{"id":20774,"date":"2014-10-31T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2014\/10\/31\/riders-to-beat-deadline-for-ballito-race-r1771\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T11:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:29:11","slug":"riders-to-beat-deadline-for-ballito-race-r1771","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/riders-to-beat-deadline-for-ballito-race-r1771\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders to beat deadline for Ballito race"},"content":{"rendered":"

KwaZulu-Natal mountain bikers have until midnight on Sunday to get their entries in for the Bestmed Ballito Expedition, which takes place near the North Coast town on November 8.<\/p>\n

\"ccs-62657-0-69176600-1414756191.jpg\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bestmed Ballito Expedition, presented by ASG, takes place on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast on November 8. Entries for the mountain bike race close at midnight on Sunday. \/\/ Photo: Jetline Action Photo<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Wynand de Villiers of ASG Events, organisers were expecting almost 800 riders to turn out for the second edition of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entries are definitely up from last year\u2019s inaugural event. We had a total of 350 entries and we surpassed that figure with two weeks to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Villiers said the route-building team had put a lot of effort into the course to ensure rideability throughout for both the 25km and 50km participants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Expedition takes place over undulating terrain with short, sharp climbs, but there are no long ascents.<\/p>\n

\n\"ccs-62657-0-27836300-1414756188.jpg\"<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cMy favourite part of the route is also the furthest part, where we\u2019ve got a few lovely forest sections and a wonderful long descent off the escarpment into the valley back to Ballito.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said what set the event apart were the breathtaking views inland and over the ocean, as riders traversed the forests, cane fields, wide open plains and technical descents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the KZN humidity, the waterpoints are a big focus, with lots to eat and drink. Our infrastructure partner, Talisman, has done a lot to make these great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Riders roll out from the Sugar Rush Adventure Centre, just outside town.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe venue is geared towards family with a quaint coffee shop, winery and some kids\u2019 entertainment, so riders and their supporters can relax on the lush lawns after the hard racing is done.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a total prize purse of R10 000 up for grabs, De Villiers said it was more than worthwhile to make the expedition out of Durban and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have goodie bags for all our online entrants and medals for all finishers.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said by entering, riders would be doing their bit for the Cancer Association of South Africa, as R10 from every entry would be donated to the organisation.<\/p>\n

Bestmed and their partners Incolab will also be offering free sunscreen to all participants as part of their skin cancer awareness drive.<\/p>\n

Registration takes place at the Sugar Rush Clubhouse on the morning of the race.<\/p>\n

Enter online at www.roag.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KwaZulu-Natal mountain bikers have until midnight on Sunday to get their entries in for the Bestmed Ballito Expedition, which takes place near the North Coast town on November 8. The Bestmed Ballito Expedition, presented by ASG, takes place on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast on November 8. Entries for the mountain bike race close at midnight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2250,3330,4316],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-20774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-asg-events","tag-bestmed-ballito-expedition","tag-mountain-biking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20774","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=20774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20774"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=20774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}