BUCO Origin Of Trails welcomes new venue

BUCO Origin Of Trails welcomes new venue

Seen here:  Mountain bikers enjoying the brilliance of the City Of Oaks at the 2016 BUCO Origin Of Trails.  Photo Credit:  Tobias Ginsberg

Stellenbosch (Western Cape) – Taking place on Saturday, 25 November 2017 and Sunday, 26 November 2017 South Africa’s “mountain bike party of the year”, the BUCO Origin Of Trails has welcomed  both a new start and finish venue in 2017.

“With the BUCO Origin Of Trails highlighting the brilliance of Stellenbosch, we are excited to announce that both stages of the 2017 event will start and finish at the Coetzenburg Soccer Field (Stellenbosch),” says Michael Meyer, Managing Director of Stillwater Sports.  “Each year we strive to build on the success of the previous year’s event.  With the new venue being in the center of Stellenbosch riders will be able to experience the city’s true radiance from start to finish.”

EVENT INFORMATION:

The BUCO Origin Of Trails highlights the beauty and splendor of the City Of Oaks.  An individual two day stage mountain bike race, mountain bikers can look forward to experiencing a vast network of world class trails.  Entrants will be granted the “once a year” opportunity to experience a spectacular combination of single-tracks in the pristine setting of the majestic Stellenbosch Winelands.

STAGE ONE:    Saturday, 25 November 2017

Distance:+-55km or +-28km
Start & Finish: Coetzenburg Soccer Field (Stellenbosch)
Start Time:07:00 in seeded batch starts, starting with +- 55km race

STAGE TWOSunday, 26 November 2017

Distance:+-58km or +-29km
Start & Finish:Coetzenburg Soccer Field (Stellenbosch)
Start Time:07:00 in seeded batch starts, starting with +- 58km race

 Riders can look forward to sharing their race stories while enjoying an ice cold Becks Blue ‘guilt free’ in the finish area.

ENTRY FEES:    

Option 1:  Long (+-55km and +-58km)R1050.00
Option 2:  Medium (+-55km and +-29km)R950.00
Option 3:  Short (+-28km and +-29km)R850.00

The first 1200 entrants will receive an Under Armour Garment.

Entry fee includes:  Breakfast at the ProNutro Breakfast Zone (Sat & Sun), a light lunch (Sat & Sun), Wine Tastings at Registration and at a Water Point, lucky draw prizes, Live Entertainment (Sat & Sun) and a finisher’s gift.

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For more information or to enter the BUCO Origin Of Trails please contact Stillwater Sports on 082 991 0045 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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