INDEMNITY:
All entrants participate entirely at their own risk and agree that they shall have no claim whatsoever against the organisers, sponsors, helpers, land owners or support services in the event of any injury, loss or damage that a participant may suffer personally or to property, caused directly or indirectly by negligence, accidental or otherwise by anyone of the above mentioned parties or any third party not associated with the race itself.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY:
The event organisers reserve the right to cancel the race at any time due to circumstances beyond our control (e.g. weather conditions deemed to be dangerous to participants and/or event staff, riots, strikes, political unrest, etc.) and if this should happen, entry fee refunds will be at the discretion of the event organiser and may include deductions for admin and other event organising costs incurred to date.
No refunds for withdrawals, however rider substitutions will be allowed if done via our online entry system before our online entry closing date and time.
AGE LIMIT:
The minimum age limit for the 25km is 8.
The minimum age limit for the 60km is 15.
The minimum age limit for the 160km extreme is 19.
RACE RULES:
1. It is every rider’s responsibility to familiarize yourself with the route before the race.
2. Route markers will be placed at key points along the route. Please download the race route GPX file at https://www.transelands.co.za/route/ to load onto your bike computer.
3. There is NO road closure, therefore riders must obey normal road rules (as per SA’s National Road Traffic Act), race officials, marshals and medics.
4. 160km: Top 10 finishers from last year and Elite riders will be seeded to start at the front in the start chute.
5. 160km: CUT-OFFs:
- RACE CUT-OFF @ 15h30 SHARP @ Patensie waterpoint!
- NO LIGHTS CUT-OFF @ 16h30 SHARP @ Zuurbron waterpoint! NOTE: You must have a working front and rear light on your bike if you leave Zuurbron after 16h30!
- RACE CUT-OFF @ 17h30 SHARP @ Zuurbron waterpoint!
- FINISH CUT-OFF: 12 hours after race start.
6. 60km: finish cut off time will be 4 hours & 45 min after race start.
7. 25km: finish cut off time will be 3 hours after race start (incl. time in NZ).
8. 25km: NEUTRAL ZONE: the 1st 9km will be a Neutral Zone (NZ). The timing starts at the end of the NZ. Total distance is 34km incl. 9km NZ.
9. 25km: Riders from 8 to 12 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult (parent or other designated adult) at all times during the race and in the NZ and must be capable of riding safely on public roads (normal road rules apply).
10. NO private/team backup vehicles nor outside assistance/support/feeding is allowed on the race route. NB: Private support vehicles found on the race route could lead to rider disqualification!
11. Sweep vehicles will be available for rider pick up in case of forced withdrawals along the route. NB: No private pick-up vehicles to travel from Patensie to The Mast/ The Cheese Shop in opposite direction to 160km race route!
12. In case of withdrawals, a rider must hand his/ her number board to a race official or waterpoint manager.
13. We are a CSA sanctioned MTB event, therefore CSA Rules for MTB events apply. See Cycling SA MTB Rules & Regulations
14. The use of drop-type handlebars is not permitted, and only traditional MTB bars may be used.
15. Illegal participation:
a. Using someone else’s race number is NOT ALLOWED; you will receive a DSQ result and both you and the person who’s race number you used will be banned from future Trans Elands events.
b. Taking part without a valid race number board is NOT ALLOWED; you will be banned from future Trans Elands events plus a charge of trespassing could be enforced by a landowner.
16. NO LITTERING whatsoever will be tolerated along the route and littering could lead to a DSQ RESULT.
17. 160km TEAMS: NOTE: Team’s finish time = last team member’s finish time. If one or more team members don’t finish, the remaining member/s will receive a finisher medal and a result in the “OutCast” category.
18. All other race specific rules will be communicated via a compulsory rider briefing prior to race start.
19. e-Bikes allowed in the 60km (only) in the e-Bikes start batch only.
20. e-Bike specific rules (in addition to all the above rules as applicable):
a. All Cycling SA e-Bike Regulations apply.
b. e-Bike rider minimum age limit is 19 years.
c. No interference allowed between e-Bikes and normal MTBs incl. slipstreaming of an e-bike by a normal MTB is NOT allowed.
d. No e-Bike battery swops allowed during the race.
e. Any e-Bike rider found in contravention of the above rules may immediately be removed from the race (by race officials).
ENTRIES:
1. Early Bird Entry fees (applicable until 5 January 2025 ONLY):
- 160km Solo @ R1050 per Rider (for 1st 150 x 160km entries ONLY)
- 160km Teams (of 2, 3 or 4) @ R980 per Rider (for 1st 150 x 160km entries ONLY)
- 60km Solo @ R390 per Rider
- 25km Solo @ R270 per Rider
2. Early Bird Entry Benefits (applicable to 160km ONLY):
- Entry Fees as above, valid until 5 January 2025, for the first 150 x 160km paid entries ONLY
- 2-day 160km “extreme” TRAINING CAMP (free participation for Early Bird entrants)
- Part Payment option for Early Bird entrants ONLY:
– 160km Solo: Pay R525 by 5 January 2025 + R525 by 31 March 2025
– 160km Teams: Pay R490 per rider by 5 January 2025 + R490 per rider by 31 March 2025
3. Entry fees increase from 6 January 2025
4. Entries Closing:
- Pre-Entries closing date is 30 April 2025 or when the limit per race distance as decided by the organizers has been reached.
4. CSA licence/ membership requirement:
Trans Elands is a CSA sanctioned MTB event, therefore a CSA licence or membership (valid for the date of our event) is required to take part in Trans Elands. If you do not have a valid CSA licence, a CSA (temp) day licence fee will be added to your entry fee during the entry process.
5. Late Entries, Upgrades, Downgrades and Substitutions:
- NO late entries, rider substitutions, upgrades/ downgrades nor batch changes will be allowed on race day
- Late entries (if made available) after the pre-entry closing date will carry an additional admin fee.
- Entry Upgrades e.g from 60km to 160km will carry a R100 admin fee (in addition to the difference in entry fee) and must be done by the online entries closing date.
- Entry Downgrades and Rider Substitutions will carry a R100 admin fee (no credits/ refunds will be given for any difference in entry fee) and must be done by the online entries closing date.
The 60km race will be split into 3 start batches e-Bikes, A and B defined as follows:
- e-Bikes: e-Bikes ONLY (Riders 19 years and older; NO e-Bikes allowed in any other start batch)
- A = Racing Mixed (Elite + competitive riders from any age category, 15 years and older)
Note: Podium prize winners taken from batch A only
- B = Open Mixed (male and female riders from any age category, 15 years and older)
NOTE: Available Slots per batch will be allocated on a first come first serve basis (for paid entries)
REGISTRATION/ NUMBER COLLECTION:
Race Registration will take place on:
5 June 2025 from 13h00 to 18h00 at Cape Tiles in PE (click here to open location in Google Maps)
6 June 2025 from 12h00 to 16h30 at Cape Tiles in Jeffrey’s Bay (click here to open location in Google Maps)
6 June 2025 from 18h00 to 20h00 at the Ferry Hotel (click here to open location in Google Maps)
RACE START TIMES:
07h00: 160km All
07h30: e-Bikes
08h00: 60km Batch A – Racing Mixed
08h15: 60km Batch B – Open Mixed
08h30: 25km All
EVENT PROGRAMME: