{"id":42359,"date":"2021-08-12T19:32:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=42359"},"modified":"2021-08-16T19:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:35:57","slug":"fedhealth-mtb-challenge-announces-prize-purse-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/more-sport\/fedhealth-mtb-challenge-announces-prize-purse-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedhealth MTB Challenge announces Prize Purse for 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking place at the picturesque Blaauwklippen Wine Estate (Stellenbosch) on Sunday 12 September 2021, the 6th<\/sup> annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge will boast a whopping R30\u00a0000 prize purse for the Marathon (+-60km).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe financial impact of the pandemic has been far-reaching,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder of the event.\u00a0 \u201cWith events only recently being given the greenlight to proceed (under strict protocols), we are proud to be able to offer a R30\u00a0000 prize purse for the 2021 Fedhealth MTB Challenge Marathon.\u00a0 The Overall Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s winners will each take home R5000, with R3000 going to second place and R2000 to third place.\u00a0 A percentage of the prize purse will also be allocated to the top three finishers in the following categories:\u00a0 Senior Men and Women, Sub Vet Men and Women, Vet Men and Women, Master Men and Women and Grandmaster Men and Women.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe also have beautiful trophies that will be up for grabs in both the Marathon (+-60km) and Half Marathon (+-28km) events,\u201d continues Meyer.\u00a0 \u201cWe are excited to welcome mountain bikers to the start of the Fedhealth MTB Challenge on Sunday 12 September.\u00a0 We trust that the added motivation will encourage some exciting racing on event day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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To view the <\/strong>Prize Purse Breakdown<\/strong> visit:\u00a0 <\/strong>https:\/\/www.stillwatersports.com\/fedhealth-mtb-challenge-prize-purse\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>2021 Fedhealth MTB Challenge<\/p>\n

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Saturday, 11 September 2021<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Venue:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\nBlaauwklippen Wine Estate, Stellenbosch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\n15km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Fun Ride)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR195.00<\/strong> per rider<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event & Time<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\nFedhealth MTB Challenge Kids Event<\/strong>:\u00a0 not timed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 500m \/ 1 \u2013 5 years of age \/ 10:00<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.5km \/ 6 \u2013 9 years of age \/ 10:30<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5km \/ 10 \u2013 13 years of age \/ 11:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR100.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sunday, 12 September 2021<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Venue:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\nBlaauwklippen Wine Estate, Stellenbosch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Event<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\n+- 60km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Marathon)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR425.00<\/strong> per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Event<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/td>\n+-28km Fedhealth MTB Challenge (Half Marathon)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entry Fee:<\/strong><\/td>\nR325.00 per rider (excludes CSA License)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entries Close:<\/strong><\/td>\nMonday 06 September 2021, or once capacity has been reached.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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

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

CHARITY SUPPORT<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> The Fedhealth MTB Challenge proudly supports The Kindness Collaboration.\u00a0 Founded by Fedhealth and Operation Healing Hands (OHH), The Kindness Collaboration fucuses on supporting South Africans who cannot afford quality medical care.\u00a0 Mountain bikers can make a donation towards the cause when entering the event online.\u00a0 For more information or to make a direct donation towards The Kindness Collaboration visit https:\/\/www.fedhealth.co.za\/kindness-collaboration\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> Fedhealth Medical Aid \/ Stillwater MTB Events<\/p>\n

Instagram<\/u>:\u00a0<\/strong> @fedhealthmed \/ @stillwater_mtb_events<\/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

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Taking place at the picturesque Blaauwklippen Wine Estate (Stellenbosch) on Sunday 12 September 2021, the 6th annual Fedhealth MTB Challenge will boast a whopping R30\u00a0000 prize purse for the Marathon (+-60km). \u201cThe financial impact of the pandemic has been far-reaching,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports and Founder of the event.\u00a0 \u201cWith events […]<\/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":[8961,2726,2725,1747,2727,2074],"class_list":["post-42359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-more-sport","tag-blaauwklippen-wine-estate","tag-fedhealth","tag-fedhealth-mtb-challenge","tag-mtb","tag-mtb-challenge","tag-stellenbosch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42359","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=42359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}