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<\/a>Photo credit: Em Gatland.<\/span><\/p>\nSo what is the difference between the Trail, Adventure and Race?<\/p>\n
Some of the answer lies in the history of this bucket list stage race. sani2c founder and passionate mountain biker Glen Haw is a dairy farmer and established the event as a fundraiser for the farm school that his children attended at the time. It started in 2005 with just one event, the Race. Due to its popularity the Adventure was added in 2008. Entries were opened to previous year\u2019s riders only and the Adventure filled within minutes of opening.<\/p>\n
This, together with many requests from organizations wanting to get involved, prompted the sani2c team to look at the inclusion of a third event, and in 2012 the Trail was added. Each one has developed its own unique character and attracts a different kind of rider. Some would say the Trail attracts the newbies, the Adventure draws the \u201cold boys\u2019 club\u201d and the Race is for the snakes, the pros or those who just love to race hard.<\/p>\n
Each event follows exactly the same route to the sea, experiences the same race village vibe and great community inspired hospitality <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The three separate events ensure that all levels of riders are well catered for, and for many it is the one event in the stage race calendar that they just can\u2019t miss. George de Beer from Durban has completed every sani2c since 2005, and on finishing his 14th event last month, he reflected on the early days: \u201cWe arrived at Underberg school and we didn\u2019t have a place to stay and snuck into the hostel to spend the night. One year we slept in the chicken run at Jolivet farm.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Photo credit: Anthony Grote.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFarmer Glen<\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe different groups can be described as follows:<\/h2>\n
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