain Bike Orienteering

[MTBorienteering]

Event Name: Protea Ridge Mountain Bike Orienteering
When: 16 June 2015
Where: Protea Ridge/ Hobby Park - Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Category: MTB

Registration 08h30 to 09h30

Starts at 2 minute intervals from 09h00 to 10h00

Course close and Prize giving at around 11h30

 

Long Course: approx 18km, 1h15 winning time, technical tracks

Medium Course: approx 12km, 1h winning time, moderate riding

Short Course: approx 7km, 40 min winning time, easy roads and paths

 

Entry fees:

Long: R80

Medium: R70

Short: R60

Timing chip hire: R10

 

All you need is a Mountain Bike and Helmet. NO HELMET NO RIDE!

 

Event is Presented by the Rand Orienteering Club www.roc.org.za

 

Enter on the day or pre-enter online at: http://www.orienteeringonline.net/

 

Mountain Bike Orienteering – more commonly referred to as MTBO – is gaining more and more momentum with every event. Competition is hot amongst the top riders, and success is more often determined by cunning navigation rather than speed and technical ability! The sport of MTBO is a discipline of orienteering; and instead of running around on foot (which is the traditional form of orienteering), competitors use mountain bikes and a detailed map to navigate along paths and tracks from point-to-point. MTBO is different to your usual mountain bike race, where participant start at intervals of 1 or 2 minutes, similar to a time-trail.

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