We have been hectically getting ready for you, Route enhancing, finalising the THREE FLOATING BRIDGES and making sure the finish village is well integrated into the Wine & Bubbly Festival.
Routes – Plett has had one of the rainiest Septembers in many a year and that means the “route monster” (vintage Landy) has been hard at work.
- The Buffelsnek Forest section has been cut and the road repaired…Big thanks to Tom Eckley of MTO for his help.
- The Buffalo Hills Game Reserve descent is now clear and ready to challenge your skills… this is what we call “unmanicured” singletrack for real MTB’ers
- For the last serious climb out of the Denron Valley you will have a choice of routes…”Hard Core” or “Chicken Run”…we know you won’t use it (or will you ???)
- The MTO Bridge over the Piesang River at the finish has been made a little tricky by the heavy rains which re-shaped the mouth of the river and the fact that we are close to Spring Tide. The good news is that Spring high is only at 14:40, so if you ride fast you’ll have no problem!
- The new singletrack looks awesome and a HUGE thanks to Pennypinchers who made the two floating bridges over the Bitou River possible.
Important Times to Note
October 9th
3:00 – 9:00 – Race and Shuttle Registration at Central Beach, Plett
October 10th Race Day (Wittedrift High School)
6:00 — Race and Shuttle Registration opens
7:00 – Race and Shuttle registration close
7:15 – 85Km Race briefing on the start line
7:30 – 85Km Start
7:35 – 55Km Race briefing on the start line
7:45 – 55Km Start
7:50 – 20Km Race briefing on the startline
8:00 – 20Km Start
1:30 – 55Km & 85Km Cut-off at Waterpoint 4 (Stofpad, near Wittedrift)
Wine & Bubbly Festival – Don’t forget that the festival, sponsored by Sasfin is on all weekend in Plett and the giant bedouin tent is right next to the TdeP tent at Central Beach. So make sure you take advantage of the 50% discount on the W&B ticket when you enter Tour de Plett. For more details check www.plett-tourism.co.za
Shuttle Service – Remember the race starts at Wittedrift High School and finishes at Central Beach. However we do offer a shuttle service for R75… you can book online or sign up at registration on Oct 9th and your vehicle will be waiting for you at the finish. What a deal, you finish the race and your vehicle is waiting for you… more time to socialize and enjoy the W&B!!!
Online Entries – All on-line entries will go into a draw for a pair of Oakley Half Jacket 2.0 polarized glasses sponsored by Plett Optical. Online entries with EFT close on Wed 7th October. Credit card entries close on Friday 9th October.
Late Entries – Late entries can be done on Friday 9th October at registration on Central Beach from 3pm-8pm. No late entry fees will be charged, but all entries are strictly cash only. NO EFT PAYMENTS CAN BE ACCEPTED.
All details are on our website at www.tourdeplett.co.za but just to remind you of the important details:
Race options are as below:
• Marathon (85kms, R230 entry fee)
• Half-marathon (55Kms, R200 entry fee)
• Fun Ride (20kms, R100 entry fee)
The race is a non-profit event run by volunteers – 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Kwano Cycling Academy.
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The Tour de Plett Team
For any queries, please reply to this email
Email: info@tourdeplett.co.za
VIEW RACE PROFILES AND ENTER ONLINE AT WWW.TOURDEPLETT.CO.ZA
