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Entries open for
popular Scottburgh MTB Race:
Scottburgh – Entries
have opened for one of the KZN South Coast's
premium one day mountain bike races, the
popular Magma Security Scottburgh MTB Race
presented by Sappi on Saturday 15 June, with
organisers gearing up for an influx of
long-weekend holiday makers keen to enjoy
the variety of races on offer.
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The 45km, 28km and 10km races start and finish at
Scottburgh main beach and wind through the
adjacent canelands and the Sappi Cannonbrae
forestry plantations.
After being started as one
component of the Winter Solstice weekend, the MTB
race has snowballed in popularity and has
outlasted and overshadowed the other Solstice
Festival events.
With the region basking in
reliable warm winter weather, the race has a wide
fan base, many of whom will look to spending the
long weekend in Scottburgh, and make the MTB race
a cornerstone of their plans.
"Even the tides are
working in our favour!" said race director Flavio
Scarpa. "It looks like we will have outgoing tides
for most of the race, which is ideal."
The race
starts and finishes at the picturesque Scottburgh
beach front. The start is in a neutral zone while
the finish consists of a leg on the Scottburgh
beach, across the lagoon before returning to the
grass embankments where the start is located.
The
main watering point for the 45km and 28km races
will be located inside Crocworld, offering riders
a chance to slow down at the seconding points
close to the crocodile enclosures.
The event
proudly positioned itself with its new sponsor,
the Magma Security group, which is now established
on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast from its roots in
the Camperdown region.
"We like to get involved in
the communities that we serve," said Magma
Security's Ryan Carpenter. "We have opened a
permanent base in Park Rynie and are looking for
the support of the South Coast community, and we
are more than happy to offer a great event like
this our support in return."
"Our community
involvement varies in the different areas that we
serve. In some places it is feeding schemes and in
others we support sport teams or events," he
added. "That's how we like to operate as we try to
build long term relationships."
The race will once
again generate funds for the Cycling For Mobility
charity, which last year raised money to purchase
60 wheelchairs for needy recipients. The event is
being organised by the Scottburgh Cycling Club.
The Magma Security Scottburgh MTB Race presented
by Sappi takes place on Saturday 15 June. The
event starts and finishes at Scottburgh main beach
and riders can take part in either the 45km
Classic, 28km Intermediate or the 10km Fun Ride.
More info can be found at
www.roag.co.za
and at
www.c4m.co.za
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