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<\/a>\n<\/div>\nNow in its 16th year, the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge will once again offer something for every skill and fitness level, with five routes \u2013 14km, 20km, 30km, 40km and 55km \u2013 to choose from. Each route, specially designed by Dirtopia\u2019s trail building expert, Meurant Botha, will feature some of the most scenic wine farms in the Greater Simonsberg Conservancy.<\/p>\n
Saturday (4 March) will be all about family and fun, as riders tackle the 14km, 20km and 30km trails. These three routes are shorter and perfect for those still honing their MTB skills, or those looking for an enjoyable ride with family and friends. While the routes may be shorter, they will still offer a fair level of challenge. From sheltered forest sections to open vineyards, the shorter routes will feature a great mix of scenery.<\/p>\n
The Sunday (5 March) promises to be a cracker for the racing snakes and serious enthusiasts\u2019, tackling one of the longer and tougher routes \u2013 the 40km or 55km routes. According to defending 2016 champ, James Reid (Team Spur), the route is exactly what you\u2019d expect from this iconic event. \u201cThere is just so much single track \u2013 at least 60% is usually on-the-edge, dusty and loose! So much fun – that is what this race is famous for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Online entries opened on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at 1pm.<\/p>\n
To enter please visit our website – http:\/\/www.capetowncycletour.com\/cape-town-mtb-challenge\/<\/a><\/p>\n Keep informed of developments of the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge by liking their Facebook Page at www.facebook.com\/cycletour<\/a> or by following them on Twitter: @TheMTBChallenge<\/a>. For more information on the 2017 event, visit www.capetowncycletour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Event:<\/strong> Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge The Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge staged over two days, will kick start the annual Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Week, when it returns to Stellenbosch\u2019s Le Bonheur Wine Estate on the first weekend of March in 2017. Now in its 16th year, the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge will once again offer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[81],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-17454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-cape-town-cycle-tour"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17454"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=17454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Date:<\/strong> Saturday, 4 March & Sunday, 5 March 2017
Entries open:<\/strong> Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at 1pm
Distance: <\/strong> Approximately 14km, 20km and 30km, 40km, 55km
Venue: <\/strong> Le Bonheur Wine Estate, Greater Simonsberg Conservancy, Stellenbosch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"