Sunrise in Brits
Perfect training ride for any endurance races coming up and for the novices who would like to try out longer distances.
Venue: Beestekraal stasie
Date: 9 June 2018
Registration: 5:15am
Start Time: 6:00am
Event Briefing: 5:55am
Entry Fee: R180.00 ( 3 fully stocked waterpoints. Includes soup and breads or boerie roll afterwards)
Distance: 142km
Compulsory gear:
- Lights and rear reflectors
- Warm kit
- GPS device [GPX file loaded before event]
- Spares, tubes and repair kits
- Enough nutritional foods and drinks to last you for the entire ride, there will be waterpoints with basics like jelly babies, coke, water and PVM energy drinks bars and gels, however do not just rely on the waterpoints.
- Medical kit and medical aid details
Additional Information:
As sun starts to rise you will be viewing the most beautiful landscape in Brits heading towards Harties. The route will take you along the canals and past farmlands.
Route is a roundabout loop that will take you back to where you start. It is reasonable flat and fast but will test your endurance in the legs.
Route known as "one moerse experience" as previous training rides have been hosted during day and night through Brits.
As winter is setting in sun is only rising later so when you start it will be dark, be sure to charge those lights for this ride and warmer kit
This is a self-navigation ride and a GPS device will be needed to do this ride, GPX file will be emailed to you closer to the time.
Benefits
If you are a Discovery Vitality member you will be able to earn 3000 Vitality points, to do this, the riders will receive boards provided by us to time the riders which then gets sent to Vitality.
However please NOTE, this is not a race, it is a training endurance ride but boards will be provided to capture times.