2020 Stage Race Calendar:
To view the upcoming events in 2020, take a look at our 2020 Stage Race Calendar.
South Africa is the capital of the mountain bike stage race world, with well over 50 stage races (and multiday single stage events) to choose from. It’s clear that proper planning is required. To ease your budget and leave planning, we’ve compiled a list of the mountain bike marathon stage races taking place in South Africa (and other parts of Africa) in 2017.
January
21 – 22: EuroSteel Drak Descent (Drakensberg) – Event Website
February
4 – 5: Fairtree Capital Simonsberg Contour (Western Cape) – Event Website
5 – 11 TransCape MTB (Western Cape) – Event Website
10 – 12: DUTOIT Tankwa Trek (Ceres, Western Cape) – Event Website
11 – 12: Lighthouse to Lighthouse (Gansbaai, Western Cape) – Event Website
17 – 19: Bridgestone Route 66 MTB Experience (Gauteng) – Event Website
17 – 19: Trans Outeniqua MTB (Great Brak River, Western Cape) – Event Website
18 – 19: Stanford MTB Tour (Western Cape) – Event Website
23 – 26: Knysnabull (Knysna, Western Cape) – Event Website
Photo credit: www.zooncronje.com
March
02 -05: PE PLETT The Tough One + Lite (Eastern Cape) – Event Website
19 – 26: ABSA Cape Epic (Western Cape) – Event Website
18 – 21: 3 Mountains Challenge (Clocolan, Free State) – Event Website
April
01 – 02: Cell C Arabella MTB Challenge (Kleinmond, Western Cape) – Event Website
08 – 09: The Cradle Mountain Trophy (Maropeng, Gauteng) – Event Website
21 – 23: Liberty Cape Winelands (Winelands, Western Cape) – Event Website
22 – 23: Cederberg 100 Miler – The Trek (Cederberg, Western Cape) – Event Website
21 – 29: Old Mutual joBerg2c (Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
28 – 30: Garden Route 300 (Knysna, Western Cape) – Event Website
28 – 30: Thirsti Extreme (Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
29 – 01 May: Klein-Aus Vista Mountain Bike Challenge (Namibia) – Event Website
29 – 02 May: Spar Sabie Experience (Mpumalanga) – Event Website
May
04 – 07: Glacier Cradle Traverse (Gauteng) – Event Website
06- 07: Houw Hoek MTB Tour (Western Cape) – Event Website
05 – 07: Gravel & Grape Extreme (Western Cape) – Event Website
06 – 07: Gravel & Grape Adventure (Western Cape) – Event Website
08 – 12: Tour de Braai (George, Western Cape) – Event Website
09 – 11: sani2c Trail (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
10 – 12: sani2c Adventure (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
11 – 13: sani2c Race (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
12 – 14: Croc2Croc (Mpumalanga) – Event Website
18 – 20: Trail & Trout (Gauteng/ Mpumalanga) – Event Website
20 – 21: Bike Girl 2 Day MTB (Oudtshoorn, Western Cape) – Event Website
20 – 21: Mpekweni MTB Stage Race (Eastern Cape) – Event Website
21 – 26: Windhoek Light Namib Quest (Nambia) – Event Website
25 – 28: PwC Great Zuurberg Trek (Eastern Cape) – Event Website
25 – 03 June: Race To Rhodes (Kwa-Zulu Natal to Eastern Cape) – Event Website
June
07 – 11: Grindrod Bank Pondo Pedal (Wild Coast, Eastern Cape) – Event Website
02 – 04: FNB 1Zambia MTB (Zambia) – Event Website
06 – 01 July: Freedom Challenge: Race Across South Africa – Event Website
09 – 11: Liberty Waterberg Encounter – Event Website
09 – 11 (Provisional): The Gem Diamonds Kalahari Challenge (Botswana) – Event Website
10 – 11: Dusi2c (KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
16-18: The Greyt Escape (Greyton, Western Cape) – Event Website
17 – 20 (Provisional): 7 Passes (Garden Route, Western Cape) – Event Website
17 – 18: Fish River Sun MTB Challenge (Fish River Sun, Eastern Cape) – Event Website
24 – 25: RidetheBerg (Northern Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
July
27 – 01 Aug: Nedbank Tour de Tuli (Botswana – Zimbabwe – South Africa) – Event Website
TBC: Imana Wild Ride (Wild Coast, Eastern Cape) – Event Website
August
TBC: Glacier Storms River Traverse (Garden Route, Eastern Cape) – Event Website
17 – 20: iSimangaliso MTB (iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
31 – 02 Sep: Namaqua Quest MTB (Namaqualand) – Event Website
September
TBC: Potberg & De Hoop MTB (Western Cape) – Event Website
02 – 03: Greyton MTB Tour (Greyton, Western Cape) – Event Website
08 – 10: Ride2Nowhere (McGregor, Western Cape) – Event Website
TBC: Staalwater MTB Challenge (Caledon, Western Cape) – Event Website
21- 23: Dr Evil Classic (Western Cape) – Event Website
22 – 24: Wagon & Spear (North Coast, KwaZulu- Natal) – Event Website
29 – 01 Oct: Lormar Endurance MTB Tour: Farm Trail (Eastern Cape) – Event Website
29 – 01 Oct: Isuzu 3 Towers (Mpumalanga) – Event Website
29 – 01 Oct: Varsity MTB Challenge (Paarl, Western Cape) – Event Website
TBC: Route 99 MTB Experience (Gauteng) – Event Website
Photo credit: www.zooncronje.com
October
02- 07: Lesotho Sky (Lesotho) – Event Website
03 – 05: Lormar Endurance MTB Tour: Sheep Trail (Eastern Cape) – Event Website
06 – 08: Berg & Bush Descent (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
10 – 12: Berg & Bush Great Trek (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
12 – 14: The INYATSI Swazi Frontier (Swaziland) – Event Website
20 – 22: The U MTB Stage Race (Piket-Bo-Berg, Western Cape) – Event Website
14 – 15: Berg & Bush 2 Day (Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal) – Event Website
15 – 21: Cape Pioneer Trek (Western Cape) – Event Website
23-28: Wild Corridor I (Eastern/ Western Cape) – Event Website
27 – 29: FNB Wines2Whales Adventure (Western Cape) – Event Website
30 – 01 Nov: FNB Wines2Whales Ride (Western Cape) – Event Website
30-04 Nov: Wild Corridor II (Eastern/ Western Cape) – Event Website
November
03 – 05: FNB Wines2Whales Race (Western Cape) – Event Website
18-19: To Hell And Back (Western Cape) – Event Website
25 – 26: Origin of Trails (Stellenbosch, Western Cape) – Event Website
TBC: The Magalies Adventure (Gauteng) – Event Website
TBC: The Munga – Event Website
December
01 – 03: Sondela Family 3 Day Stage Race (Bela-Bela, Limpopo) – Event Website
Is there a list of all the one day extreme ultra MTB races in SA like 36one etc??