| Greyton, W Cape: 9th Dirtopia MTB Festival |
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From Friday, 01 May 2009
To Sunday, 03 May 2009
Every day
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It's hard to believe that this is the 9th Dirtopia Mountain Bike Festival,- time flies when you're having fun!!
This is still the only true mountain biking event in South Africa which attracts bikers of
all disciplines (yes, we went to check the others!!!). With defying-gravity and
awesome trail riding & stunt events - there
is certainly nothing that compares ...
To prepare you for what to expect we have
highlighted a few of the weekend's
activities. Come for a day, or spend the
weekend - all options are catered
for.
Friday 1 May:
Beginner Clinics
during the day, Marked trails to ride, Kids Adventure Race,
Trail Run(10km
& 22km), Outride to Greyton, Super D, Widowmaker Hillclimb,
Nightride and
Evening Bicycle Polo
Saturday 2 May:
Enduro (60km; 40km and 13km), Trials
Competitions, FreeRide (!!!!), Dirt
Jumping, Night Dual and Live
Band(Akkedis)
Sunday 3 May:
Funrides (NEW!!!) 40km, 20km, 17km (tech),
Downhill Race (practice all
weekend) Check the schedule on the web for times
etc. We also built an
awesome new singletrack (contours above the
Widowmaker!) and rerouted the DH
around the top field.
The enduro on Saturday
loses the mountain singletrack start but gets a new loop never used before
and we have a never beforeridden 20km loop installed for the Sunday Funride
with the option to extend to 37km by including the technical mountain
singletrack loop. Loops also
available as separate options (20km/17km).
This
gives Sunday a completely new look compared to the lap race (boring...) of
the past. The lap race loops are there to enjoy at your leisure.
Well that's some of the 15+ reasons to come - and that's just things you could do
with a
bicycle!
If Camping is not your thing, we checked out
www.zebramoon.co.za in Greyton. Contact
them for great deals for the
weekend.
Oh, and there are still spots available for crew! Contact Arina
at
theteam@dirtopia.co.za
www.dirtopia.co.za
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Location: Tarentaalkraal Campsite outside Greyton, Western Cape, South Africa
Contact: Tel: 0218844752
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| Pre-entries close Tuesday 17h00 latest and stand a chance to win ZebraMoon vouchers. Late entries will be accepted at the Festival registration (more expensive). |
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