{"id":8393,"date":"2017-07-22T21:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T19:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=8393"},"modified":"2017-07-22T21:12:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T19:12:30","slug":"buco-new-title-sponsor-of-the-origin-of-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/buco-new-title-sponsor-of-the-origin-of-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"BUCO new title sponsor of the Origin Of Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stellenbosch (Western Cape) \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>Celebrating its 5th<\/sup> anniversary on Saturday, 25 November 2017 and Sunday, 26 November 2017 the organizers of the Origin Of Trails are excited to welcome BUCO as the title sponsor of Stellenbosch\u2019s mountain bike party of the year, the BUCO Origin Of Trails.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are both proud and excited to welcome BUCO as the title sponsor of the 5th<\/sup> annual BUCO Origin Of Trails,\u201d says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.\u00a0 \u201cThe BUCO Origin Of Trails highlights and celebrates the fun side of mountain biking.\u00a0 After a jam-packed season of racing, we invite mountain bikers to rekindle their \u2018love\u2019 for this magnificent sport.\u00a0 Together with our valued sponsors we look forward to hosting a fun, two day mountain bike experience that showcases the gem that is Stellenbosch.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the beginning of 2017 Steinbuild announced the transformation of Pennypinchers into the BUCO brand, merging the two strong building materials brands to form the bigger BUCO.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecoming bigger means better deals and allowing businesses to grow with the BUCO brand,\u201d says Michael Ho, Steinbuild Brand Manager.\u00a0 \u201cIn this same manner, we are excited to continue our support of the Origin Of Trails, now the BUCO Origin Of Trails.\u00a0 We aim to \u2018build together\u2019 with our surrounding communities. The main benefactor of the BUCO Origin of Trails is the Stellenbosch Trail Fund which is committed to further developing the trails in Stellenbosch and sealing the town\u2019s reputation as a global mountain biking destination.\u00a0 The 2016 event was such a great success.\u00a0 We only received positive feedback, while the vibe and support from riders and spectators was amazing.\u00a0 We look forward to building on this relationship and are excited to invite all sporting enthusiasts, elite and social, to enjoy the sport of mountain biking in a social setting with family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

The BUCO Origin Of Trails highlights the beauty and splendor of the City Of Oaks.\u00a0 An individual two day stage mountain bike race, mountain bikers can look forward to experiencing a vast network of world class trails.\u00a0 Entrants will be granted the \u201conce a year\u201d opportunity to experience a spectacular combination of single-tracks in the pristine setting of the majestic Stellenbosch Winelands.
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STAGE ONE<\/u>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Saturday, 25 November 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Distance:<\/strong><\/td>\n+-55km or +-28km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n07:00 in seeded batch starts, starting with +- 55km race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

STAGE TWO<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>Sunday, 26 November 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Distance:<\/strong><\/td>\n+-58km or +-29km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Start Time:<\/strong><\/td>\n07:00 in seeded batch starts, starting with +- 58km race<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

ENTRY FEES<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Option 1:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Long (+-55km and +-58km)<\/strong><\/td>\nR1050.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Option 2:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Medium (+-55km and +-29km)<\/strong><\/td>\nR950.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Option 3:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Short (+-28km and +-29km)<\/strong><\/td>\nR850.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The first 1200 entrants will receive an Under Armour Garment.<\/p>\n

ENTRIES <\/strong>ARE <\/strong>OPEN<\/strong>! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Like our Facebook page:<\/strong>\u00a0 BUCO South Africa<\/a> \/ Stillwater MTB Events<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0 @OriginOfTrails<\/p>\n

For more information or to enter the BUCO Origin Of Trails please contact Stillwater Sports on 082\u00a0991 0045 or email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stellenbosch (Western Cape) \u2013 Celebrating its 5th anniversary on Saturday, 25 November 2017 and Sunday, 26 November 2017 the organizers of the Origin Of Trails are excited to welcome BUCO as the title sponsor of Stellenbosch\u2019s mountain bike party of the year, the BUCO Origin Of Trails. \u201cWe are both proud and excited to welcome […]<\/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":[2785,2737,1944,2115,1757,2784,2074,2404,2683],"class_list":["post-8393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-buco","tag-michael-meyer","tag-mountain-bike","tag-mountain-bike-news","tag-mountain-biking","tag-origin-of-trails","tag-stellenbosch","tag-stellenbosch-news","tag-stillwater-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8393","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=8393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}