{"id":12774,"date":"2017-10-31T21:41:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=12774"},"modified":"2017-10-31T21:41:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T19:41:04","slug":"buco-origin-of-trails-proudly-supports-aitsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/buco-origin-of-trails-proudly-supports-aitsa\/","title":{"rendered":"BUCO Origin Of Trails proudly supports Aitsa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stellenbosch (Western Cape) \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>By taking part in the 2017 BUCO Origin Of Trails Two-Day MTB Stage Race on Saturday, 25 November 2017 and Sunday, 26 November 2017, riders will make a difference in the lives of the children of the Aitsa After Care Centre<\/strong>.
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\u201cThe Aitsa After Care Centre<\/strong> opened its doors in January 2014,\u201d says Marietjie Steyn, Aitsa After Care Centre Founder and Manager.\u00a0 \u201cThe Centre strives to expose children to fun activities and programs in an alternative home environment where they feel loved and special.\u00a0 We currently have 145 children between the ages of 5 and 9.\u00a0 All the children reside in the Dwarsriver Valley, Kylemore in the Banhoek Valley and surrounding farms.\u00a0 We offer meals, sport, chess, choir, drama, e-learning, mathematics, reading programs, homework assistance, counselling, parent support groups and life skills training to name just a few.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a privilege to be part of the BUCO Origin Of Trails,\u201d says Steyn.\u00a0 \u201cWe believe that mountain biking positively influences children.\u00a0 The children are granted the opportunity to be:\u00a0 active, outdoors in nature and have fun.\u00a0 The BUCO Origin of Trails ticks all these boxes.\u00a0 We\u2019ve started a MTB initiative where riders can give back by joining our children on weekly pump-track training sessions.\u00a0 Through this the children are also exposed to the sport of mountain biking.\u00a0 In 2016 our children loved being at the water points where they supported riders by either singing or handing them treats.\u00a0 This year will be no different.\u00a0 The children will also take part in a BUCO Origin of Trails art competition, where their art will be used as placemats at the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Riders wanting to support the Aitsa After Care Centre <\/strong>can do so by either donating their second hand bicycles,\u00a0kids cycling clothes, gloves and gear or by donating their time on the trails with the children.\u00a0 The donations can be left in the Aitsa After Care Centre <\/strong>bin at registration.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Aitsa After Care Centre <\/strong>visit www.aitsa.org<\/a><\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BUCO Origin Of Trails highlights the beauty and splendor of the City Of Oaks.\u00a0 An individual two day stage mountain bike race, mountain bikers can look forward to experiencing a vast network of world class trails.\u00a0 Entrants will be granted the \u201conce a year\u201d opportunity to experience a spectacular combination of single-tracks in the pristine setting of the majestic Stellenbosch Winelands.
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STAGE ONE<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Saturday, 25 November 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Distance:<\/strong><\/td>\n+-55km or +-28km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start & Finish: <\/strong><\/td>\nCoetzenburg Soccer Field (Stellenbosch)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n07:00 in seeded batch starts, starting with +- 55km race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

STAGE TWO<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>Sunday, 26 November 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Distance:<\/strong><\/td>\n+-58km or +-29km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start & Finish:<\/strong><\/td>\nCoetzenburg Soccer Field (Stellenbosch)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n07:00 in seeded batch starts, starting with +- 58km race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Riders can look forward to sharing their race stories while enjoying an ice cold Becks Blue \u2018guilt free\u2019 in the finish area.<\/p>\n

GIVEAWAY<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>One lucky rider will take home a magnificent Specialized Epic Comp Mountain Bike to the value of R40\u00a0000 after completing the 2017 BUCO Origin Of Trails Two-Day MTB Stage Race.<\/p>\n

To stand a chance to win riders need to collect a lucky draw ticket from the Specialized stand in the festival village.\u00a0 Please note, this competition is only open to the 2017 BUCO Origin Of Trails entrants.\u00a0 The lucky draw will take place during Prize Giving on Sunday.\u00a0 The winner needs to be present to collect his\/her prize.
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ENTRY FEES<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Option 1:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Long (+-55km and +-58km)<\/strong><\/td>\nR1050.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Option 2:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Medium (+-55km and +-29km)<\/strong><\/td>\nR950.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Option 3:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Short (+-28km and +-29km)<\/strong><\/td>\nR850.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The first 1200 entrants will receive an Under Armour Garment.<\/p>\n

Entry fee includes:\u00a0 Breakfast at the ProNutro Breakfast Zone (Sat & Sun), a light lunch (Sat & Sun), Wine Tastings at Registration and at a Water Point, lucky draw prizes and Live Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Like our Facebook page:<\/strong>\u00a0 BUCO South Africa<\/a> \/ Stillwater MTB Events<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0 @OriginOfTrails<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information or to enter the BUCO Origin Of Trails please contact Stillwater Sports on 082\u00a0991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stellenbosch (Western Cape) \u2013 By taking part in the 2017 BUCO Origin Of Trails Two-Day MTB Stage Race on Saturday, 25 November 2017 and Sunday, 26 November 2017, riders will make a difference in the lives of the children of the Aitsa After Care Centre. \u201cThe Aitsa After Care Centre opened its doors in January […]<\/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":[3034,3033,1747,1815,2373],"class_list":["post-12774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-aitsa-after-care-centre","tag-buco-origin-of-trails","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-news","tag-mtb-race"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12774","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=12774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}