[Event] Patrysberg MTB Funride

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Event Name: Patrysberg MTB Funride
When: 29 April 2017
Where: Patrysberg, Western Cape
Category: MTB

Patrysberg MTB is hosting its second year of its annual Funride/Trail Run day.

 

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Date: 29 April 2017

Location: St Helenabay

Website: http://patrysbergfarm.co.za

 

Come challenge yourself with what is probably the toughest route in the West Coast with the long route for 2017 sporting some new and exciting additions. The guys of Patrysberg is working hard at clearing the long route that has been extended from last year’s 27km to 34km and the elevation is upped from 600m to a whopping 925m.

 

The route will take you all round the farm of Patrysberg with beautiful views where you will see St Helena, Paternoster, Vredenburg and Velddrif from the highest points of the route.

 

The route will start at the Patrysberg Butchery/Stores. The first 8km of the route will take you round the farm to the highest point of the farm with a gradual climb all the way. This will then take you to one of the first descents in the race of which the second part has a negative gradient of -7 to -10% making for a fast descent but requires you to keep your wits about as it is not all smooth sailing down here. You will then make your way to the first split of the 15/34km routes. The 15km will go left to the antenna and the 34km route will head on straight to the first new section.

 

Here you will hit the first single track network and this section will have you climb back up the hill with a gradient ranging from 6 to 10% making it one of the first tougher grade climbs of the day. After reaching the top of this climb you will have a fast descent down again with a gradient peaking at about -14% into the ravine area. After a few kilometres you will then hit the quarry section taking you on some single track close to the edge of the quarry and edge of your seat. After this thrilling section you will have a small breather with an open road descent before turning back up the hill. Here you will encounter some rock sections to negotiate through. After this you will hit the “evil” twin of the Patrysberg Monster of 2016 with the climb being only 300m long but ascending 65m making it one of the toughest climbs on the route averaging out at a 16% gradient.

 

After this you re-join the combined long and short route section for a little breather until hitting the next split of the long and short route just after the farm house. Short route will turn left at the markers heading down their final descent before heading to the finish area. The long route will however continue straight onto the second single track section. This section might only be 2km long but has some short power climbs and steep short descents before heading back out of the ravine to a little rock section and linking up to the descent of the short route again. At the bottom and in the tree line the long route splits off from the short route for a final time. Here you will find one short power climb before heading up to the Patrysberg Monster of 2016 and just before you hit the last big climb of the day you will have a flying descent section with a max gradient of -17% (but be cautious as there are water erosion ruts here that can catch you off guard and you will be doing a superman without a graceful landing).

 

After this adrenalin rush you will head up the last Monster climb of the day with an average gradient of 13%. Once you summit the climb you will head back down again to have a second pass on that adrenaline rush of a descent just before the monster climb (it is so much fun we let you do it twice).

 

After this you will turn left (unless you want to have another go at that Monster climb ) and head back to the finish area with all the hard sections done and dusted and the finish line being on a slight incline but nothing to serious

 

The long route will really challenge you and should not be underestimated but the rewards of conquering this route will be worth every drop of sweat and “gevleuelde woorde”

 

Hope to see you all there for a funday of some proper MTB'ing fun!

 

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The entry forms can be found over at http://patrysbergfarm.co.za/CONTACT/ alternatively entry forms are also available at the Patrysberg Butchery

 

Entries and payments can be done before the time to help streamline the registration and number collection process on the morning of the event as registration and on the day entries will start from 06:00am that morning. Kindly see the above link for the banking details as well as the email address where to send your registration and proof of payment too.

 

Below is the route profile for 2017

 

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