The Big Five Mountain Bike Series has come a long way since 2006. Cyclists compete for honors by racing the full series where their best four times count. Growth in all distances the 10km, 25km and 50km has been phenomenal with a 30% growth in the last year and with the recently announced sponsorship by MiWay, the series is set to boom. MiWay have become well known in the Mountain biking world through their supersports TV programme MiWay Mountain biking. This is a very exciting development for both Zululand riders and sponsors.
This year the organisers of the Big 5 are taking the series to unprecedented heights with some exciting plans for the 2012 season; this together with the headline sponsorship from Miway the series is on a massive growth path.
The next race scheduled is the Heatonville Leopard, on the 24th June 2012 starting at the Heatonville Farmers Club. If you haven’t ridden the Heatonville before, this truly is a route for Mountain bikers. Roadies will weep as they see Mountain Bikers sweep through the gullies, ravines and the mad crazy downhill of Neverest. The event has a 50km and 25 Km route as well as a short 10 Km fun cycle option for the family.
The last race of the series is the Kwambo Lion on the 30th September 2012. The race starts from the Kwambo Country Club and heads out into the gum forest, with specially cut single track, exiting the forests the riders gradually take a winding course up to the highest point following cattle herders tracks to the top water point, a very welcome sight where the riders are rewarded with some great views before some good downhill riding descending into the swamplands and out once again into the gum forest. Save some legs for the way back, the organizers have thrown in some surprises for 2012.
The final event on the 1st October, the Series, Gala Dinner and Prize Giving at the Umfolozi Casino with Andrew Maclean as the Guest Speaker. This has attracted some very positive comments as the event recognizes our top Zululand Mountain Bikers, showcases the sport and besides saying well done to the riders also allows us to show our gratitude to the organizers and our sponsors.
The Five Race Series now boasts the addition of its own website www.big5mtb.co.za a Facebook page, a Cycle and Outdoor Expo at the Umfolozi Casino where Cyclists can take advantage of the discount on offer and register with ROAG for the Big 5 Challenge, and the grand finale, a Gala Dinner for the Series prize winners also at the Umfolozi Casino.
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