Doing a racing calender during in the middle of what seems to be our peak coronavirus period in SA seems a bit superfluous and instead I have opted to create a list of top events. Covid-19 has upset the apple cart last year and we are eagerly waiting to see how 2021 unfolds, with regards to lockdown and allowed races. Oh, and you can click on the event images to visit their respective websites. Enjoy.
With so many events listed beow, we had to roughly group them in order to make sense of it all. Take your pick between Road, Gravel, Mountain Bike, IRONMAN®, Triathlon, Ultra, Xterra or Cross-border Events in the form of Races, Stages, Classics, Adventures and Tours. Wow, that’s a mouthful. Do you want your event to be featured here? Contact us, we’d be happy to add you.
Tour de Boland growing South African cyclo-tourism
Tour of Good Hope in Paarl
Hotchillee Cape Rouleur Road Tour WC
Knysna Cycle Tour MTB and Road
Coronation Double Century in Swellendam
Cape Classic 380 Road Cycle Event
The Fast One at Midvaal in Meyerton
The Herald Cycle Tour in PE
Takealot Berge & Dale (road race)
Takealot 1-day 3-stage Jock Classic Road Race
Takealot East Rand Cycle Tour
Audax South Africa long distance cycling
Karoo and Gravel Rides
Lions Karoo to Coast 100km MTB Challenge
Hotchillee Rainmaker Rollercoaster gravel ride
Bicycling The Karoo Burn Gravel
Cullinan to Tonteldoos 260km 24hr MTB Ultra
Ride the Karoo 80 and 100 milers
Ride the Karoo 3 day MTB Stage Race
Race to the Sea 100 miler from Franschhoek to Hermanus
Race to the Sun goes over HBP Dam
Swartberg 100 Gran Fondo gravel
Karoo Gravelgrinder all year round
The Y2Karoo is also the race with soul
MTB Stage Races and Classics
3 Mountains Stage Race in the Free State
3 Towers MTB Stage Race at Mankele
Beast of the East exclusive MTB race
The Bezhoek Extreme MTB Race
Brewery2Brewery MTB Challenge
Cape Country Unplugged MTB Experience
PWC Great Zuurberg Trek MTB event
Waterberg MTB Encounter
FNB Wines 2 Whales MTB the race with gees
The UMKO Adventure MTB Event in KZN
Stanford MTB Classic ultimate southern pass trail
Petrichor Trek 2 Teebus 3 day MTB Adventure
Trans Augrabies MTB Adventure
Transbaviaans 230km 24hrs MTB single stage race
Trans Cape is an iconic local MTB event
Trans Elands MTB around Jeffrey’s Bay
KAP Sani2c more than a ride MTB stage race
The Sabie Experience for the whole family
Rooibus 2 Muisbos by Carmien Rooibos tea
Ride the Berg 2 day MTB in May
The U MTB Stage Race Piket-Bo-Berg Trails
Prudential PE to Plett 4 day MTB Stage Race
Magoeba Trek 3 Day Mountain Bike Stage Race
Maloti 100 miler from Barkley East to Maclear
The Munga MTB never stop pedalling
Namaqua Quest MTB Event
Ride2Nowhere MTB for the love of the ride
Stillwater Origin of Trails MTB in Stellenbosch
Langeberg Link join the adventure
joberg2c Community Inspired MTB Stage Race
Isimangaliso MTB Adventure Tour
Imana Wild Ride The Original
Greyton MTB Tour
Houw Hoek MTB Tour
To Hell & Back MTB Stage Race
The ABSA Cape Epic
Eselfontein Getaway MTB
Gravel & Grape Stage Race
GKT is the Great Kei Trek
The Greyt Escape MTB Stage Race
Dr Evil Classic 3 day stage race
De Hoop Vlei MTB Experience
My favourite Darlingbrew Extreme
Cederberg 2-Day Trek 100 miler MTB
Knysna Bull MTB Stage Race
Petrichor Around the Pot MTB
Grindrod Berg & Bush MTB Stage Race
Trans Xhariep ULTRA at Forever Resort Gariep
Dryland events deserve their own spot
Sanlam Glacier Storms River Traverse MTB
36ONE MTB Challenge
Ladismith Cheese 7weekspoort MTB Challenge
Momentum Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen
Momentum Cape Pioneer Trek MTB Stage Race
Sanlam Glacier Cradle Traverse MTB
Momentum Attakwas Extreme presented by Biogen
King Price Trailseeker MTB Series
King Price Trailseeker MTB Wellington WC
King Price Trailseeker MTB Van Gaalen NW
King Price Trailseeker MTB in Sondela LP
King Price Trailseeker MTB in Banhoek WC
King Price Trailseeker MTB ARC Roodeplaat GP
King Price Trailseeker MTB at Legends MX
Freedom Challenge Bikepacking Races
The Freedom Challenge
RTW Freedom Challenge Race to Willowmore
RTR Freedom Challenge Race to Rhodes
RTP Freedom Challenge Race to Paarl
RTC Freedom Challenge Race to Cradock
RASA The Race Across South Africa
Freedom Circuit self-supported bike-packing race
IRONMAN®, Triathlon and ULTRA-X
Ironman® African Championship in PE
Ironman® 70.3 Durban
Ironman® 70.3 Buffalo City East London
Ironman® 5150 Nelson Mandela Bay
Cape Town Ultra at Theewaterskloof
Durban Ultra TRI
Sun City ULTRA TRI by FNB
Joburg Ultra TRI Cradle Moon
The ULTRA X Freestate to KZN Ultra TRI
Challenge Cape Town (the only middle distance race)
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Cross-border Adventures
1Zambia is their Ultimate MTB Challenge
Zambezi Cycle Challenge Multi-day Fundraiser
Nedbank Desert Dash in Namibia
Nedbank Tour de Tuli cross-border MTB Adventure
Inyatsi Swazi Frontier 3 day MTB Stage Race
Lesotho Sky the race with stoke
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People to see, races to do. We are really fortunate to have such an abundance of events in and around Southern Africa.
And here is a brand new race for 2022: Dorperland MTB Challenge is cycle race that will take place in and around Kenhardt in the Northern Cape. The inaugural event is scheduled for 02 July 2022.
The main race will be a one day 80 km’s challenge on a gravel road and “plaas padtjie”. Part of the route will go through a quiver tree forest with some steep inclines and down hills on a rocky route. The arid climate contribution of the region will really add toughness to the race.
We also will have a 15 km’s family ride and a 2 km’s kids fun ride. For more info about Dorperland MTB Challenge please visit our website http://www.dorperlandmtbchallenge.co.za/
PS thanks for sharing, Richard 🙂 #ChallengeTheUnknown
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People to see, races to do. We are really fortunate to have such an abundance of events in and around Southern Africa.
And here is a brand new race for 2022: Dorperland MTB Challenge is cycle race that will take place in and around Kenhardt in the Northern Cape. The inaugural event is scheduled for 02 July 2022.
The main race will be a one day 80 km’s challenge on a gravel road and “plaas padtjie”. Part of the route will go through a quiver tree forest with some steep inclines and down hills on a rocky route. The arid climate contribution of the region will really add toughness to the race.
We also will have a 15 km’s family ride and a 2 km’s kids fun ride. For more info about Dorperland MTB Challenge please visit our website http://www.dorperlandmtbchallenge.co.za/
PS thanks for sharing, Richard 🙂 #ChallengeTheUnknown