{"id":19211,"date":"2015-10-05T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/10\/05\/fnb-w2w-race-attracts-an-elite-women39s-field-r3609\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:13:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:13:22","slug":"fnb-w2w-race-attracts-an-elite-women39s-field-r3609","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/fnb-w2w-race-attracts-an-elite-women39s-field-r3609\/","title":{"rendered":"FNB W2W race attracts an elite women’s field"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 7th annual FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race will see a stellar field of elite female competitors toe the line at the majestic Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 06 November 2015. Top names will include Ariane Kleinhans and Candice Neethling as well as Jennie Stenehag and Robyn De Groot.<\/p>\n

\"ccs-62657-0-25029200-1444049432.jpg\"<\/a>Jennie Stenehag and Robyn De Groot will team up for the 2015 FNB Wines2Whales MTB Race that will take place the weekend of Friday, 06 November 2015 until Sunday, 08 November 2015. Seen here: Jennie Stenehag in action during the 2014 event. Photo Credit: Cherie Vale \/ NEWSPORT MEDIA<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Kleinhans, W2W is one of South Africa\u2019s greatest stage races. \u201cThe route and the organization of the event are absolutely first class. I love the amount of great single track as well as the beautiful landscape of this race. The stages are not too long and not too short. Riders get to experience a variety of terrain over the three days, so it\u2019s never boring. Our goal will definitely be to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have done this race a few times now,\u201d says Stenerhag. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely one of my highlights of the year. The route is of the best that I\u2019ve ever ridden and it keeps improving every year. The atmosphere at the race is so relaxed with riders just having fun at the end of a long season. I am really looking forward to racing with Robyn. Our team dynamic is our strength. Our goal will definitely be the top step of the podium.\u201d<\/p>\n

After competing at her first W2W Race in 2014, De Groot added the event to her list of favorites. \u201cIt\u2019s an awesome way to finish off the season,\u201d says De Groot. \u201cDay Two is definitely my favorite. We\u2019re treated to some incredible trail and single track with wooden berms and bridges. I get excited just thinking about it. Winning is our main objective. With the announcement of the prize money incentive, we know that the competition is bound to be extremely tough. We are expecting a very exciting and competitive race.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prize purse for the 2015 FNB W2W MTB Race has increased by R31 500, taking the overall total to a whopping R381 500. The overall women\u2019s team will take home a prize purse of R65 000 after Stage Three. Runners up will be awarded R30 000, while the final team on the podium will win R17 500.<\/p>\n

In addition to this impressive prize purse, the first women\u2019s team to reach the ISUZU Hot Spot on Day Two will take home a well-deserved R5000.<\/p>\n

For more information on the FNB Wines2Whales MTB events contact 083 760 3158, e-mail race@wines2whales.co.za, adventure@wines2whales.co.za or ride@wines2whales.co.za or visit www.wines2whales.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 7th annual FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Race will see a stellar field of elite female competitors toe the line at the majestic Lourensford Wine Estate (Somerset West) on Friday, 06 November 2015. Top names will include Ariane Kleinhans and Candice Neethling as well as Jennie Stenehag and Robyn De Groot. Jennie Stenehag […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[885,404,15],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-19211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-fnb-wines2whales","tag-w2w","tag-wines2whales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19211","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=19211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19211"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=19211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}