An awesome new event is coming to the West Coast!

As the website says: "The objective of the event is to do the same for the West Coast as the Sani2C did for the Umkomaas and its people-in the form of social upliftment and community involvement."

It runs from Thursday 30 Sept 2010 to Saturday 2 Oct 2010, covering 300km over the 3 days and 4000m of climbing. 200 teams of 2 (ie 400 riders) will ride through rugged and beautiful terrain, from rough back roads to sandy tracks to koppies and mountains.

The Renosterveld MTB Race will run through as many areas of Renosterveld as possible, and 20% of the proceeds from race entries will go directly back into the Renosterveld Trust to help with rehabilitation of one of the most endangered habitats in the world.

The race starts in Langebaan on the West Coast and finishes on Meerendal Wine Estate in Durbanville.

Entries fees range from R4600 per team up to R11000, depending on your choice of accommodation.

There is also a solo race for the mad, covering the 300km in just 2 days, riding through the night. This is only R1200...

Entries open 15 March 2010 when the Noon Gun fires, but you can pre-register and get a 3 hour heads-up if you're super keen.

For more information and to enter, visit www.renosterveldmtb.co.za