DATE : Saturday, 17 May 2025
VENUE : Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - De Rust, DE RUST
REGISTRATION Friday: 17h00 – 19h00 / Saturday: 06h00 – 07h00
EVENT START TIME : From 07h40
DISTANCES :
MTB | 26km | 41.5km | 61.5km | 61.5km E-Bikes & Tandems |
TRAIL RUN | 9.5km | 19.5km |
ONLINE ENTRIES CLOSE ON: Thursday 15 May at 18H00
The 10th edition of the Meiringspoort MTB & Trail Run Challenge will take place on Saturday, 17 May 2025, at De Rust (Meiringspoort).
The MTB event is a CSA sanctioned event and also part of the Eden XCM Series and riders must therefore either have a current CSA Membership or License - if not you need to purchase a Temp Day License. The Trail run is NOT a SWD league run and therefore runners do not have to wear any club clothing.
- MTB Event Specific: Henkie du Plessis 082 396 4094 / hello@meiringspoortchallenge.co.za
- Trail Run Event Specific: Pieter Schoeman 082 377 0547 / hello@meiringspoortchallenge.co.za
- Accommodation: Lizelle 062 348 0752 / accommodation@meiringspoortchallenge.co.za
- Online Entries: Juan Botes 071 678 7147 / juan@chaingangevents.co.za
Entry Fee
| MTB EVENT | |
|---|---|
| 26km MTB | R280.00 |
| 41.5km MTB | R350.00 |
| 61.5km MTB | R400.00 |
| 61.5km E-Bikes & Tandems | R400.00 |
| Please note: Manual Late Entries on Friday will have an additional R50 added to the above Entry Fee and an additional R100 for any Manual Late Entries on the Saturday. | |
| TRAIL RUN EVENT | |
|---|---|
| 9.5km Trail Run | R230.00 |
| 19.5km Trail Run | R300.00 |
| Please note: Manual Late Entries on Friday will have an additional R50 added to the above Entry Fee and an additional R100 for any Manual Late Entries on the Saturday. | |
Food & Beverages
Steak Braai - Steakbraai with beer tent from 18h00 on Friday evening. Booking Essential: Email to Organiser
Refreshments - Beer tent and food stalls will be available at the venue on race day.
MTB RULES
- This race will be held under the rules and regulations of CSA
- NO helmet, NO ride, NO Go Pro’s permitted
- Cyclists on ALL distances will need at least a CSA Membership
- If you are not in possession of CSA Membership, you will have to buy a day license (R50 each)
- Minimum age for 26km distance: 13 years and older; 41.5km : 15 years and older AND 61.5km distance: 19 Years and older
- A rider may receive technical assistance along the course from a fellow competitor but not from anyone outside of the course
- No following vehicles apart from the sweep vehicles of the race organizer will be allowed on the route
- If a rider is anywhere on a public road, general traffic rules must be obeyed
- Start chutes close strictly at 07:30 on race day for compulsory race briefing. Arrivals after this time will not be allowed to start.
- MEDALS TO ALL FINISHERS.
MTB GENERAL
- E-Bikes & Tandems start at 07H40 as a separate 61.5km group
- Start & Finish at NG Church grounds, De Rust.
- First aid is available on most of the route and at the finish.
- Ablution facilities will be available at start and finish.
- Race results available at finish and at www.meiringspoortchallenge.co.za
- Pre entries close as soon as entry cap is reached or on 17 May 18H00 2025 whichever occurs first.
- Late and Race day entries, if available, will attract a R50 premium on the Friday and R100 premium on the Saturday.
- Donations in aid of the “Eljada Kairos Skool”, Oudtshoorn can be made, voluntarily, along with entry fees.
- No substitutions will be allowed. No refunds.