Advice needed Bestmed Lost City MTB Classic

[Adventure Girl]

Hey All.

What are your comment on the Bestmed Lost City MTB Classic? Im usually cycling the road race, but am contemplating riding the 50km mtb this year.

Where I live there is not much technical terrain to get some training on that, but mostly gravel roads. My fear is that the route is too technical. I can handle jeep tracks, single tracks, thick sand, hills... but fear loose rocks as I have no experience on that.

What's your opinion on the route.? Should I stick to the road or give the mtb a chance?

[CleatsnCleavage]

If you never try it, you will never know! Sounds like you will be just fine. (having said that, I have not done this race).

[Ryno.]

The race is really not technical , it has a lot of climbing but that's all.

[Salty]

Hey all,

A quick question - first time am doing the Lost City MTB race. (50km). Unfortunately the plan is drive up in the morning from Randburg side.

What time should I be leaving? Is the traffic on the Sun City side really bad when you get there?

Does anyone have experience from previous years on this?

(In addition, does anyone have a route profile - I can see the map but no indication of the "a lot of climbing    ")

Thanks, appreciate it.

[daBlingKing]

BUMP - I am also a noob to this MTB (and most other) races.

 

Any regular riders of this race got any advice/info to share on the 55Km race. All the info seems to scant on it.

Technical I love - climbing I am a loser, so any advice she is welcome! 

[Salty]

Bump - Assistance requird please....