iSimangaliso Wetland Park: uMkhuze section to close during the annual iSimangaliso MTB 4 Day!

The uMkhuze section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in KwaZulu-Natal will be closed to the public from the evening of 16 August 2017 to the morning of 18 August 2017 due to the annual iSimangaliso MTB 4 Day mountain biking event that takes place in the Park as well as in the surrounding conservation and adjacent community areas from 17 August to the 20 August 2017. The ride starts in the Park's uMkhuze section on 17 August 2017 and then proceeds via the Phinda Private Game Reserve, the False Bay section of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, several private reserves and community lands to reach the Park's Western Shores on 19 August 2017 and the Park's Eastern Shores on 20 August 2017. The end point of the iSimangaliso MTB 4 Day is at the Sugarloaf campsite in the seaside resort of St Lucia.

South Africa: The official Absa Cape Epic 2015 route video

The organisers of the Absa Cape Epic, routinely referred to as "the Tour de France of mountain biking", have just released the official 2015 route video. The race will last eight days (15 - 22 March 2015) and will cover 739km with 16 000m of climbing. It starts from the University of Cape Town in Cape Town with stops in Elgin, Worcester and Wellington before the race ends at the Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville.



The Absa Cape Epic is an annual mountain bike stage race held in the Western Cape. It has been accredited as horst categorie (beyond categorisation) by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).