Shaun Peters Posted March 4, 2019 Share Event Name: Thys Du Toit Memorial Hopefield MTBWhen: 31 August 2019Where: Hopefield Sports Ground, Western CapeCategory: MTBThe jewel of the West Coast returns 31 August 2019! The Thys Du Toit Memorial Hopefield MTB Challenge has now become a yearly favourite. This year we celebrate seven years on the race calendar and the second year of being part of the Western Province Mountain Biking Commission WC XCM Champs. This year we have added an additional route for folks who would like to ride a non-technical flowing route while taking in the beautiful West Coast Flowers, aptly named the "The Flower Power Ride". 90km MTB 08H00am 58km MTB 08H10am 31km MTB 08H20am 22km MTB 08H30am45km MTB Flower Power Ride (No Technical) Time TBA Our entries open 1 June 2019!! Go to Event Page Edited March 4, 2019 by Shaun Peters Donovan Le Cok 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamstring Posted March 4, 2019 Share This could be a good one. love the ride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMonkey Posted August 24, 2019 Share Do you perhaps have a website for entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 24, 2019 Share https://www.entrytime.com/event-details/?EventId=6057 Possibly the best marketing with the least obvious entry if you're not on Facebook Edited August 24, 2019 by DieselnDust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted August 26, 2019 Share I'm in. Will be my first time on the long route. CyclingStuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 26, 2019 Share 90km 950m of vertcal gain... its going to a fast one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAVSA02 Posted August 27, 2019 Share What is the sand like on these routes? Latest FB details are different to above. Start Time:90km: 08:0058km: 08:3048km: 08:4535km: 09:0025km: 09:05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparki 1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share will a gravel bike/hard-tail mtb be best suited for the 90km route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted August 27, 2019 Share A hard tail MTB can ride anything. bj horn and Sparki 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparki 1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share A hard tail MTB can ride anything. sure it can......but is it best suited is the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rouxenator Posted August 27, 2019 Share Well thus far I have yet to come across a ride that is not best suited for mine. JAVSA02 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 27, 2019 Share will a gravel bike/hard-tail mtb be best suited for the 90km route? It's not a terribly technical route from what I hear so your hardtail should be ideal.Gravel bike is a no no, its a CSA and WPcycling MTB Commission sanctioned event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparki 1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share It's not a terribly technical route from what I hear so your hardtail should be ideal.Gravel bike is a no no, its a CSA and WPcycling MTB Commission sanctioned event.thanks for the feedback. I was just trying to determine if I should take the DS or the hardtail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 27, 2019 Share If I had a hardtail I'd use it for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-cK- Posted August 27, 2019 Share What is the sand like on these routes? Latest FB details are different to above. Start Time:90km: 08:0058km: 08:3048km: 08:4535km: 09:0025km: 09:05Rode the 90km a week or so ago and for the most part the sand is a none issue, some random spots on the farm roads but for the most it is just your normal top layer to hard-pack. There is a new additional bit in the beginning that will bypass that crappy sandy section you got before crossing the train tracks. So besides that it is the single track in the beginning, fast farm roads, those rugged contour lines through the farmland, open fast farm roads again, final single track and then the dash to the Finish line JAVSA02, DieselnDust and Sparki 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparki 1 Posted August 27, 2019 Share If I had a hardtail I'd use it for this onethanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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