[Event] Marrick MTB Challenge - 3 Day Stage Race

[Marrick]

Marrick MTB Challenge: 17 Feb 2012 - 19 Feb 2012

Where: Marrick Game Farm, Kimberley, Northern Cape

Marrick MTB Challenge - 3 STAGE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE

 

Lucky entrants from across the country will find themselves riding through the magnificent scenery of the Northern Cape during the 3 day mountain bike stage race. The 200 km route is fun, challenging and includes a 35 km night stage. Day 3 is 75km of single track heaven.

 

Participants will catch views of various game species, including Giraffe, Zebra, Gemsbok, Springbuck, Wildebeest and Waterbuck before they reach the Marrick Safari finish.

 

Stage 1: 35km Night race on Marrick Game Farm

Stage 2: 85 km Game Farms Around Marrick

Stage 3: 75 km all on Marrick

 

Top Riders

Top riders that have entered for this event in the past.

 

Geddon Ruddock (2009 overall 2nd) with partner Stephen Wells (2009 Vets winner), Hannele Steyn Kotze (multi SA Champion in biatholon, duathalon and MTB) with partner Leanne De Jager, Henry Uys partnered by Alex Pavlov (2009 Panorama Tour winners), Fourie Kotze (5 times SA Champion) partened by Riaan Boschoff, Linus van Onsellen (4 times SA Champion) and partner Bryan Strauss (3 times SA Champion). MTN National Championship leader Ischen Stopforth with partner Lise Olivier who won the Marrick MTB Challenge in 2010. Shaun Peschl and Wanye Jellyman - overall winners of the 2010 event.

 

Local boys Pieter Lategan with his brother, and a previous years winner, Heine Lategan will be trying to keep it local. They won and set a new record for the Trans Baviaans, completing the 237 km route in 8 hrs and 15 minutes.

 

This is what Hannele Steyn Kotze had to say about the race in 2009:

 

"John, like I said, your race was absolute fantastic and an amazing experience. I have been doing mtb racing since 1996 and I have been all over the country and the world and your organization, venue and race can compete with the best."

Hannele Steyn-Kotze

 

BEST VALUE FULL SERVICE RACE YOU WILL EVER DO WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY FOOD AND SERVICE

YOU GET A FREE SET OF MAXXIS TYRES EACH AND A PAIR OF LONG LINEBREAK COMPRESSION PANTS INCLUDED IN YOUR ENTRY !!!!

Edited November 4, 2011 by Marrick

[Marrick]

Full details of this years event will be posted tomorrow. We are going to make this years event a funfilled, goodie bag extravaganza with loads of prizes for fun events. The racing will be good too!

[P.A.K.]

Which are the correct dates? As the topic header or mentioned in the post?

And the price?

Edited August 15, 2011 by P.A.K.

[Marrick]

Which are the correct dates? As the topic header or mentioned in the post?

And the price?

 

The correct dates are as listed in the site, 17th - 19th February 2012 (dates were changed due to my daughters leaukemia)

Price: R5600 per team staying in guest house, 3 meals a day, free set of tubeless tyres per rider plus a free pair of Linebreak long compression tights included and of course all the other goodies expected from a well organised event, marshalls, medics loaded water tables, ice on route etc, etc.

[Falagar]

Looks awesome... pity about the short notice... will try and do it next year...

[paulk]

Anyone from PE/EC doing this?

[F2H]

It was an awesome weekend of mountain biking with comfortable accommodation, excellent food and a relaxed atmosphere. The night race was fast and furious but still bags of fun.

Day 2 was a very interesting ride with mostly jeep track that took us through various game farms. The last 9 km into a headwind was a bit of a challenge for some guys.

Day 3 proved that the best was kept for last, a great mixture of short climbs and flatter areas with loads and loads of single track. It’s not too technical but there are some tricky areas that tested our focus.

I would recommend this ride to experienced riders as well as newbie’s that want to participate in their first stage race. Thanks again John.