[Event] Songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime™

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Event Name: Songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime™
When: 12/03/2025
Where: Kayamandi Sports Fields, KayamandiStellenbosch, Western Cape
Category: Mountain Bike

Welcome to the Songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime™!

Experience South Africa! 2025 is the 10th hosting of the Songo.info Champions Race in Kayamandi, a vibrant township on the outskirts of Stellenbosch. The course races through the streets of Kayamandi, barreling onto the Songo.info BMX track and past the heart of our education and sports program, the Songo.info clubhouse.

The Songo.info Champions Race is a unique cultural event and an opportunity to experience life in a South African township in a safe and fun way. Local and international riders and fans share in the thrill of short, high-octane races while giving back to the Kayamandi community.

A short-track mountain bike race held on Wednesday, 12 March in the afternoon. This timing allows both amateur and the world’s top professional riders a chance to stretch their legs (and measure the competition!) before the Absa Cape Epic Prologue start on Sunday, 16 March.

Riders will showcase their speed and skill with some fun friendly racing, while raising awareness around the important work Songo.info does in education and cycling development in the heartland of the Absa Cape Epic.

Race Programme, Wednesday 12 March:

4pm: Course opens for practice

4.30pm: Open/public MTB Champions Race

5pm: Open/public E-MTB Champions Race

5.30pm: Elite Women's Champions Race

6pm: Elite Men's Champions Race

6.30pm: Prizegiving

Race entry: R350

Parking: R20

Spectators: Free!

Security officers and course marshals will be on site to ensure riders and spectators' safety.

Secure parking is available on the Kayamandi Sports Fields.

Go to Event Page.

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The Songo.info Champions Race is tomorrow. That escalated quickly! Come on down to the Kayamandi Sports Fields for an afternoon of red-hot racing as we host the 10th annual Songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime™.

Action kicks off at 4pm with the Open MTB category, followed by the E-MTBs, where Matt Lombardi will no doubt open the throttle to defend his 2024 title.

Then we have a stellar line-up of Elite riders vying for the coveted title of Songo.info Champions Race Champion. The women’s race pedals off the line at 5.30pm and is packed with world-class talent, with no less than 10 countries represented. The men let rip at 6pm. Will three-time Cape Epic winner Matt Beers take the men’s title again? There is some serious competition from local and international challengers so it won’t be a walk in the park for the local powerhouse.

Spectators are free… and if you want to join there’s still time to enter to race, click here. If you can’t join the party – and want to follow the action online – thanks to fibertime™ the entire event will be live-streamed here.

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There's been a slight change to the race day programme to allow for a longer Elite practice:

Race Programme, Wednesday 12 March:

3pm: Course open for practice

4pm: Open/public MTB Champions Race

4.30pm: Open/public E-MTB Champions Race

5pm: Course opens for Elite practice 

5.30pm: Elite Women's Champions Race

6pm: Elite Men's Champions Race

6.30pm: Prizegiving
*Format is the same for all races: 20 minutes, plus 1 lap