Munga 2025

[jcza]

19 hours ago, Eugene Oppelt said:

9 days - may the weather gods be kind on those brave souls who dare to Munga (pic taken at my LBS)

When comfort is more important than aero 

[Gert van Wyk7]

1 hour ago, Eugene Oppelt said:

Gert, it was a customer’s at the shop and they were servicing the ultra-endurance machine. If you want to know, contact Geco Cycles - 021 982 3446

Thanks Eugene🙏🙏

[dave303e]

1 hour ago, jcza said:

When comfort is more important than aero 

more like when someone is neglecting their core workouts and actual training so they go ridiculous on their setup to make up for it.

[ajnkzn]

Look up Shermer's Neck 

 

https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2017/08/10/creepiest-cycling-condition-shermers-neck/

 

I have friends who are young (ish) and fit and they both ended up with Shermer's last year. 

 

Holding a low position for 72-100 hours is not realistic for most hence a higher setup, not necessarily a weak core...

 

[dave303e]

Look up the preventions for Shermers neck. Stronger core and stronger neck. We focus so much on pedaling and not enough on body conditioning for ultra events.

 

I raced for 13 days straight earlier this year(2-4 hours sleep a night). No back pain at all, no neck pain at all, no tingling hands or numbness, no pain anywhere in fact. I can safely say that this was because I had really done the hard work on conditioning my core, neck and the rest of my body...

[AfricaMike]

Eish....FOMO setting in big-time.......think I'll need to get my A-into-G and start prepping for another Munga sometime.....

Dot-watching marathon coming up 🙂

[Mailman7412]

Who would be the favourites be this year?

[Gert van Wyk7]

On 11/18/2025 at 11:25 AM, dave303e said:

Look up the preventions for Shermers neck. Stronger core and stronger neck. We focus so much on pedaling and not enough on body conditioning for ultra events.

 

I raced for 13 days straight earlier this year(2-4 hours sleep a night). No back pain at all, no neck pain at all, no tingling hands or numbness, no pain anywhere in fact. I can safely say that this was because I had really done the hard work on conditioning my core, neck and the rest of my body...

Jho

[hboli4]

1 hour ago, Mailman7412 said:

Who would be the favourites be this year?

Mmm....

Men: Reckon Hansie Joubert and Kobus van Niekerk

Ladies: Martie Joubert, Nicky Booyens

[Mamil]

No Dricus this year?

[hboli4]

Dricus not listed on start sheet no...

[Shebeen]

2 hours ago, Mamil said:

No Dricus this year?

 

168 solo riders @R28k = ~R4.7m

If those sums are close, then quite wild that there's no budget for prizemoney here.

 

[Lewr]

I dont think the munga was meant to be a race for price money?The roots go deeper I think,my2c.

[jcza]

2 hours ago, Lewr said:

I dont think the munga was meant to be a race for price money?The roots go deeper I think,my2c.

Sure? 

The Munga team would like to confirm that the race’s prize money of $1 million dollars is guaranteed and set aside for The Munga’s inaugural race on the 3rd of December 2014!

[dave303e]

13 hours ago, Shebeen said:

 

168 solo riders @R28k = ~R4.7m

If those sums are close, then quite wild that there's no budget for prizemoney here.

 

for 28k you can get flights to Kyrgyzstan and pay entry fee to another race. But it also has no prize money and unfortunately that race is not labelled toughest on earth though...

[Bro Derek]

15 hours ago, Lewr said:

I dont think the munga was meant to be a race for price money?The roots go deeper I think,my2c.

The race was born on the promise of a 1 million dollar prize...... Everyone entered and then the bottom fell out wrt.

Since then it has found an identity, but the 'money race' is still the thing I remember/see it as