Stillwater Sports, the organisers of Stellenbosch\u2019s iconic Savanna Origin of Trails MTB and Trail Run Experience has announced that both events, that were scheduled to take place in April, will move to 27 \u2013 28 November 2021 due to the looming threat of a COVID-19 third wave.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are sad to announce that the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB and Trail Run Experience will not take place in April as originally planned,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder of the events.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve been in lengthy discussions with the local municipality and Disaster Management Officials and unfortunately predictions indicate that the COVID-19 third wave will coincide with the event\u2019s April date.\u00a0 To ensure the safety of mountain bikers, runners, staff and all external stakeholders, we have had to make this difficult decision.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meyer continues, \u201cIt\u2019s never easy to cancel or postpone an event, but when it comes to the safety of all stakeholders it\u2019s the only decision.\u00a0 November has always been a great month to host the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB and Trail Run Experience.\u00a0 It is the mountain bike and trail run \u201con route\u201d party of the year after all.\u00a0 We are also very happy to give the iconic Jonkershoek Trail Network time to recover after the recent Boland fire.\u00a0 Mountain bikers and trail runners can look forward to closing off the year at the much-loved end of year \u201con route party\u201d in November.\u201d<\/p>\n
April Event Refund Policy:\u00a0 Mountain bikers and trail runners that have entered the April event are requested to refer back to the event\u2019s Refund Policy CLICK HERE (Mountain Bike) and CLICK HERE (Trail Run)\u00a0 One of the options is to roll-over your entry to the November date.<\/p>\n
EVENT INFORMATION:<\/strong>\u00a0 Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience<\/p>\n The Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience is an individual 2-day MTB Stage Race.\u00a0 The routes highlight the beauty and splendor of Stellenbosch, and mountain bikers can look forward to experiencing a vast network of world-class trails while celebrating the origin of SA mountain biking.<\/p>\n Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 2021 Full Marathon<\/p>\n Age:\u00a0 18+<\/p>\n Entry Fee:\u00a0 R1600.00 Half Marathon<\/p>\n Age:\u00a0 18+<\/p>\n Entry Fee:\u00a0 R1400.00 OFFICIAL RIDER JERSEY:\u00a0 Mountain bikers that enter (and pay) the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience by 30 September 2021 will receive an official rider jersey.<\/p>\n EVENT INFORMATION:\u00a0<\/strong> Savanna Origin of Trails Trail Run Experience<\/p>\n Launched in 2018, the Savanna Origin of Trails Trail Run Experience will treat runners to the best trails on offer in Stellenbosch.\u00a0 Entrants can look forward to challenging, yet fun and rewarding routes with spectacular views.<\/p>\n Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November 2021 Distance:<\/p>\n Day 1:\u00a0 between 22 \u2013 25km All trail runners will receive an official event technical t-shirt as well as a finisher\u2019s t-shirt.<\/p>\n CHARITY SUPPORT:\u00a0 The Savanna Origin of Trails proudly supports the Stellenbosch Trail Fund.<\/p>\n PLEASE NOTE:\u00a0 The event organisers will at all times adhere to Government Regulations regarding COVID-19.<\/p>\n Like our Facebook page:\u00a0 Stillwater MTB Events \/ @stillwatertrail<\/p>\n Follow us on Instagram:\u00a0 @stillwater_mtb_events \/ @stillwater_trail_running<\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0 @Stillwater\u00ad_MTB \/ @StillwaterTrail<\/p>\n For more information or to enter the Savanna Origin of Trails MTB Experience please email entries@stillwatersports.com or visit www.stillwatersports.com.<\/p>\n Stillwater Sports, the organisers of Stellenbosch\u2019s iconic Savanna Origin of Trails MTB and Trail Run Experience has announced that both events, that were scheduled to take place in April, will move to 27 \u2013 28 November 2021 due to the looming threat of a COVID-19 third wave. \u201cWe are sad to announce that the Savanna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1747,8526,2683],"class_list":["post-41412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-more-sport","tag-mtb","tag-savanna-origin-of-trails","tag-stillwater-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41412","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFestival Village: Stellenbosch High School
\nFormat: Two-Day Stage Race for individual entrants
\nCategories, Distances & Entry Fee:<\/p>\n
\nDistance Day 1:\u00a0 +-45km
\nDistance Day 2:\u00a0 +-40km<\/p>\n
\nDistance Day 1:\u00a0 +-27km
\nDistance Day 2:\u00a0 +-22km<\/p>\n
\nFestival Village: Stellenbosch High School
\nFormat: Two-Day Stage Race for individual entrants
\nAge Category: 18+<\/p>\n
\nDay 2:\u00a0 between 15 \u2013 17 km
\nEntry Fee: R950.00 per entrant<\/p>\n