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<\/a>Expect three amazing days of forest mountain biking in the RECM Knysna 200. Photo by: Julie Anne Hoffman<\/span><\/p>\nTaking place from the 17th to the 19th of June 2016 the RECM Knysna 200 boasts more amazing singletrack than ever; a race village centred around one of Knysna\u2019s most popular restaurants, Tapas Bistro; and a small field limited to 350 riders. The daily routes are manageable in distance at around 65km per day, with race director Patric Mosterd choosing to highlight the best possible trails in the area. He\u2019s also mindful of the climbing, with the hilly nature of the Garden Route it\u2019s not always easy to limit the altitude gain, but Mosterd managed to do so for the 2016 GR300 and has a few more tricks up his sleeve for the RECM Knysna 200 routes, including shortening Stage 1 to save your legs for a secret singletrack in the closing stages of the stage. <\/p>\n
The three day stage race is sponsored by Capital Management firm RECM and the firm views it as an excellent opportunity to unwind in a town they love, participating in a sport they adore as they recharge their batteries. The intimate nature of the race, with only 350 riders means that by Stage 2 you\u2019ll recognise all your fellow riders. For RECM this means they have the chance to answer rider\u2019s questions on the complex world of investments personally. <\/p>\n With the routes showcasing the best of the Garden Route\u2019s trails the additional incentives to entre take a back seat, but they need not! RECM Knysna 200 entrants can expect amazing lunches and dinners catered by Tapas Bistro; a daily finisher\u2019s beer from the grandfather of the South African craft beer scene Mitchell\u2019s Brewery; limited edition race kit; well stocked water points with nutrition by Hammer Nutrition, hydration by Just Water and bike care by Squirt Lube. Plus Knysna Tourism are going out of their way to ensure everyone has the best possible time in Trail Town South Africa because they want you to keep coming back year after year, for every one of the Garden Route Events hosted in Knysna\u2026 <\/p>\n The 16th of June is the Youth Day public holiday so take a slow cruise up, or down, to Knysna bring along your whole family and make it a weekend to remember. Entries are open online on www.recmknysna200.co.za or you can click here to go directly to the entry portal. Remember to book your accommodating in Knysna too and you can do so by clicking here.<\/p>\n Dates:<\/strong> 17 \u2013 19 June 2016 For 2016 Garden Route Events raised the bar with their GR300 and GRLite races which arguers well for would be RECM Knysna 200 entrants. The 2016 RECM Knysna 200 is now set to take Garden Route racing to even more impressive heights. Expect three amazing days of forest mountain biking in the RECM Knysna 200. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":43683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2623,2619],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-18466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-recm-200","tag-recm-knysna-200"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18466","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=18466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18466\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18466"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=18466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>George local Robyn de Groot is a firm favourite among the Garden Route Events team who expect her to return to defend her RECM Knysna 200 title. Photo by: Julie Anne Hoffman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Scenic plantation trails are interspersed with natural veld and virgin Knyna Forests where wild elephants still roam. Photo by: Julie Anne Hoffman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Stage 1 of the RECM Knysna 200 starts in the Knysna Elephant Park. Photo by: Julie Anne Hoffman<\/span><\/p>\nRECM Knysna 200<\/h2>\n
Distances:<\/strong> 55 – 65km per day
Format:<\/strong> 3 day stage race
Starts: <\/strong>
Stage 1:<\/strong> Knysna Elephant Park
Stage 2:<\/strong> Quinta da Montanha, Bibby\u2019s Hoek
Stage 3:<\/strong> Harkerville Forestry Station
Finish:<\/strong> Tapas Bistro Thesen Island
Race Village:<\/strong> Tapas Bistro, Thesen island Harbour Town, Knysna
Entry Fees:<\/strong> Team R8 600 | Solo R4 800 (Close 10 May 2016)
Website:<\/strong> www.recmknysna200.co.za<\/a>
Facebook: Garden Route Events<\/a>
Twitter: @recmknysna200<\/a>
Instagram: gardenrouteevents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"