Events you are missing because they are no more...

[Danger Dassie]

Add Rhodes Challenge to the list 

[kosmonooit]

Crater Cruise  and this  regular MTB events in the Crater area

['Kaze Pete]

On 9/22/2024 at 6:11 PM, kosmonooit said:

Crater Cruise  and this  regular MTB events in the Crater area

I heard a birdy whistling something with snippets sounding like Crater Cruise & 2025

[betaboy]

CSA / Topstar Drive-in uphill TT 🤓😅

[Stevovo]

Would be lekker to have something like crater cruise again. It was my first race. Got my first mtb, 26er hardtail on 9 august 2009 and did the crater 100km in October and the half the next day. Needless to say I suffered like a dog. Broke my chain on both days. Fixed it with a rock. Thats memories for a lifetime.

With most of the crater route that was on gravel, I guess it cant be what it was. But I have to say that the road in The Koepel are really bad and will punish you on a gravel bike.

Seems like cullinan to tonteldoos is also off. Wanted to do it but cant find anything fir 2025. 

Another one that I cant find is Recce Raid. Have some business to finish on the 400km route. Did it in 2021 but struggled with navigation. Also a very special race.

[J Wakefield]

On 3/14/2023 at 9:08 AM, bleedToWin said:

Cape Cobra - A race with so much climbing the winning time is below 34km/h avg speed... I miss this one the most!

I loved this race, it was a great addition to the Summer League back then and the racing level was so high at the time. 

Fluked the win in SV the last year it was raced. 

[wolver]

I really miss the Totalsports Challenge duathlon from Gordons bay to Kleinmond! With a road ride, road run, mountain bike and finishing with a beach run, it was such a cool race and offered something unique.

Also the Piketboberg race and when the Trailseeker was a 5 race series in the WC (but appreciate the quality offered by the two we still have on the calendar) would be great to have back!

[milky4130]

8 hours ago, J Wakefield said:

I loved this race, it was a great addition to the Summer League back then and the racing level was so high at the time. 

Fluked the win in SV the last year it was raced. 

I was in this race or maybe 🤔 I wasnt because I got dropped up Ou Kaapse Weg already 😭🤯🫠

[Wannabe]

Cape Cobra was one of my favorite races on the calendar. A nice race with a fair bit of climbing.

 

[hayleyearth]

Reading this thread makes me want to move back to SA and turn back time about 10 years!! 😢

 

['Kaze Pete]

On 2/28/2025 at 2:46 PM, 'Kaze Pete said:

I heard a birdy whistling something with snippets sounding like Crater Cruise & 2025

8 June. 145, 92, 50 or 15km

https://cratercycling.com/cratercruise

[Eugene]

Lorraine Cycle Tour in PE

[AfricaMike]

Mampoer MTB out west in Marico

Cherry Festival MTB in Ficksburg

Logwood 24hr by Omni-Motion

Giants Castle MTB

So many memories of great riding in years gone by..... awesome thread!

[SamTaylor]

Are 24 hour lap races still a thing? I have great memories of the 24 hour team relay in Parys from what seems to be a lifetime ago.

 

I know there was one in Elgin/Grabouw at once stage as well. But haven’t seen much on that front for a while