{"id":12201,"date":"2017-10-19T17:54:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=12201"},"modified":"2017-10-19T17:54:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:54:29","slug":"avis-welcomed-as-car-rental-partner-of-fnb-w2w-mtb-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/avis-welcomed-as-car-rental-partner-of-fnb-w2w-mtb-events\/","title":{"rendered":"AVIS welcomed as car rental partner of FNB W2W MTB Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Cape Town <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are proud to welcome AVIS as the official car rental partner of the 2017 event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to welcome AVIS Rent a Car as a partner of the FNB W2W MTB Events,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cCelebrating its 9<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary in 2017, FNB W2W is the Western Cape\u2019s premier three-day MTB stage race.\u00a0 We are thrilled to team up with AVIS, a global leader in its field.\u00a0 Together with AVIS and the rest of our valued sponsors we look forward to welcoming each and every rider to the start line at the picturesque Lourensford Wine Estate for Stage One of the Adventure, Ride and Race.\u00a0 Riders are guaranteed a memorable experience like no other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt AVIS Rent a Car, promoting active lifestyles and shared experiences is at the core of our service offering. We are more than delighted to be the official car rental partner and transport provider to the FNB W2W MTB Events.\u00a0 \u00a0We would like to wish the participants a fun, memorable experience and the best of luck,\u201d said Rainer Gottschick, Chief Executive of AVIS Southern Africa.<\/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 <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>Cape Town \u2013 The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events are proud to welcome AVIS as the official car rental partner of the 2017 event. \u201cWe are excited to welcome AVIS Rent a Car as a partner of the FNB W2W MTB Events,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 [&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":[2995,2193,2731,1944,2115,1945,1747,2968,1815,2949,2849,2732],"class_list":["post-12201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-avis","tag-fnb","tag-fnb-wines2whales","tag-mountain-bike","tag-mountain-bike-news","tag-mountain-bike-race","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-event","tag-mtb-news","tag-varsity-mtb-race","tag-w2w-mtb-event","tag-wines2whales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12201","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=12201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}