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Last call to enter the Amarider 100Miler or 50Miler
All entries close this Wednesday night 10 April for the 11th edition of the Amarider 100Miler & 50Miler, presented by Bike Hub taking place on Saturday, 13th of April. The long distance of 160km start at Malmesbury Showgrounds and the 80km option start at Delico, Riebeck Kasteel. This iconic event has become firmly entrenched on […]
Kleinhans to defend his title at Amarider 100 Miler this Saturday
Erik Kleinhans riding for Team Topek-Ergon, won the inaugural Amarider 100Miler in 2009 under extreme conditions, which forced more than 75% of entrants to abandon the race, 50% before the start. In 2016 he returned to take the title again, and this year he is back as firm favourite for his third Amarider 100 Miler. […]
Last few days for entries to the Amarider 100 Miler & 50 Miler
With only a week before race day, ultra-marathon riders must enter the Amarider 50 and 100 Miler event by the 16th of May to be at the start line next Saturday in the Swartland. The local MTB club will assist with marshalling and waterpoints to raise funds for their trail building in the area. Amarider […]
Erik Kleinhans to race 100Miler for the first time since winning the inaugural event
If you were at the first Amarider 100Miler event in 2009, you will remember the Cape storm that hit that May day. Heavy rain and wind made the conditions extremely tough, and race director Meurant Botha set off more than 200 riders from Durbanville to Malmesbury, although more than 400 entered. Only 100 riders finished […]
One-day ultra-mountain bike marathon partners with the Malmesbury Fietsryklub
The eighth annual Amarider 100Miler & 50Miler event, presented by Bike Hub takes place on Saturday 21 May 2016 in the Swartland, at the Malmesbury Festival grounds. With less than a month to go, the 100 Miler team is getting all the last details sorted to present a great day of racing. Only pre-entries are […]
Near perfect autumn conditions for 7th Amarider 100Miler
Nearly 900 riders lined up on Saturday morning 23 May for the seventh edition of the Amarider 100 & 50Miler races in the Swartland. The 100Miler bunch was led out at sunrise in a neutral procession through the streets of Malmesbury, with load shedding not making much of an impact on the start of 07h30. […]
New venue in Malmesbury for Amarider 100miler & 50miler
The one-day ultra mountain bike marathon in the Swartland, the Amarider 100Miler, will start & finish at the Malmesbury Festival grounds on Saturday 23rd of May this year. However, the route will be more or less the same and the 50Miler option will still start at Delico, Riebeeck Kasteel as it did previous years and […]