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The Big 5 Series Gala Dinner and Prize Giving

[image] 28 April 2012


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The Gala Dinner was the grand finale of a hugely successful series, a series that Zululand can be proud of.  With an increase of 30% riders and a series attracting riders from outside of Zululand making up 35% of the field, the MiWay Big5 series is set to grow from strength to strength.

We thank every rider for the support and especially those who managed to complete the Challenge of all 5 rides, not an easy challenge and the Finishers Medal is one to be proud of. Congratulations to the age category and overall winners, with the larger fields and riders competing from outside Zululand the competition at every race has been fierce, keep the training going as a win in 2012 is going to be even tougher. 

The success of the series could not have been possible without the support of our sponsors and on behalf of the Big 5 organisers we thank you.

MiWay as the headline sponsor have given much credibility to our series with TV adverts, marketing material and direct sponsorship, Nashua provided sponsorship support, sponsored the Hluhluwe race and was instrumental in the marketing and creating the hype around the series. Umfolozi Casino sponsored the venues for the Expo and Gala Dinner along with Jacque Steenkamp's Audio Visual expertise plus they provided direct sponsorship and sponsored the Heatonville race. The Zululand Observer sponsored all the advertising for the series, Tangawezi Motors provided direct sponsorship and a watering point at every race and Wetland Water sponsored the Monzi race plus provided bottled water at every race.

We have all witnessed the tremendous boost in the series; this would not have been possible without these Series sponsors.

At every race we have also had the support of the local community and additional sponsors, International Mining Logistics and services (IMLS), iMfolozi Municipality, Profert, Trappers, Zini River Estates, Zululand Cycles and various other smaller contributors, without whom the series could not have maintained the high quality that the riders have enjoyed throughout.

We have already started the planning for the New Year with many of the sponsors already committing to the 2012 year. Our objective is to maintain the high quality race day experience and with the Umfolozi Casino confirming their venue sponsorship we can again commence the series with the Expo and Time Trial and end off with the Gala Dinner.

We encourage every rider to please e-mail your input and ideas for the next year, we have already had some requests for batching to alleviate congestion and this type of debate we welcome as it can only lead to the improvement of your race experience.

Keep those legs turning and we look forward to seeing you all again in May 2012.

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