Exclusive route for intermediate mountain bikers only. This event will be a singletrack experience of 48km and will take limited pre-entries only.
1850m of climbing – options to ‘bail out’ earlier… More than 25km of singletrack with 50% of the route not normally open to the public.
Ebikes are welcome (in their own category). Special prize for Masters 50+ category winner!
Facilities at Dirtopia Trail Centre on Muratie wine farm:
• Warm shower facilities
• Technical assistance
• Shop trail essentials
Photography by Chris Hitchcock @ Photosport
Family and friends are welcome to join us at the start/finish venue where there will be food like burgers and wraps on offer, cold beer and coffee and of course the superb Muratie wines. The wine tasting centre will be open and please book ahead to reserve seats for meals at Muratie’s Farm kitchen.
ENTRY FEE ENTER RACE HERE
R650.00 per person
Enter by the end of June for R585 and get a free pair of Falke/Dirtopia socks!
INCLUDED
• A bottle of Muratie wine – collect at registration or at the finish
• Coffee before the start & a glass of wine afterwards
• An event headband / ‘buff’
• A finishers medal
• Trail Tag live timing
• Bike wash after the ride
• Well-stocked water points on route & at the finish
• An exclusive singletrack experience on private land in the Knorhoek Valley
• Post-event entertainment at Muratie Cellar – live music from Jacob Swann
• Prizemoney for first full distance winners – Male & Female (awards at 12h00)
• Lucky draw hamper prizes (at 13h00)
ROUTE PROFILE
Elevation – 1850m
Route designer Meurant Botha wears many hats (!), so you can call him what you like from bearded long grey hair mountain biker to race director, Founder of Dirtopia & Amarider, well-known trail builder of twenty-five years and of course a lover of the Simonsberg valley and its wines!
Dirtopia’s partnership with Muratie has a history – just like the old-charm feel on the ‘werf’ of one of the oldest wine farms in South Africa. The warm hospitality of Muratie and the Melck family love of nature, have welcomed trail users on their land and there is no better way to experience this than at the Muratie Mountain Series event. The trail system is organically funded and therefor mountain bikers taking part will support trail building and maintenance.
This time only one route is on offer: a 48km singletrack experience for intermediate riders only. We do not need to describe it in detail. All you need to know is that it is a beautiful ride that you can feel privileged to take part in and will remember for many years to come…
REGISTRATION & RACE PACK COLLECTION:
This will take place at Dirtopia Trail Centre on Muratie Wine Estate near Stellenbosch at the following times:
Saturday 10h00 to 13h00
Sunday from 07h30
Start time: 08h30
HEALTH & SAFETY:
This Series is an invitational event only, meaning that entrants will be personally invited to participate.
All Covid-19 precautions will be taken into account ensuring the Series is fully compliant.
We require all participants to do their bit as well by wearing a mask (on arrival, registration, start/finish and when seeing others on route). Note that this is not an event, or a mass gathering of any kind, but simply a temporary offering of the marked trails made available for a limited period of time.