{"id":19447,"date":"2015-08-18T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/08\/18\/trans-baviaans-event-1-race-report-r3324\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:31:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:31:05","slug":"trans-baviaans-event-1-race-report-r3324","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/trans-baviaans-event-1-race-report-r3324\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Baviaans Event 1 race report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Trans Baviaans has grown in popularity over the last 12 years, so much so that the entries for the event sold out within 8 hours. This caused quite a stir (or is that excitement) in the EcoBound camp (Organisers of this event), who made the decision to host a second race on the following weekend to give more riders the opportunity to ride and experience this exclusive, limited entry event.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3IcsU9qbmc?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the morning of race day, the clear Willowmore skies promised the riders ideal conditions. A promised kept with an added bonus of a tailwind all the way to Checkpoint 2 (Geelhoutbos) 104km into the race.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the top teams reached the first of numerous challenging climbs, the Baviaansback, their races faces were on and the race pace continued over The Fangs and the infamous Mother Of all Climbs.<\/p>\n<p>The leading bunch was formed, one of them being a mixed team (Sasol Racing). The game was on with teams separated by just a couple of minutes at each Checkpoint. All teams are required to Check-in at strategically placed Checkpoints on route. This is not just for control, but gives the riders the opportunity to have a rest and something to eat.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-41113500-1439908650.jpg\" data-fileid=\"582836\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"582836\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-41113500-1439908650.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-41113500-1439908650.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Part of the event dynamic is that the route is not marked. Each team is provided with a map to navigate their way through the Baviaans Kloof (SA\u2019s largest wilderness area and now a heritage site). This requires riders to stay mentally sharp at all times, a challenge in its own for 230kms. Team Sporadies Normardies, the front runners for most of the way, took a wrong turn in the last 20km and lost their lead, still happily finishing with smiles on their faces, proving that just finishing an event like this makes them winners. Team Jeep took the win in a time of 8:29:58, almost breaking the former record.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-04650300-1439908651.jpg\" data-fileid=\"582838\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"582838\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-04650300-1439908651.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-04650300-1439908651.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Top 10 Teams:<\/h2>\n<p>Team Jeep<br \/>Powerbar 1<br \/>Aerocare -Proper Con<br \/>Sasol Racing<br \/>Sponsor Yourself<br \/>Atlas Copco Team 1<br \/>Four Brothers<br \/>Solar Wise<br \/>Demicon \/ Rocky Mounta<br \/>Bianchi<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-36261700-1439908651.jpg\" data-fileid=\"582839\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"582839\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-36261700-1439908651.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-36261700-1439908651.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last team Wild Rovers finished as the sun was rising over Jeffrey\u2019s Bay, with a few hours to spare before the cut-off of 24 hours. These are the real heroes of the event, finishing in a time of 20:50:49.<\/p>\n<p>As one of South Africa\u2019s premier mountain biking events, this MTB<br \/>marathon creates the perfect combination of extremely challenging cycling amongst spectacular scenery through exquisite mountain ranges, right into the heart of the magnificent Baviaanskloof, all in a team format with a 24hour grueling cut off time.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76379300-1439908650.jpg\" data-fileid=\"582837\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"582837\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-76379300-1439908650.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-76379300-1439908650.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The organisers are happy to report that there were no major casualties during the first event and they wish all the riders braving the mighty Baviaanskloof good luck for next weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trans Baviaans has grown in popularity over the last 12 years, so much so that the entries for the event sold out within 8 hours. This caused quite a stir (or is that excitement) in the EcoBound camp (Organisers of this event), who made the decision to host a second race on the following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3651,34],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-19447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-team-jeep","tag-trans-baviaans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19447","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=19447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19447"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=19447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}