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We would like to thank our Sponsor's for the 2011 Mountain Bike Challenge, TOYOTA, ABSA BANK, TIGER WHEEL AND TYRE AND BOUER BROERS with out you we would not be able to present a race of a this caliber. Then a thank you to the 4x4ATV Committee for really putting a race together that has many people talking, Deon well done to you for all your work weeks before the time and to Peter and Frits who set out and cleaned the three routes. A task well done. And then last but not least all the Marshal's that came out and helped at the marshal points, as well as those who helped with registration. There were a huge amount of people that were involved.

To check out some of the photo's of the event please follow the link below.

 

As last year we had many amazing reports from the Compeditor's, a few a these comments are posted below.

 
What a lekker event! No bottle necks, fantastic water tables, great people, friendly marshals, nice route, swimming pool and not too far from JHB. Will be back next year. :thumbup:

The location was fantastic. I heard a lot of compliments from riders that the route markings were better than most of the races they have done in a while.
I must say that the colour coded arrows were a good idea. Riders knew which arrow to follow, and there were no complaints of anyone taking the wrong route.
Inspecting the route it was clear that the organizers had gone to a lot of trouble on this event.
A big thumbs up to Deon Kok and his team for this event.

 

                            
You must be as blind as a bat if you missed any of the many markers. They were huge and the best I have seen thus far in any event. Next time we will take a cooler box full of beer and some wors & chops to braai after the race :D

 

I absolutely loved the 65km route. A fair amount of fast open roads and sharing the workload with slip streaming, awesome flowing smaller roads, some tough uphills that required pushing (and recovering from the seat), slightly tricky decents with loose gravel and some heart-breakingly long straights to test your resolve.

 My first race in Gauteng as I'm from KZN and I enjoyed it but wasn't a big fan of the road riding but then again it was my first ride in altitude so I did take strain lol... Thanks for a great event!!!            

 

+1 The marking was well managed. 10/10. And for sure there will be a cooler box going with next time.

Have you guys looked at the prize money for this event? Holy heck! It makes the 94.7 look really, really bad!
R1500 for the overall win.
R500 KOM
R500 Cat winner.

                  

Just one single rant. Got to the finish. Thirsty as hell! WHAT? No cooldrink for sale? Upset me so much I went home. :D

Those climbs were no joke! Seriaaaaaaaaaaas.

Oh, I even took some countryside home with me:

                    My first 65km R de W race .Very well marked and placing of water points.Did you notice the 2 red arrows just before dangerous bit of track?.Thanks guys for a great race.Will be back next year .Where can we find results? :thumbup:
Still one of my favourite races! Had a blast again!

Loved the super fast first 25kms! MTB peleton racing at its best!

The climbing was technical and tough and that middle section was a real challenge. The views were awesome!

Great race! Great organisation! Will be back again next year!

 

                             

                              

 

 

Elevation profile of the 65Km route

Elevation profile of the 35Km route

Elevation Profile of the 10Km route

See what few of the Compeditor's had to say about the 2010 Challenge !!

Great race!
Beste race van die jaar!

Ernst Pretorius

 

 

Gooie dag
 Ek en my twee seuns het die wedren meegemaak.
Dis ons hoogtepunt van die jaar met fietsry !
Wat n pragtige plek, met die mooiste natuurskoon !
Die roete is ook goed uitgewek wat jou n bietjie van alles gee.
Baie dankie aan al julle mense wat dit moontlik maak om dit met ons te deel.
Vriendelike Groete

Andries Pienaar

 

I have participated in about 16 MTB events this year,  from big to small, one day events to the 9-day JoBerg2C.  The Rust De Winter Race was just fantastic!! Well done. 

The route was fabulous, the views the hills, the water points, friendly check points – all of it.  Someone made a lot of work clearing the single tracks in some places – was top class.

Where ever I go I shall tell everyone the good story and encourage more people to participate.  Thank you for a wonderful morning in the South African bushveld
Regards Colin

Van my kant af wil ek ook net se dat dit seker een van die beste, indien nie die beste, wedrenne wat ek nog gedoen het (ek doen so tussen 30 en 40 wedrenne per jaar).  Die reelings; marshalling, waterpunte; roete, ens, ens was perfek.
Baie dankie.
Groete
Francois van der Colff

 

Did the 2010 yesterday - the 65km MTB was really awesome! One cannot think that such a beautiful bushveld venue exists so close to PTA/JNB. Steep climbs, 3 (shallowish) water crossings, a few rocky descends and fast single tracks (even a few kilometres of specially made single track - nice touch!)

The race had good route markings and was well marshalled (mostly with volunteer's support). A short section is on a tar road and I noticed banner warnings to motor vehicles about the cyclists. Thanks to the organisers for a great race and will be back next year! Christiaan

 

Awesome race! I was really impressed! One of the best races I did in 2010!

Beautiful bushveld area and some technical (rocky) ascent and descents that was super-fun! Enough water points, well marshalled and really well organised!

I'll definitely be back in 2011.

What an awesome event!  
Big up massive to the organisers for pulling off a brilliant event - other (similar) events now have a benchmark and can only strive....

Ill be back (and on time) next year!

 

 

Did the 2010 yesterday - the 65km MTB was really great! One cannot think that such a beautiful bushveld venue exists so close to PTA/JNB. Steep climbs, water crossings and fast single tracks (even a few kilometres of specially made single track - nice touch!) Tough race! The route had good markings and was well marshalled (mainly volunteers) and medical point at a steep downhill. A short section was on a tar road and I even noticed banner warnings to motor vehicles about the cyclists. Thanks to the organisers for a great race and will be back next year! Christiaan

 

I did this ride for the first time last year, an AWESOME ride, well worth the trip and effort. I will definitely be back

 

 

 
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