Heritage race still one of the toughest

It was a great success and catered for the entire family. While riders were tackling the tough terrain, those who were not participating enjoyed a stroll through the various stalls in the market.

It offered a 17-kilometre and 40-kilometre MTB race, and 10-kilometre trail run, as well as a five-kilometre children’s route.
According to the organiser, Charlene Coetzee, the course was well-planned, adventurous and fun. “The people who prepared the course did it well and all the riders enjoyed themselves. Not a single cyclist got lost and the marshals played their role extremely well,” she said.

Speaking to Steelburger/Lydenburg News, Rochelle Strauss said it was the first time they attended the Lydenburg Heritage MTB Race and Trail Run, as in the past it had only catered for mountain bikers and trail runners.
“This year people could also walk for the fun. We did, however, in the past attend Terra Events’ Women’s Day MTB

Ride and Fun Trail Run Day, so we knew this event would be equally successful and entertaining.
We had so much fun and are extremely grateful towards Charlene for creating these kind of exciting events for the people of Lydenburg,” she said. The event had 570 entries compared to last year’s 479, including the kids who entered in the five-kilometre course.

“We want to thank everyone who attended and helped us while we were still preparing. We also extend our gratitude towards Glencore, Booysendal, TRP and Dwars Rivier and all our sponsors for the funds and donations that were contributed to our event,” said Coetzee.

She also thanked her team Ernest Coetzee (trail builder), Almari Jansen van Vuuren (goody bags), Sheena Clark (MTB), Stephane Reineke (trail run), Sindy Nagel and Stephane Celliers (market) and JP Celliers (Heritage and Gustav Klingbiel). “Thank you to all the volunteers on the day. Everyone is important and everyone is a vital piece of the puzzle,” she concluded.