[Event] Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience

[Stillwater Sports]

Event Name: Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience
When: 18/11/2023 - 19/11/2023
Where: Coetzenburg Centre, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Category: Mountain Bike

Affectionately dubbed “SA’s MTB Party of the year”, the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience is an individual 2-day MTB Stage Race.

Founded in 2013, the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience routes highlight the beauty and splendor of Stellenbosch, and mountain bikers can look forward to experiencing a vast network of world-class trails while celebrating the origin of SA mountain biking.

Be sure to take in the scenery, enjoy the routes while experiencing on-route offerings that go against the norm at SA’s “MTB Party of the year”! The Race Village will be buzzing with excitement, live music, mouth-watering food, drinks and more.

If 2022 was anything to go by, the 2023 event will be even bigger with exciting innovations, both on and off the bike, including unbeatable waterpoints & sponsor activations, a Tented Village, Pub Ride through Stellenbosch and other unique experiences which will make the “MTB Party of the Year” a MUST DO event!

What better way to rekindle your love for the sport and end the year on a high than by taking part in the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience!

Go to Event Page.

[Tomik]

Any idea when registration information will be available? 

I've not heard a single thing since I entered a month ago. Quite strange. 

 

[waveduke]

9 hours ago, Tomik said:

Any idea when registration information will be available? 

I've not heard a single thing since I entered a month ago. Quite strange. 

 

There was a race schedule in one of their last emails - race pack collection seems to be on-prem:
 

FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER:

• 14h00-19h00: Race Pack Collection at the race village
• 14h00-19h00: Free Durbanville Hills wine tasting at the race village
• 16h30-18h30: Live Music in race village
• 14h00-19h00: Bar and food truck open
• 18h30-20h00: Dinner for tented village riders

SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER:

• 06h00-08h00: Race Pack Collection
• 06h00-08h00: Breakfast and coffee for all riders
• 08h00: Long route start
• 08h30: Short route start
• 11h00-14h00: Lunch (spit braai) for all riders
• 11h00-13h00: live music
• 16h00: Meet for pub ride (race village)
• 16h30: Leave for pub ride
• 19h00/19h30: Rider Party at Casa Cerveza

[Rouxenator]

Absolutely lovely. Rode it on a hard tail with steel toe safety boots which afforded me the opportunity to ride where other pushed 😉

 

[Rouxenator]