{"id":25977,"date":"2019-02-05T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=25977"},"modified":"2019-02-05T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:09:51","slug":"xterra-grabouw-boasts-new-routes-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/xterra-grabouw-boasts-new-routes-in-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"XTERRA Grabouw boasts new routes in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kicking off the 2019 XTERRA racing calendar at the Elgin Grabouw Country Club on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 February 2019, the XTERRA Grabouw will treat off-road adventure seekers to an exciting route experience.<\/p>\n

The largest XTERRA in the word, the XTERRA Grabouw Full (taking place on Sunday, 24 February 2019) features a 1.5km Swim, a +-27km MTB and a +-12.4km Trail Run.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrabouw\u2019s routes are iconic and rated to be of the best in the world,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cThis year we\u2019ve implemented a number of changes that are guaranteed to keep things fresh and exciting on event day.\u00a0 The good news is that the water level of the Eikenhof Dam is higher than in 2018.\u00a0 This means that the swim exit will go back to where it was in 2017, shortening the run to transition. XTERRA Full entrants can expect a brand new MTB and trail run experience.\u00a0 The MTB route will follow the Northern trails (new to XTERRA) for the first 12km before heading back towards single track heaven.\u00a0 The first single track to be encountered will be the famous Rock Garden, followed by one hill before the single track fun continues until the finish line.\u00a0 An easier trail run route will take entrants around the dam and will also feature spectacular single track.\u00a0 The iconic beach run to the finish will still close off the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

The XTERRA Grabouw Lite (taking place on Saturday, 23 February 2019) features a 400m swim, a +-14km MTB and a +-6.5km Trail Run.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough only half the distance of the Full Race, the XTERRA Lite routes should not be underestimated,\u201d advises Meyer.\u00a0 \u201cThe shorter run to the transition area after the swim also applies.\u00a0 The mountain bike route will include its fair share of hills and single track.\u00a0 It is however doable and guaranteed to leave lasting memories.\u00a0 The trail run route will pose its own challenges, but the effort will be rewarded with spectacular views and a lasting feeling of accomplishment.\u00a0 Entrants will not go home disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>XTERRA Grabouw (Elgin-Grabouw Country Club, Western Cape)<\/p>\n

XTERRA Grabouw kicks off the 2019 XTERRA racing season.\u00a0 Adventure seekers (and their families) can look forward to a weekend of action packed racing that will entertain the entire family.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 23 February 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nXTERRA Lite:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFormat<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>400m swim, +-14km MTB, +-6.5km Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 Lite Individual Entry \/ R600.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:<\/em>\u00a0 Lite Team Entry \/ R900.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nXTERRA Kids: <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent 1<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>6-8 years (60m Swim, 2km MTB, 600m Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent <\/u><\/em>2:\u00a0 <\/em>9-11 years (100m Swim, 3km MTB, 1.5km Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent <\/u><\/em>3:\u00a0 <\/em>12-15 years (250m Swim, 5km MTB, 2.5km Trail Run)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>R100.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday, 24 February 2019<\/strong><\/td>\nXTERRA (full event)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nFormat<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>1.5km Swim, +-27km MTB, +-12.4km Trail Run<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>Individual\u00a0 Entry \/ R1200.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nEntry Fee<\/u><\/em>:\u00a0 <\/em>Team Entry \/ R1500.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

EXCITING NEWS<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>The XTERRA Grabouw (Full Race) will serve as a selection race for the 2019 ITU Cross Tri World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.\u00a0 In order to be considered for the SA team athletes must be fully licensed with TSA before race day.\u00a0\u00a0 For further information please visit:\u00a0 www.triathlonsa.co.za<\/p>\n

All XTERRA Lite and Full entries will receive an official event t-shirt.<\/p>\n

Twitter:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>@XTERRASA<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>XTERRA South Africa<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>@xterrasa<\/a><\/p>\n

For further information or to enter XTERRA Grabouw please contact 082\u00a0991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/u><\/p>\n

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Kicking off the 2019 XTERRA racing calendar at the Elgin Grabouw Country Club on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 February 2019, the XTERRA Grabouw will treat off-road adventure seekers to an exciting route experience. The largest XTERRA in the word, the XTERRA Grabouw Full (taking place on Sunday, 24 February 2019) features a 1.5km Swim, […]<\/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":[3761,2821,1747,3007,3831],"class_list":["post-25977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-eikenhof-dam","tag-grabouw","tag-mtb","tag-xterra","tag-xterra-grabouw"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25977","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=25977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}