{"id":12049,"date":"2017-10-16T18:01:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T16:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=12049"},"modified":"2017-10-16T18:01:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T16:01:46","slug":"dhl-makes-light-work-of-logistics-at-fnb-w2w-mtb-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/dhl-makes-light-work-of-logistics-at-fnb-w2w-mtb-events\/","title":{"rendered":"DHL makes light work of logistics at FNB W2W MTB Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating its 9<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary in 2017, the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events will also celebrate DHL\u2019s 9<sup>th<\/sup> year as the event\u2019s valued logistics partner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to have DHL as our logistics partner for 9 years running,\u201d says Michael Meyer, FNB W2W MTB Director.\u00a0 \u201cThe FNB W2W has come a long way since the inaugural event in 2009.\u00a0 From humble beginnings, it\u2019s become a bucket list event for many if not all mountain biking enthusiasts.\u00a0 DHL was with us from the start.\u00a0 Their expertise and professional approach to business has helped establish the FNB W2W as the Western Cape\u2019s premier three day MTB Stage Race.\u00a0 We value their support and look forward to hosting the best FNB W2W yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs official logistics partner to 100s of events across the globe, we know that great is in the detail. We are thrilled to provide our logistics expertise to the FNB W2W MTB Events as their official logistics partner,\u201d says Megan Roper, Head of Marketing, DHL Sub-Saharan Africa.\u00a0 Our slogan at DHL Express is \u2018Excellence, Simply Delivered\u2019 and we aim to demonstrate this at every opportunity. Our partnership with the FNB W2W MTB Events provides a great platform for us to showcase our capabilities.\u00a0 We look forward to celebrating our 9<sup>th<\/sup> year with the riders and organizers at the FNB W2W MTB Events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DHL\u2019s contribution towards the success of the event includes (but is not limited to) the allocation of trucks, panel vans, drivers and fuel, for the transport of infrastructure, rider luggage, branding and race pack collection elements as well as collections and deliveries prior, during and post event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0 FNB Wines2Whales MTB Events <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting in the Winelands of Somerset West, riders will cross through (and over) 13 wineries, 26 private farms, six mountains, historic roads and mountain passes, nature conservation areas (including the Kogelberg Biosphere) before finishing within sight of the famous whales of Hermanus!<\/p>\n<p><u>Event Dates:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FNB Wines2Whales MTB Adventure: <\/strong>Friday, 27 October 2017 \u2013 Sunday, 29 October 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>FNB Wines2Whales MTB Ride: <\/strong>Monday, 30 October 2017 \u2013 01 November 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>FNB Wines2Whales MTB Race:\u00a0<\/strong> Friday, 03 November 2017 \u2013 Sunday, 05 November 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Like our Facebook page: \u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wines2whales.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wines2Whales<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow us on Twitter:<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/w2wmtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@w2wmtb<\/a> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the FNB Wines2Whales MTB events contact Chris on 083 760 3158, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:race@wines2whales.co.za\">race@wines2whales.co.za<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:adventure@wines2whales.co.za\">adventure@wines2whales.co.za<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:ride@wines2whales.co.za\">ride@wines2whales.co.za<\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wines2whales.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wines2whales.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About FNB Wines2Whales<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FNB Business and FNB Private Wealth are proud to be the title sponsors of the annual FNB Wines2Whales MTB Events.<\/p>\n<p>The sponsorship forms part of FNB\u2019s ongoing strategy to support local and community events that focus on a healthy lifestyle and show the potential to grow. The sponsorship affirms our dedication to providing an experience that is beyond expectation, through a sport that continues to grow in popularity as one of the key activities in the South African sporting calendar. The annual FNB Wines2Whales MTB Events are aligned to our belief that adventure is the heart of innovation and this is one of many platforms on which we seek to make a lasting connection with new and existing clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FNB Business<strong> \u2013 <\/strong>It\u2019s more than business to you. It\u2019s, more than banking to us. That\u2019s why we help.<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:newbus@fnb.co.za\">newbus@fnb.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FNB Private\u00a0Wealth &#8211; Let us invest our time to manage and grow your wealth Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:servicesuite@fnbprivatewealth.co.za\">servicesuite@fnbprivatewealth.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ISSUED BY:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/newsportmediatv\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsport Media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ON BEHALF OF:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/Wines2Whales\/?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wines2Whales Organisation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating its 9th anniversary in 2017, the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events will also celebrate DHL\u2019s 9th year as the event\u2019s valued logistics partner. \u201cWe are proud to have DHL as our logistics partner for 9 years running,\u201d says Michael Meyer, FNB W2W MTB Director.\u00a0 \u201cThe FNB W2W has come a long way [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1206],"tags":[2193,2731,1944,2964,2115,1747,1815,2373,2732],"class_list":["post-12049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-fnb","tag-fnb-wines2whales","tag-mountain-bike","tag-mountain-bike-event","tag-mountain-bike-news","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-news","tag-mtb-race","tag-wines2whales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12049\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}