{"id":19086,"date":"2018-06-04T18:46:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=19086"},"modified":"2018-06-04T18:46:53","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T16:46:53","slug":"2018-fedhealth-mtb-challenge-entries-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/2018-fedhealth-mtb-challenge-entries-open\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Fedhealth MTB Challenge entries open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entries are open for the 4th<\/sup> annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge that will take place at the picturesque Boschendal Wine Estate (The Retreat) on Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16 September 2018.
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\u201cWe are excited to host the Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the magnificent Boschendal Wine Estate for the second consecutive year,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cThis year, however, the Festival Village will be hosted on The Retreat side of the picturesque estate.\u00a0 Mountain bikers of all ages and skill sets can look forward to spectacular, well-designed mountain bike tracks and gorgeous scenery that are guaranteed to leave a lasting impression.\u00a0 With plenty of mountain biking challenges and heaps of family fun on the cards, the Fedhealth MTB Challenge is a not-to-be-missed event on the 2018 fitness and social calendar.\u201d
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Jeremy Yatt, Fedhealth Principal Officer, says: \u201cAs a medical scheme that puts family at the heart of all our activities, we cannot wait for the family-friendly Fedhealth MTB Challenge in September. We hope Mom, Dad and the kids will come show off their mountain biking skills in the various races, and enjoy quality family time afterwards in a truly beautiful setting. Once again, we\u2019re giving free entry to all Fedhealth members and their families \u2013 which will hopefully inspire more members to enter!\u201d
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EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The MTB action will kick off with the Fedhealth Kids MTB Events on the Saturday.\u00a0 Junior MTB enthusiasts between 0 \u2013 13 years of age can choose between a 500m, 1.5km and 5km adventure.<\/p>\n

Saturday, 15 September 2018
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Event & Time:<\/strong><\/td>\nFedhealth Kids MTB Events:\u00a0 not timed<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 500m \/ 0 \u2013 5 years of age \/ 10:30<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.5km \/ 6 \u2013 9 years of age \/ 11:00<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5km \/ 10 \u2013 13 years of age \/ 11:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sunday, 16 September 2018
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The action continues on Sunday when the more senior mountain bikers can choose between a +-15km, +- 28km or +-60km route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n+- 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Marathon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR350 per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n+- 28km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Half Marathon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR250 per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n09:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n15km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Fun Race)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR150 per rider<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

REMEMBER:<\/strong> Fedhealth members can enter free of charge \u2013 simply by typing in their membership number when entering online!<\/p>\n

Like our Facebook page:\u00a0<\/strong> Fedhealth Medical Aid<\/a> \/ Stillwater MTB Events <\/a>
\nFollow us on Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong> @FedhealthMTB<\/a> \/ @Fedhealthmed<\/a>\u00a0 \/ @Stillwater_MTB<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information or to enter the Fedhealth MTB Challenge, contact Stillwater Sports on 082\u00a0991 0045, email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a> or visit www.stillwatersports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

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Entries are open for the 4th annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge that will take place at the picturesque Boschendal Wine Estate (The Retreat) on Saturday, 15 and Sunday, 16 September 2018. \u201cWe are excited to host the Fedhealth MTB Challenge at the magnificent Boschendal Wine Estate for the second consecutive year,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director […]<\/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":[3260,1206],"tags":[2774,2726,2725,1757,1747,2727],"class_list":["post-19086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","category-press-release","tag-boschendal-wine-estate","tag-fedhealth","tag-fedhealth-mtb-challenge","tag-mountain-biking","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-challenge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19086","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=19086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19086\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}