GET your entries in now for the popular Sappi Scottburgh MTB Race on Sunday 9 August.
As the public holiday looks to honour the history of women’s resistance in South Africa, the KZN South Coast mountain bike event is too set to recognise the contributions of the fairer sex.
Race director Flavio Scarpa said the female contingent of this year’s race will lead the field through the neutral zone from Scottburgh Main Beach to the start line at Renishaw sugarcane farm where they will occupy the front row of the grid on the start line.
Regardless of participating in the event’s 45km Sappi Scottburgh Classic, 28km Dash and Splash Intermediate Ride or the 10km Dash and Splash Family Ride, all female finishers can also look forward to a little something extra when they reach the finish line.
For the racing stakes in the field, the total prize pool has been increased across all age categories with the contributions of Splash WaterWorld and Thirsty Whale Sports & Cocktail Bar seeing this trend extending into the 28km and 10km events too as the next generation of stars look to surge to the front of their respective age group categories.
“The Thule King and Queen of the Mountains is set to add a little extra spice to the race and with this challenge being a little later into the route than previous years it will be interesting to see how things pan out in the dice for this hotspot prize,” said Scarpa.
A wide variety of lucky draw prizes is also sure to grab the attention of young and old, racing snakes and weekend warriors alike.
The Halfway Toyota Kids Zone provides the ideal environment for the younger members of the family to play in safely under the beady watch of the Umkomaas Pre-School staff while being treated to a hot dog, juice and snacks over and above the zone’s fun and games.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the race venue while entries can be submitted via www.roag.co.za
