500km bike ride/race

[Borriz]

So in my attempts to widen/broaden my horizons I bought the "WEG" magazine and read about a trip from Volksrus to Drakensberge (think Cathedral peak or somewhere). Apparently 500km with 10 mountain passes.

 

Now I'm thinking......wouldn't this make a perfect mountain bike stage race? Yes they did mountain passes aka dirt roads but surely their will be footpaths to convert to single track?

 

I think I want to work for an events company that will pay me to go and survey this......any job offers?