RACE OPTIONS:
| Race |
Entry Fee |
Start Time |
| Notties - Himeville 100km |
R220 (R260) |
06:30 |
GIVEAWAYS:
There will be Goodie Bags as well as Tshirts for the
finishers.
Food Stalls will be available.
DESCRIPTION OF
THE COURSE:
Fancy a long race route to challenge your
endurance? Need a long training ride before Karkloof or Sani2C?
Keen on riding a fast route with mainly district road? Wanna
experience the scenery of the Ukhahlamba World Heritage Site? Would
you like to ride the longest downhill in any SA race?
If you answered yes to any of
these, then read on my two wheeled friends!
Starting in the iconic midlands
village of Nottingham Road at Clifton School, this route starts off
through picturesque farm and forest lands before joining the gravel
district road bound for Loteni.
The climbs are long, but so are the
descents, and the riding is not at all technical.
Unlike most race routes now days,
this route is aimed at making a very long ride accessible to
intermediate riders. The difficulty of this race lies in the
distance, not the terrain.
Almost the entire race takes place
on district road, and when you are trying to crush 100 kilometres,
that's a good thing. It allows you to have a higher average speed
and that means a faster finishing time.
Make no mistake though, there are
some tough climbs getting out of some of the big river valleys, the
Umko Valley not being the least of them, but the reward of a 13km
downhill and riding through the beautiful foothills of the Southern
Drakensburg more than makes up for this, with some of the best race
scenery around. Four water tables along the way will keep you
fuelled and charging all the way to the finish.
Being a one-day, point-to-point
race, means you have to organize for someone to fetch you on the
other end. Fortunately being in the middle of the Midlands Meander,
there are a host of galleries, coffee shops, craft shops and more
to keep everyone entertained and there is plenty of accommodation
in both Notties and Himeville/ Underburg, to make a great weekend
out of it.
The transfer route the get to
Himeville is along the beautiful and tarred Howick/ Underburg road,
so getting to the finish is a breeze.
DIRECTIONS:
Clifton GPS Co-Ordinates:
29` 21'31.07"S
29` 58'38.51"E
- From Durban or JHB, take exit 132
off of the N3, and turn towards Nottingham Rd.
- After 7.4km, pass Gowrie Estate on
left, turn right under the rail road bridge onto the R103
- Proceed past the Engen for about
800 meters and turn left on the Loteni/Sani Pass Rd. (Police
Station and Church on corner)
- Proceed up the Loteni/Sani Pass
road for 600 meters and turn left at Clifton sign.
- Proceed straight to school,
through gates, and follow parking signs.
*****
ROAG will be testing
out its timing system at this event. Riders will
be given temporary chips with which to ride. Please bear with us as
this is a test run.
