Petrichor Adventures Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 Event Name: Around The Pot 100milerWhen: 18 July 2020Where: Swellendam, Western CapeCategory: MTBOVERVIEW & FACTSWHEN: Saturday 18 July 2020FORMAT: Solo, Teams of 2, Teams of 3 and Teams of 4ENTRY FEESFULL 200MILER/321KMCOST: Solo - R900Teams of 2 - R1700Teams of 3 - R2550 Teams of 4 - R3400 FULL 100MILER/160KMCOST: Solo - R700Teams of 2 - R1300Teams of 3 - R1950 Teams of 4 - R2600 60 MILER/98KM (SHORTCUT OVER THE FERRY)COST: Solo - R600Teams of 2 - R1000Teams of 3 - R1500Teams of 4 - R2000 25 MILER/40KM (CHICKEN RUN)COST: Solo - R325Teams of 2 - R550Teams of 3 - R825Teams of 4 - R1100REGISTRATION FOR ALL 3 DISTANCES WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY 17 JULY 2020 FROM 15:00 TO 21:00 OR ON SATURDAY MORNING BETWEEN 05h00 AND 06h30ONLINE ENTRIES WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2020 AT MIDNIGHTGOODIEBAGS ONLY FOR THE FIRST 500 ENTRIESTHE RACE BRIEFING WILL BE AT THE START LINE 15min BEFORE THE RACE START.ALL FINISHERS WILL RECEIVE A RACE MEDAL AND A FINISH LINE HAMBURGER.AFTER RACE MASSAGES CAN BE PRE-BOOKED ON ENTRYNINJA @R100. ON THE DAY FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS @ R120 PRIZE-GIVING WILL BE AT 15:00 ON SATURDAYWHEREAll 4 races will start and finish at the Swellendam Showgrounds.GPS Coordinates: 34*1.683' S 20* 26.546 EClick on the 'Maps & Directions' icon above to see map and directions to Race StartON ROUTE & WATERPOINTSThis route will mainly consist of fast flowing gravel/dirt roads through the rolling foothills of the Overberg. 200 Miler Riders (321km) will leave Swellendam at 00:00 (midnight) Friday evening and will reach Waterpoint 1 (50km) at about 02h00-03h00200 MILERS 9x water points (of which 3 are official checkpoints) on route with water, energy drink and eats.(50km / 90km(CP1) / 127km / 170(CP2)km / 192km / 223km(CP3-ferry) / 257km/ 295km/308km)At Waterpoint 6 at Malagas (223km) you will enter a neutral zone for 45 minutes. Here you will be served with breakfast at Malagas and you'll experience real Overberg hospitallity. All other checkpoints will be included in your timing.At all checkpoint is where you will be able to meet your team support vehicle or support box. Teams without support vehicles will be able to collect their support boxes at the 3 checkpoints. Support boxes to be handed in by 21h00 on Friday. (3hours before start)Support boxes to be collected as from 18h00 Saturday afternoon Hamburger at the finish when you hand in your race number. Cut off time at the ferry (223km) 17h00 avg speed 13.2km/h Finish Line cut-off will be at 00h00 Saturday evening. (24hours) 100 Miler Riders (160km) will leave Swellendam at 7am and will reach Waterpoint 1 (35km) at about 08h00-9am100 MILERS 6x water points on route with water, energy drink and eats.(35km/65km/100km/118km/130km/145km)At Waterpoint 3 at Malagas (100km) you will enter a neutral zone for 45 minutes. Here you will be served with lunch at Malagas and you'll experience real Overberg hospitallity. This is where you will meet your team support vehicle. Teams without support vehicles will be able to collect their support boxes at the water table. Support boxes to be handed in by 6:30am on raceday.Collect boxes from 3pm after the race.Hamburger at the finish when you hand in your race number.Ferry cut off time at 100km 1:30pm avg speed 15.4km/hFinish Line cut-off will be at 6pm (11hours) 60Miler Riders (97km) will leave Swellendam at 7:30am and will reach Waterpoint 1 (35km) at about 9am60 MILER 4x waterpoints (35km/48km/75km/85km) will be stocked with good fluid supplies and some scrumptious snacks.At Waterpoint 2 at Malagas (48km) you will enter a neutral zone for 45 minutes. Here you will be served with lunch and you'll experience real Overberg hospitallity. Unfortunately NO support boxes or Support vehicles for 60 MILER Riders.Hamburger at the finish when you hand in your race number.No support boxes allowed 25Miler Riders (40km) will leave Swellendam at 08:00 and will reach Waterpoint 1 (28km) at about 09h0025 MILER 1x waterpoint on route (28km) will be stocked with good fluid supplies and some scrumptious snacks.Hamburger at the finish when you hand in your race number.Unfortunately NO support boxes or Support vehicles for 25 MILER Riders.You will have 45 minutes to eat and cross the river.Any minutes more than 45 spent in the Malagas Neutral zone will be added to your race time. Kiddies area at the finish line! 200 Miler, 100 Miler and 60 Miler routes is Cyclo Cross/Gravel Bike Friendly. Please note this is an outdoor MTB gravel-road race. Please come prepared for all weather conditions. It can be nice and sunny, but also rainy and muddy. SUPPORTER INFOThere will be a Support point for the at Malagas on the Western side of the Breede river just before you cross the FERRY. This will be a Neutral zone for Riders to enter for no longer than 45 minutes. Any minutes more than 45 spent in the Malagas Neutral zone will be added to your race time.Go to Event Page
AllAboutRides Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Good morning Hubbers! So I'm considering to enter the event for the first time, have done the Malmesbury 100miler before, but doubt you can compare the two. Please share your thoughts / tips and info about Around The Pot event. Much appreciated!
Karman de Lange Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Good morning Hubbers! So I'm considering to enter the event for the first time, have done the Malmesbury 100miler before, but doubt you can compare the two. Please share your thoughts / tips and info about Around The Pot event. Much appreciated! The 100miler is very up/down/up/down/up/down Get lightweight bike (gravel bike perfect) and make sure you can do 30-120 second climbs... repeatedly My 2019 Strava ride and you can see the profile... https://www.strava.com/activities/2548036697 Definitley an experience, and must do event..
AllAboutRides Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 The 100miler is very up/down/up/down/up/down Get lightweight bike (gravel bike perfect) and make sure you can do 30-120 second climbs... repeatedly My 2019 Strava ride and you can see the profile... https://www.strava.com/activities/2548036697 Definitley an experience, and must do event.. Thanks , not going to buy a new bike for the event, will do on my MTB ;-)
JohanDiv Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 I love this event..I actually think it's one of my favorite on the calendar. Rolling hills and canola fields all the way..don't spend too much time at the pont(neutral zone) because you will have a second roosterkoek and your legs will get cold, and that 45min go by very quickly before the clock starts ticking again. AllAboutRides 1
AllAboutRides Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 I love this event..I actually think it's one of my favorite on the calendar. Rolling hills and canola fields all the way..don't spend too much time at the pont(neutral zone) because you will have a second roosterkoek and your legs will get cold, and that 45min go by very quickly before the clock starts ticking again. Sound's LEKKER!!!!
Karman de Lange Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Thanks , not going to buy a new bike for the event, will do on my MTB ;-) I did on my hardtail , it was good day out, but would have loved something more efficient on dirt roads.. AllAboutRides and JohanDiv 2
JohanDiv Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 I did on my hardtail , it was good day out, but would have loved something more efficient on dirt roads.. 2018 the roads were in perfect condition, gravelbike paradise(except the last 10km maybe), although HB Kruger won it on his full suspension MTB. Last year the road conditions weren't bad, but it was a bit worse than 2018. I do this event on my full suspension MTB, lock out the front and back suspension for the entire race, and pump my tyres a bit more than usual. I'd also like to one day do this event on a lightweight gravebike, I can just imagine how you'd fly on those roads! Skubarra 1
Karman de Lange Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 2018 the roads were in perfect condition, gravelbike paradise(except the last 10km maybe), although HB Kruger won it on his full suspension MTB. Last year the road conditions weren't bad, but it was a bit worse than 2018. I do this event on my full suspension MTB, lock out the front and back suspension for the entire race, and pump my tyres a bit more than usual. I'd also like to one day do this event on a lightweight gravebike, I can just imagine how you'd fly on those roads! Was checking stats now .. On the DC my average power was 178w for 30km/h , around the pot the average was 170W for 20km/h, distance 40km difference, but climb was about same.. Both events I did lots of drafting and alot of sitting in the wind. Guess one can easily gain 5-7km/h with bit more appropriate wheels/tyres , I did it on 2.4's and one cannot really call them very efficient on the rolling test on smooth roads. Wonder of some gp4000's will fit on my 29er's rims JohanDiv and Skubarra 2
milky4130 Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 Good morning Hubbers! So I'm considering to enter the event for the first time, have done the Malmesbury 100miler before, but doubt you can compare the two. Please share your thoughts / tips and info about Around The Pot event. Much appreciated!100 miles is 100 miles you can either pace it well finish strong or start fast and suffer later on. Also I’ve done both events you can actually compare the 2. Although each have it owns uniqueness. In terms of the gravel roads ATP is in better shape, weather is colder as it’s in July vs AMA Rider which is still Autumn. The deal breaker is the portage, you are basically forced to stop waste 15-30 mins there and get going again and this makes ATP harder...IMO at least. JohanDiv 1
Wayne pudding Mol Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 I've done the 60 miler 2 years in a row and it’s probably time to upgrade too the 100. Of course now they’ve shifted the goalposts to 200 but that’s never going to be on my radar. At 100km there is a support box option - what do you out in the box ?
Mamil Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 One flies ... until you hit the corrugations and then it's not so lekker 2018 the roads were in perfect condition, gravelbike paradise(except the last 10km maybe), although HB Kruger won it on his full suspension MTB. Last year the road conditions weren't bad, but it was a bit worse than 2018. I do this event on my full suspension MTB, lock out the front and back suspension for the entire race, and pump my tyres a bit more than usual. I'd also like to one day do this event on a lightweight gravebike, I can just imagine how you'd fly on those roads! BenReaper 1
Skubarra Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 Good morning Hubbers! So I'm considering to enter the event for the first time, have done the Malmesbury 100miler before, but doubt you can compare the two. Please share your thoughts / tips and info about Around The Pot event. Much appreciated! In my biased opinion this race is much nicer than the boring 100 miler which is just endless badly corrugated roads. Better roads, better scenery, better waterpoints, better vibe. Karman de Lange and AllAboutRides 2
Sbloomer Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 It's time I do this race... er ride... I'm in no position to race. BenReaper 1
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