{"id":30510,"date":"2019-07-08T19:03:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T17:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=30510"},"modified":"2019-07-08T19:03:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T17:03:09","slug":"boschendal-farm-estate-perfect-venue-to-host-5th-annual-fedhealth-mtb-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/cycling\/boschendal-farm-estate-perfect-venue-to-host-5th-annual-fedhealth-mtb-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Boschendal Farm Estate perfect venue to host 5th annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of South Africa\u2019s oldest wine estates, Boschendal Farm Estate (The Retreat) will host the 5th<\/sup> annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge on <\/strong>Saturday, 07 September 2019 and Sunday, 08 September 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoschendal is the perfect venue as its beauty speaks for itself,\u201d says Chris Norton, Boschendal Farm Estate Trail Centre Manager and Owner of BMT Bike Shop (Stellenbosch).\u00a0 \u201cThe owner, Tony Tabatznik, has done a phenomenal job with his team in transforming the farm into a community and conservation based entity where mountain biking has a major role to play.\u00a0 Located near the Franschhoek Valley the farm estate boasts over 600 species of fynbos and 1000 hectares of protected nature reserve intertwined with fruit orchards. It is a place where grass-fed Angus cattle, forest-fed pigs and free range chickens work alongside the farming team to replenish and revitalise the soils.\u00a0 Boschendal is also still populated by an abundance of indigenous creatures such as duiker, klipspringer, porcupine, mongoose, caracal and even leopard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to be the host venue of the Fedhealth MTB Challenge,\u201d continues Norton.\u00a0 \u201cThe partnership assists in promoting both the farm\u2019s trails and Fedhealth\u2019s products. Fedhealth is one of the few Medical schemes that cover extreme sports so the brands are a perfect match.\u00a0 The Fedhealth MTB Challenge features a distance for everyone.\u00a0 Be sure to sign up for the distance that you know you are capable of and you will have a great day on the bike.\u00a0 Mountain bikers, families and friends can expect incredible trails, great food and beverages and one of the best race vibes around.\u00a0\u00a0 With ample parking, great restaurants and incredible accommodation you can\u2019t go wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 07 September 2019<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

A highlight on the SA mountain bike calendar, the kids event <\/strong>caters for ages 0 \u2013 13 with junior MTB enthusiasts choosing between a:\u00a0 500m (0-5 years), 1.5km (6-9 years) and a 5km (10 \u2013 13 years) event.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Event & Time:<\/strong><\/td>\nFedhealth MTB Challenge Kids Event<\/strong>:\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, 08 September 2019<\/strong><\/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)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR375 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>\n+-30km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Half Marathon)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR275 per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n10:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event:<\/strong><\/td>\n10km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Fun Ride)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR175 per rider<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

EXCITING NEWS:\u00a0<\/strong> All entrants will receive an exclusive event t-shirt (Fedhealth MTB Challenge Kids Event included) while medals will be awarded to all finishers!
\nEntries Close on Tuesday, 03 September 2019!<\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/strong> Fedhealth Medical Aid<\/a> \/ Stillwater MTB Events<\/a>
\nTwitter:<\/strong> @FedhealthMTB<\/a> \/ @Fedhealthmed<\/a> \/ @Stillwater_MTB<\/a>
\nWebsite:<\/strong> www.stillwatersports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information or to enter the Fedhealth MTB Challenge, contact Stillwater Sports on 082 991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n

Issued by: NEWSPORT MEDIA<\/a><\/p>\n

On behalf of: FEDHEALTH<\/a> and STILLWATER SPORTS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of South Africa\u2019s oldest wine estates, Boschendal Farm Estate (The Retreat) will host the 5th annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge on Saturday, 07 September 2019 and Sunday, 08 September 2019. \u201cBoschendal is the perfect venue as its beauty speaks for itself,\u201d says Chris Norton, Boschendal Farm Estate Trail Centre Manager and Owner of BMT Bike […]<\/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],"tags":[4087,3687,4086,2726,2725,1747,2727],"class_list":["post-30510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-bmt-bike-shop","tag-boschendal","tag-boschendal-farm-estate-trail","tag-fedhealth","tag-fedhealth-mtb-challenge","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-challenge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30510","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=30510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}