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Event Name: Wolseley MTB
When: 11 August 2018
Where: Mountain Ridge Winery Wolseley, Western Cape
Category: MTB

 

Event Date

2018-08-11

Distances

60 km, 40 km, 25 km, 8 km

Event starting times

60 km @ 08h30; 40 km @ 08h45; 25 km @ 09h00; 8 km @ 09h15

Prize giving/cut off

13h00

Venue

Mountain Ridge Wine Cellar

Organizers

Karin Brand

Email

bestuurder@huismostertshoek.org

Enquiries Phone Number:

079 306 1042

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Mountain Ridge Wine Cellar

R43 - Wolseley

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ROUTE DESCRIPTION

The Wolseley MTB Funride consists of 4 main routes .There is a 60km, 40km and 28km route, as well as an 8km kiddies’ ride and Trail Run.

The routes are designed by our local Epic cyclist, Neels Zeeman. They start with a gentle climb before descending to the Breede River, with a necessary tar road crossing over the river. The routes then follow farm tracks through the local orchards, meeting the famous Waterval Mountains at Verrekyker Farm with an epic climb of Kluitjieskraal Pass lying in wait for the 60km riders.

After the split from the shorter routes, the 40 km follows a climbing jeep track and various loops along the side of the mountain in the Kluitjieskraal Forest before returning to Mountain Ridge through more local farm land. The flattish 25 km route is aimed at the more inexperienced rider and returns from the bottom of Kluitjieskraal via farm roads and orchards.

After climbing the Pass, the 60 km route skirts the hidden Suurvlakte plateau before ascending out the valley and then descending the sometimes treacherous jeep track to the waterfall crossing, where bike and rider will get a bit wet, depending on the depth of the river. The route then returns via the lower forestry ground, but along energy sapping undulations such as Ben Hur (Rooibult), where the gradients can cause a pride-denting dismount before joining the shorter routes for the home stretch.

THE FINISH

Mountain Ridge Cellar will be the host of the start and finish of the event. They will also be open for wine tasting and sales. The monthly Ramkiekie Farmers Market will also be at the venue, which is a market consisting of local produce and crafts. There will also be food to eat, a pudding table with real traditional puddings, and hot coffee for sale.

Once you have finished your ride there are hot showers available, and then please join us at the Market for some replenishment, live music and the enjoyable warm and local hospitality.

Pre-Entries

Late Entries

Distance

Entry Fee

PPA Discounted Entry Fee

Entry Fee

PPA Discounted Entry Fee

60 km

R300

R250

R400

R350

40 km

R250

R200

R250

R300

25 km

R200

R150

R250

R200

8 km

 

R70

R70

DIRECTIONS TO VENUE

Take the N1 from Cape Town towards Worcester. Turn left towards Ceres some 30 km after the Tunnel. Proceed for approx another 35 km towards Wolseley/Ceres. Mountain Ridge turn-off will be on your right shorty after the railway bridge. Carry on for 1 km and the cellar will be on your left. GPS Coordinates: 33°28’426 S E019°12.150 E

NOTES

Children u/12 will be allowed on the 20 km and 5 km routes and must be accompanied by an adult at all times. This family event offers a “mini-fair” atmosphere and Ramkiekie Farmer’s Market with local wine estate stalls for the adults; interesting home industry stalls and food stalls.

Remember to display your Racetec MTB frame number. No helmet, no ride. No Racetec MTB frame number , no time. Non members can purchase a Racetec MTB board for R25 once off. The board includes the timing chips and can be used at all MTB events timed by Racetec.



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  • 2 months later...
Posted

For sure! 

Anyone else remember 2014? It was almost as wet as 2013 but they still went up and had two tractors with a cable between them on both sides of the river above the waterfall. That current was nice and cold and strong. This ride always has something memorable about it.

Posted

For sure! 

 

Anyone else remember 2014? It was almost as wet as 2013 but they still went up and had two tractors with a cable between them on both sides of the river above the waterfall. That current was nice and cold and strong. This ride always has something memorable about it.

We had some of the best rain in the past three years making for a very scenic ride :-) .  Our event organizers have repaired any parts of the trail which may have been damaged by the last rains and the waterfall is looking stunning!  We are expecting brilliant weather with a cool high of 16 no rain and mercifully a very light breeze.  It's going to be an awesome race!

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