[Event] STBB 2Keep-a-Breast MTB Challenge

[Lukep]

Can you give some more info on the 60km route? 

[Kom]

Can you give some more info on the 60km route? 

1600m of climbing, enough said.

 

Apple Blossom 60km (57km) at Oak Valley over the weekend was only 1200m of climbing by comparison.

 

Im not sure what the surface is like at Overgaauw, could also play a part.

[Lukep]

Where does the route pass through etc?

[Anna_Afrika]

Can you give some more info on the 60km route? 

 

The grand-stand event, not to be taken lightly. With 1400m of ascent and around 15kms of delightful twisting singletrackthis route is roughly the equivalent of your standard 80km mountain bike challenge. Sharing the same lung-busting leg-burning 6km ascent straight off the start line, this year 60km riders will again delight in the many switchbacks snaking in to Wolfkloof before corkscrewing their way back out again and onto a delightful section of fast and flowing forested singletrack Nirvana.

 

After a brief stop at the first well stocked water point riders will again be thrown into a series of switchbacks as the route descends off the mast, past Zewenwacht (slow down for the view) and on towards Hazendal.

 

Turning 180 degrees to climb back up to the mast and the Yokohama King and Queen of the mountain, riders may well wonder what they have gotten themselves into. Fear not, upon cresting the climb the route opens up descending rapidly (beware the drainage ditches!) to water point 2 at Goede Hoop and then rolling on fast jeep track to the base of the final major climb. Once conquered riders can look forward to an epic 7km stretch of singletrack passing through open fields across dam walls, over granite slabs and into natural bush before spitting riders out onto the final haul up to water point 5.

 

Refueled riders will plummet back down out of the Bottelary Hills to Overgaauw and the finish on the very road they ascended hours earlier

[dirtman]

Can you give some more info on the 60km route? 

 

No district roads, not many "easy" kilometers, you will mostly be going up or down, you need climbing legs - the reward - 20 km of mind blowing single track and views you won't find anywhere else.   

[Anna_Afrika]

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON EVENT DAY BUT YOU CAN REGISTER ON THREE DIFFERENT DAYS FOR THE EVENT!
 
When:  Wednesday, 7th October 2015
Time:   17:30- 20:00.
Where: Cape Union Mart Century City Century Pl Blvd, Canal Walk, Cape Town.
Join us for a full race briefing, race registration, goody bag collection and RaceTec queries and new chip purchasing.

When:   Thursday, 8th October 2015
Time:    10:00-15:00
Where:  STBB Offices, 8th Floor, 5 St Georges Mall, Cape Town
Join us for race registration, goody bag collection and RaceTec queries and new chip purchasing.
 
When:   Friday, 9th October 2015
Time:    13:00-17:30
Where:  Cape Union Mart, Shop MS04 - Mill Square, C/O Plein & Adringa Street, Stellenbosch.
Join us for race registration, goody bag collection and RaceTec queries and new chip purchasing. 

[Rouxenator]

Thanks to all involved with orchestrating such a massive event, it was excellent as always. Managed to ride the 60 (57km) in one go this time. Looking forward to next year.

[Lukep]

Thanks to all involved with orchestrating such a massive event, it was excellent as always. Managed to ride the 60 (57km) in one go this time. Looking forward to next year.

How many meters of ascent did you get?

I also go 57km but got 1312m of ascent 

[Rouxenator]

According to Strava it is 1567m and Sports-Tracker I have 1386m so I would say it is about 1400m.

 

I hope next year they will use the correct route and profile images for the 60km, the one they used for the past two years include the Orange loop which is a nasty bit of trail.