[Event] Lourensford Classic

[JC Kriegler]

Event Name: Lourensford Classic
When: 07/04/2024
Where: Lourensford Wine Estate, Helderberg Rural, Cape Town, Western Cape
Category: Mountain Bike

The Lourensford Classic is an iconic XCM MTB race and part of the CSA Western Cape's XCM series. It offers 3x distances: 59 km, 40 km & 20 km. These routes offer the best trails, gravel roads and spectacular scenery.

Go to Event Page.

[andrecapetown]

Are. E-bikes allowed at this event, I don’t see anything on the website.

Edited March 17, 2024 by andrecapetown

[zeerpuD1]

Bikes should be allowed as it is a bike race😊 I think you want to know if e-bikes are allowed?

[Max Headroom]

Lourensford Classic April 2024- Wine Estate

• Class      Distance              Price (pp)
• Classic   59 km with 1600m climbing         R 700.00
• Maxi      40 km with 900m climbing            R 600.00

Those prices - I assume it includes an e-bike rental !

 

[Skubarra]

3 minutes ago, Max Headroom said:

Lourensford Classic April 2024- Wine Estate

• Class      Distance              Price (pp)
• Classic   59 km with 1600m climbing         R 700.00
• Maxi      40 km with 900m climbing            R 600.00

Those prices - I assume it includes an e-bike rental !

 

Yep its not cheap. But then its not as if there are loads of alternative R300 races around in Cape Town anymore either 🤷‍♂️

Haven't ridden Lourensford in ages and since I'm not doing Epic or W2W anytime soon I am keen to go through for this race.

[cadenceblur]

I believe it's a great event with some nice trails?

[BuffsVintageBikes]

I bitched and moaned about the price last year as well (see old thread), until I went and rode the event. It's pretty damn amazing and this year I'll pay the R700 without complaining 😄

Those Lourensford trails are incredible... oh, and don't forget the "free" Spur burger afterwards 🙃 🤙

[cadenceblur]

lekker - which one did you do?

Do both the 40km and 59km have great trails?

[Shebeen]

6 minutes ago, cadenceblur said:

lekker - which one did you do?

Do both the 40km and 59km have great trails?

extra 19km has extra 700m  climbing. that should answer your questions

[cadenceblur]

no route profile on event website - anyone have one?

[El Duderino]

1600m of climbing in 60kms. Is the whole race uphill?

[waveduke]

@cadenceblur    Route profile from Strava from the 40km last year:

 

Edited March 18, 2024 by waveduke

[Mamil]

I am developing an allergy to the word "iconic". 

It's a lekker race for sure - unfortunately doesn't fit with this year's aims

[waveduke]

33 minutes ago, cadenceblur said:

no route profile on event website - anyone have one?

And link for the 59km Strava profile: https://www.strava.com/activities/8728882416?share_sig=[C%404256b961679590255&utm_medium=social&utm_source=android_share

Taken from here: https://www.entryninja.com/events/78559-lourensford-classic

[Mtbiker404]

46 minutes ago, El Duderino said:

1600m of climbing in 60kms. Is the whole race uphill?

Lourensford is a unique place where a rider can climb more than descend and still start and finish in the same spot. Must be a wormhole somewhere there.

[The Bull Shark]

It is an XCM race, so I would think the e-bikes would not be allowed. It is not an MTB fun ride.