The popular Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series will continue soon after the long break due to the Covid-19 crisis and also thanks to a new sponsor came on board for the series.

Leading insurer, King Price, has increased its investment in mountain biking by taking on the title sponsorship of some of South Africa’s premier mountain bike events.

In a three-year deal (starting in 2021), King Price will take over as the title sponsor of the popular Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series. In addition to this, King Price will be the title sponsor of Race to the Sun and Race to the Sea, and also the presenting sponsor of the Cullinan 2 Tonteldoos, a 265km, 24-hour ultra-distance mountain bike race.

“Cycling is a growing sport in South Africa, and we’re extremely excited to be part of these events and to support this expansion,” said King Price’s Wynand van Vuuren.

He said through this partnership they will be staging world-class mountain biking events right here in South Africa.

Race to the Sun and Race to the Sea both cover around 165km in a point-to-point format over mostly gravel roads, with Race to the Sun taking participants from the picturesque Hartbeespoort Dam, to tourist-favourite Sun City.

If that stellar scenery isn’t enough, cyclists can take on the Race to the Sea (30 January 2021) where they’ll get to ride from picture-perfect Franschhoek to postcard-ready Hermanus in the Western Cape.

While Cullinan 2 Tonteldoos started out as a social riding challenge in 2015, it’s now one of the country’s most popular mountain bike challenges. It starts in Cullinan, north-west of Pretoria and finishes at Tonteldoos, a small settlement in the Mpumalanga Highlands near Dullstroom, using mostly non-technical gravel roads.

The event starts in the late afternoon, which means that riders must ride through the night, only to see the sun rising over a vastly different landscape. This year’s event is due to take place on 6 – 7 November and is almost sold out already.

Since its inception in 2009, the Trailseeker Series was initially based in Gauteng, but has since expanded to include events in the Western Cape. With over 15 000 entrants annually, it’s the largest mountain bike race series in South Africa, and probably the world.

To enter, or for more information on the events mentioned, visit the Trailseeker Series online at https://mtb.trailseekerseries.co.za

For more information contact Fritz Pienaar on [email protected].

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