[Event] Chas Everitt Around The Pot 100miler

Petrichor Adventures · October 26, 2020

Event Name: Chas Everitt Around The Pot 100miler
When: 24 July 2021
Where: Swellendam Showgrounds, Western Cape
Category: MTB

This 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 02h00-03h00
200 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 7:30am and will reach Waterpoint 1 (35km) at about 09am-9h30

100 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 14h00pm avg speed 15.4km/h
Finish Line cut-off will be at 6pm (10.5hours) 15.2km/h avg incl all STOPS

60Miler Riders (97km) will leave Swellendam at 8h00am and will reach Waterpoint 1 (35km) at about 9h30am

60 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 08:30 and will reach Waterpoint 1 (28km) at about 09h30

25 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.

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