![\"ccs-62657-0-00367900-1433339233.jpg\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-00367900-1433339233.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nCraig Scott enjoying a fast and flowing section of the Enduro trail, which can be expected at the KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which takes place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6 and 7 June respectively. Photo credit: Gavin Ryan\/Quick Pix<\/span><\/p>\n With the fairly new Enduro discipline gaining in popularity, event organiser Dave Drummond has promised a course worthy of a championship event. Two stages of the four-stage Enduro will be made up of trails consisting of steep downhills and challenging technical sections, while the other two stages will be fast and flowing trail.<\/p>\n Drummond would like to remind the riders that there will be no shuttle uplift on Saturday, so participants will need to pedal to the top of the Cascades forest to the start of the first stage. They will then tackle the first of the four timed stages, which are interspersed with \u201cuntimed liaison\u201d stages where they transition to the start of the next timed stage.<\/p>\n \u201cThe beauty of Enduro racing is that anyone can enter on any bike!\u201d reiterates Drummond. \u201cIt\u2019s a competitive event where the number one focus is on fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Veteran competitor, Grant Dekker, is keen to take on both the Enduro and Downhill events, even after a recent knee operation.<\/p>\n Enduro event organiser, Dave Drummond, reiterates that the number one focus is on fun for the KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which takes place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6 and 7 June respectively. Photo credit: Gavin Ryan\/Quick Pix<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI will be there \u2013 I\u2019ll be limping up the hill but I will be there,\u201d said Dekker. \u201cI had to have a knee op because Mankele \u201cowned\u201d me. I still did my seeding run and raced the National Cup race against the advice of the nurses there, and my knee was pretty much the size of a soccer ball.\u201d<\/p>\n Dekker practiced on the Cascades track at the weekend to see if he could even manage the ride. \u201cI did some riding on Saturday and then spent the whole day at the track on Sunday and I\u2019m feeling good.\u201d<\/p>\n When chatting about the Enduro Championship event, Dekker had this to say: \u201cThere are mates of mine that are riding who I know I can beat but in my current condition, I\u2019m not sure if I can. There are no excuses in this game but one thing is for certain \u2013 you can\u2019t \u2018not\u2019 rock up to KZN Champs! It\u2019s the ultimate bragging right.\u201d<\/p>\n Downhill riders will battle it out for the KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championship title, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which takes place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6 and 7 June respectively. Photo credit: Gavin Ryan\/Quick Pix<\/span><\/p>\n Mountain biking\u2019s highly skilled Downhill riders will be in action on Sunday as they take to the track to determine the fastest descender who will be crowned the provincial champion.<\/p>\n KZN Downhill Champs event organiser and course designer, Nigel Hicks, says that the track will be exactly the same as that of the 2013 Elite World Championships. \u201cIt\u2019s very dry and very dusty, which is going to make for very fast riding. It\u2019s going to be a lot of fun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The event organisers appeal to the Downhill competitors to register for the race on Saturday so that the start lists and correct seeding orders can be finalised by the timing crew before the start on Sunday. Registration will be open at Cascades until 15:00.<\/p>\n Spectators to the park will be able to see some of KZN\u2019s best riders in action in two separate events \u2013 the popular and relatively new Enduro discipline on Saturday with the Downhill on Sunday. Both events start at 11:00 and not 12:00 as previously advertised.<\/p>\n Riders will get the chance to socialise while riding in the Enduro discipline\u2019s untimed liaison stage at the KZN Provincial Enduro and Downhill Championships, sponsored by NMI-DSM, which takes place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on 6 and 7 June respectively. Photo credit: Gavin Ryan\/Quick Pix<\/span><\/p>\n Event details:<\/strong><\/p>\n Date: 6-7 June 2015<\/p>\n Province: KwaZulu-Natal<\/p>\n Location: Cascades MTB Park<\/p>\n Entries Close: 3 June 2015<\/p>\n Starting Time: 11:00<\/p>\n Registration: Cascades, 08:00-11:00 & Cascades, 07:30-10:30<\/p>\n Late Entries: Yes<\/p>\n Timed By: Elite Timing<\/p>\n ROAG Registration: No<\/p>\n Event Website: http:\/\/www.kznmtb.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n