WP XC Provincial #4 Hosted by the Maties Cycling Club

Date: Sunday 22 August (08:00 - 14:00)

Venue: Maties Cricket Clubhouse at Coetzenburg

Directions: See on Google maps

Entries: Online entries by Roag

Registration: Saturday 21 August 09:00 -14:00

Practice: Saturday 21 August 09:00 - 14:00

More info: Erik - 0833442414 / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Route: Layout and marking done by Mason from Mason's Bike Inn: 0829256401

Route description: The route is 6,5km long and has an total vertical elevation of 207m. From the clubhouse the first 700m is on flat open roads until you reach the first climb climbing 1km and 110m. A rocky technical downhill singletrack awaits the riders followed by a fast open downhill. Halfway through the lap there is a short steep climb putting some strain on the drivetrain, followed by some singletrack and some more singletrack basically all the way to the finish! There is however a small issue of another rough 700m climb, but at least the going is fun and fast home!

Route Map: (subject to change)

Route Profile: 

Race Schedule:

Club Members Benefits

• Regularly updated website
• Weekly Newsletters with club info and reports
• CSA licensing support
• Quarterly social functions
• Weekday club rides (Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays)
• Weekend coffee rides
• Discounted rates at SUSPI: Massage, Ice baths, Testing, Gym, etc
• Discounts at Mason's Bike Inn
• Jonkershoek year permits at a discounted R100
• Support to performing athletes
• Organized camps
• Opportunity to ride the SA Student Champs
• Quality kit, all you have to do is order and pay:)

 Klub Kit

Contact Andrew Smith ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to place your 2010 kit order. Last date for kit order is on 8 April so run, run, run!

• Jerseys: R450
• Bib shorts: R500

Weekly Training

Commencing during Varsity, road training occurs at 17:00 from the upper Neelsie parking lot. During the Winter months training will commence at 16:30. The contact for the road rides are Andrew Smith and the MTB contact is Chris Wolhuter. 

Schedule:

• Tuesday - 16:30 - Ladies/social ride with Janine
• Wednesday - 16:30 - Road ride for the more serious with Andrew
• Thursday - 16:00 - MTB ride with Christiaan and Paul Roos students (From Krige Hall)
  

The Elite Team riders, and anyone interested in somewhat more intensive training, also meet every day on different times. To connect with them, and join, please contact our club coach, Andrew Smith.

Tour de Maties 2010

The Tour de Maties has a rich history and the Matie club members always used to organize this event in the beginning of the racing season to build some team spirit and obviously to whip the riders into some shape! After two years of not hosting the event, it will be back from 5-8 January in 2010 and we will be traveling through some lovely Cape areas for four days. This tour will follow mostly on gravel roads for about 100km per day and is for the slightly more serious riders. If there are some riders who would like to do this at a more leisurely pace and join for the vibe, they are more than welcome, but they will have to form a second group.

• Route (not final at this stage):
• Day one: Stellenbosch to Greyton.
• Day two: Greyton to Elim
• Day three: Elim to Onrus
• Day four: Onrus to Stellenbosch
• We will book campsites in advance
• There will be a backup vehicle to move our luggage from one destination to the next. The backup vehicle will not  necessaraliy travel behind us to pick up any strugglers as it will have other things to do.
• The cost will probably be around R700 which will include dinner.
• Please contact Erik or CM through the contacts page for more information or to RSVP before 15 December 2009

 Everyone mentioned in this site is available for contact through the contact section...