Organiser
BoutTime
Race History
Knysna Woodcutters Heritage
In 1776, the Dutch East India Company employed the first Knysna forest woodcutters. A Post was established for them at Swart Rivier in the George District. In those early days some of the woodcutters were of Scottish or English descent but they eventually merged with the Dutch-Afrikaaner majority.
They worked extremely hard for little reward being exploited by the timber merchants who iniquitously underpaid them. The Knysna forest woodcutters laboured deep in the forest for weeks at a time. It could take a family group days and even weeks to hew a great tree into planks and sleepers.
Once they had cut the trees to manageable lengths they used oxen to drag the timber along slip paths, made by generations of elephants, to where the merchants could load it on wagons and transport it into Knysna.
Race Information
Event Date
27 December 2017, Wednesday
Registration opens from 5am
Race Starts from 7pm(60km)
Venue
Concordia Training Centre or check on Google Maps here
Distances
60km Race (R230) - Starts at 7:00
30km Fun Ride (R180) - Starts at 7:15
10km Kiddies Race (R130) - Starts at 7:30
R20 surcharge for on-the-day entries
Race Registration & Late Entries
26 December 2017 between 14:00 & 17:00 @ Knysna Cycle Works (8 Waterfront Park, Queen Str, Knysna) or click here for Google Maps
27 December 2017, Wednesday from 05:00 at the Race Village - Late entries welcome but cash or SnapScan Only
Your entry will include the following
Ride some of the best single track & forest sections in South Africa, Emphasis on quality of MTB routes
Flow of cyclists (reducing congestion and safer cycling track)
First 50 entrants will receive a free T-Shirt, R100 if you want a T-Shirt thereafter
Medals to all finishers
Well stocked nutrition point with plenty of water, Coke, Jelly Babies, Baby Potatoes, Bananas & Bar-One's.
Category prizes over R20,000 to be won
SA Seeding Event & CSA Sanctioned
Awesome spot prizes prizes to be won provided by our sponsors
Live entertainment
Waterpoints every 15km
Well marked routes
Medical staff en route
A great outdoor event for the whole family
Ablution facilities
Short Route Description
Each distance is a full circular loop (no laps) on mostly single track, jeep track and forest paths
Water-points
Every 15km you will find a well stocked nutrition point with Key 360 Nutrition, Water, Coke, Jelly Babies, Baby Potatoes, Bananas & Bar-One's. There will be 2 water points on the 60km route, 1 water point on the half way mark of the 30km route and no water point on the 10km route, however we will have something sweet for the youth riders at the finish. We always advise riders to also carry water with them.
Food & Drinks
The locals will have food stalls, craft beer stands and a great vibe can also be enjoyed afterwards so bring the whole family.
Products on display and for sale
Our sponsors and partners will have stands at the event where riders, family and friends can view and buy all the latest sport products.
Entries close
Line Entries: 15 minutes before each distance starts
Online Entries: 26 December 2017, Tuesday @ Midnight
EFT Entries: 25 December 2017, Monday - Please send POP to [email protected]
Timing
Timing will be done by BoutTime. Real-Time electronic result boards will be at the finish for each distance indicating the top 10 men, women and latest finishers with their overall and gender positions, pace and finishing time. Riders will receive a SMS with their individual results directly after they've finished and the results will be uploaded to the website(www.bouttime.co.za) as the riders comes in. No more waiting days for your results to reflect.
More information: www.woodcuttersmtb.co.za/
Event location
Concordia Training Centre, Knysna
| Route information | |
| Coordinates | -34.0205901, 23.0776294 |
| Address | Concordia Training Centre |
| City | Knysna |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
Registration Number: 2015/141112/07