End the year with the Grootbrak Grabadoo
Brace yourselves for the epic annual
16th Grootbrak Grabadoo mountain bike challenge (MTB) taking place in and around Great Brak River on 31 December.
The Grootbrak Grabadoo is an outdoors adventure with a difference.
It provides the opportunity for visitors to the Garden Route to exit the old year with a bang and start the new year with a lot of good resolutions.
Mountain bikers can burn off those extra kilojoules gained during the holidays by taking part in one of four carefully designed, safe cycle routes through pristine indigenous forests and cool green plantations.
Choose between 15km, 36km, 53km and 71km. Those who wish to take part in a less strenuous activity with the kids and pets in tow, can opt for the 4,8km fun walk or run through the picturesque village on the banks of the winding Great Brak river. MTB starting times are at three-minute intervals, starting at 07:00.
The fun walk/run starts at 07:15. The premier sponsor for this year's event is Vodacom.
All MTB participants must wear a helmet;
Carry sufficient water and spares for the cycle;
Obey traffic officers and officials and road signals;
Cyclists must remain in single file on the left-hand side of the road, with runners / walkers on the right-hand side facing oncoming traffic;
Children younger than 10 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian;
All entries at participants' own risk.
Entry forms are available at all Vodacom offices / shops in the Garden Route, Klein Karoo and Port Elizabeth from 1 December. Entry forms will also be available from De Kaap Properties in Great Brak River, Coimbra Cycle House in George, and De Dekke Spar, who will sponsor water tables and food at these tables. Online entries have already opened. Enter online before or on 30 December at www.entryrush.co.za/event/ grootbrak-grabadoo.
Pre-entries can be done at the Peperboom Restaurant, 67 Lang Street, Great Brak River, from 08:00 to 17:00 on Sunday 30 December. Late entries can be done at the starting point at Great Brak Sport Ground from 06:00 to 06:45 on 31 December before the first race commences at 07:00.
4,8km walk/run – R50 per person 15km MTB – R100 per person 36km MTB – R140 per person 53km MTB – R150 per person
71km MTB – R200 per person
For more information, please contact Mimi Finestone of Interface by Goji on
084 583 3144 / mimi@gojipr.net, or Alewijn Dippenaar on 082 457 5675, or visit the Grootbrak Grabadoo Facebook page.