The 2024 Gauteng Enduro Championships, presented by Suzuki, will take place at Grootfontein, Pretoria on Saturday 7 September and a large field is expected to challenge for provincial championship titles.
Although it’s considered one of the ‘tamer’ Enduro race venues in Gauteng, Grootftontein’s trailmaster has pulled out all the stops to deliver a course that’s worthy of a championship event. One completely new stage and changes to all the other ‘regular’ stages will deliver a fresh challenge for all competitors.
What Grootfontein’s stages lack in length, they make up for in flow. Despite the dry, loose surfaces, each stage is fast and flowy but will require sharp focus to ensure no washing out on corners. The new stage, Stage 6, is the longest and will require the most pedalling, which will please the fitter racers.
“There is quite a large XCO community in Pretoria and we are hoping that some of those racers will give the Gauteng Champs at Grootfontein a go,” said Paola Damilano, event organiser. “There’s really nothing on the stages that can’t be ridden on a XC race bike and where there are larger features, there are B Lines.”
Full Enduro
Stage 1: Line 6
Stage 2: Line 7
Stage 3: Line 5
Stage 4: Line 9
Stage 5: Line 1 into 3
Stage 6 (new): Black Line
Lite Enduro (Sprogs, Nippers, Sport & eBike Lite)
Stage 2: Line 7
Stage 3: Line 5
Stage 5: Line 1 into 3
The lines are all marked and open for practice daily from 07h00-17h00 (no shuttling is permitted). The race will start at 09h00 with registration from 07h30. Riders have 4 hours to complete the event.
Timing will be done by Send It timing, which records accurately down to one-thousandth of a second. The presenting sponsors are Suzuki and Balwin Sport, with supporting sponsorship from the following brands: 32Gi (nutrition support and prizes), 100% (prizes and sound system); Grootfontein Bike Park (venue); Med Guys (medical support); EcoLogic (bike wash and prizes) and SHRED (media).
Online entries can be done here and will close at midnight on Thursday 5 September 2024.
For more information, join the Gauteng Cycling Gravity Group on Telegram, here; or contact Paola Damilano on 0832523752 or paola.damilano@me.com
