There’s no better way to say farewell to winter than entering one of Joburg’s favourite mountain bike races, the Garmin MTB Classic, which takes place at Northern Farm on Saturday 24 August 2024.
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The sixth edition of the annual event takes place just before the arrival of spring and offers both seasoned and novice mountain bikers race routes that are challenging but rewarding. The routes have been created to make the most of the popular Northern Farm trails network, which includes a high volume of engaging singletrack.
The 50km marathon is expected to attract some of the region’s top mountain bike racers, who will be dicing for their share of the R8000 prize purse. The 35km half-marathon offers the ideal distance for the speedy Under-18s to engage in a podium battle and for recreational mountain bikers to enjoy a stimulating few hours in the saddle. A 20km fun ride and a 10km kids race complete the day’s events and ensure a fun, fulfilling experience for all ages.
Although there isn’t a specific eBike race or prize offering, eBikes are welcome, but will not start in A or B batches.
This year, a Mother/Son and a Father/Daughter prize has been added to the Half-marathon to encourage friendly family competition. There will be electronic chip timing and results and the SA Seeding system will be used to establish which batch you start in.
The Garmin MTB Classic always offers great entry-fee value. In addition to the well-marked, carefully planned race routes, there’s a Garmin goodies race pack (early-bird entries only), a free post-race bike wash, a free Northern Farm MTB Trails pass valid until 30 September 2024 (early-bird entries only), a finisher medal and a Garmin cycling products discount voucher.
There’s also mechanical support provided by Mellow Velo and, energy and recovery supplements provided by USN.
Northern Farm is an established and popular mountain biking venue, located just 25 minutes north of Johannesburg and 30 minutes south west of Pretoria. On race day there will be secure parking as well as food and beverage vendors.
As the world’s leading cycling performance brand, Garmin’s now-legendary pay-off line is ‘Beat Yesterday’, a sentiment that all ambitious mountain bikers can relate to and a good reason to enter the 2024 Garmin MTB Classic.
- Garmin MTB Classic 2024 summary:
Date: Saturday 24 August 2024
Venue: Northern Farm, Johannesburg - Distances: Marathon – 50km/300m ascent | Half-marathon – 35km/210m ascent | Fun Race – 20km/110m ascent | Kiddies Race – 10km/40m ascent.
- Start time: From 07h00. Number collection from 06h00 at the race venue.
The Garmin MTB Classic would not be the success it is without the following partners: Hydration & nutrition: USN | Auxiliary: Cycles United | Apparel: Ciovita | Mechanical support: Mellow Velo | Recovery: Hyperice | Gifting: Subaru.
To find out more or enter online, click here.
