{"id":15260,"date":"2020-01-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2020\/01\/08\/2020-mountain-bike-stage-race-calendar-r8032\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:19:51","slug":"2020-mountain-bike-stage-race-calendar-r8032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2020-mountain-bike-stage-race-calendar-r8032\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Mountain Bike Stage Race Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

We compiled a list of mountain bike stage races in South Africa and surrounds to help you plan your racing in 2020.<\/p>\n

For a comprehensive listing of single day races, check out our Events directory<\/a>.You can also look for deals on stage race entries<\/strong> in the Events section of the Classifieds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

February<\/h2>\n

1 – 2: Euro Steel Drak Descent (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

1 – 8: TransCape MTB (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

6 – 9: PE Plett (Garden Route) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

6 – 9: Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen (Ceres, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

19 – 22: Knysna Bull (Knysna, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

29 – 01 March: Stanford MTB Classic (Stanford, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

28 – 01 March: Bridgestone Route 66 MTB Experience (Gauteng) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

March<\/h2>\n

15 – 22: ABSA Cape Epic (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

27 – 29: 3 Mountains Challenge (Clocolan, Free State) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

28 – 29: Route Six 2 Two Trails (Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

April<\/h2>\n

1 – 3: Sabie Xperience (Mpumalanga) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

3 – 5: Glacier Cradle Traverse (Gauteng) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

4 – 5: Cool Ideas Cradle Mountain Trophy (Maropeng, Gauteng) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

24 – 02 May: Old Mutual joBerg2c (Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

30 – 02 May: Great Kei Trek (Queenstown, Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

May<\/h2>\n

01 – 03: SabieXperience (Sabie, Mpumalanga) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

01 – 03: Trek 2 Teebus (Steynsburg, Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

02 – 03: Houw Hoek MTB Tour (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

08 – 10: Gravel & Grape (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

08 – 10: Liberty Winelands Encounter (Franschhoek, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

12 – 14: KAP sani2c Trail (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

13 – 15: KAP sani2c Adventure (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

14 – 16: KAP sani2c Race (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

16 – 17: Cederberg 100 Miler (Cederberg, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

23 – 24: RidetheBerg (Northern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

24 – 29: Windhoek Light Namib Quest (Namibia) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

29 – 31: PwC Great Zuurberg Trek (Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

June<\/h2>\n

01 – 04: Kilimanjaro 2 Ngorongoro (Tanzania) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

05 – 07: Liberty Waterberg Encounter (Limpopo) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

13 – 15: Trans Augrabies (Green Kalahari, Northern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

13 – 15: The Greyt Escape (Greyton, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

TBC: The Midlands (Howick, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

July<\/h2>\n

10 – 12: Zambezi Cycle Challenge (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

15 – 19: Grindrod Bank Umngazi Pondo Pedal (Wild Coast, Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

21 – 26: Tour de Tuli (Botswana – Zimbabwe – South Africa) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

August<\/h2>\n

07 – 09: Y2Karoo (Colesberg, Northern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

08 – 10: Glacier Storms River Traverse (Garden Route, Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

28 – 30: Namaqua Quest MTB (Namaqualand, Northern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

30 – 03 Sept: Imana Wild Ride (Wild Coast, Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

September<\/h2>\n

05 – 06 Sept: Greyton MTB Tour (Greyton, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

11 – 13<\/span><\/span>: Ride2Nowhere (McGregor, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

06 – 12: Cape Pioneer Trek (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

09 – 12: Cape Pioneer Trek Adventure (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

17 – 19: Dr Evil Classic (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

22 – 26: Rift Valley Odyssey (Kenya) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

TBC: Isuzu 3 Towers (Mpumalanga) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

21- 26: Lesotho Sky (Roma, Lesotho) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

25 – 27: Ride the Karoo Stage (Eastern Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

28 – 29: The Magalies Adventure (Gauteng) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

October<\/h2>\n

02 – 03: Berg & Bush Descent (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

06 – 08: Berg & Bush Great Midweek (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

08 – 10: The INYATSI Swazi Frontier (Swaziland) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

10 – 11: Berg & Bush 2 Day (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

TBC: Eselfontein Festival (Ceres, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

23 – 25: The U MTB (Piket-Bo-Berg, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

30 – 01: FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

November<\/h2>\n

02 – 04: FNB Wines2Whales Pinotage (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

06 – 08: FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

14 -15: To Hell And Back (Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

TBC: Origin Of Trails MTB Experience (Stellenbosch, Western Cape) – Event Website<\/a><\/p>\n

December<\/h2>\n

Time to either recover or build some base for the 2021 MTB stage race season.<\/p>\n

We do our best to keep the 2020 stage race calendar up-to-date and we do not guarantee its accuracy. If an event has been excluded or you spot an error, please leave a comment on the article below.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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