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Grabadoo 2013The Grabadoo is the biggest cycle race in the Southern Cape this time of the year with on average 1000 participants every year. The Grabadoo is especially important for all those cyclists attempting the Argus, wanting to get in some needed kilometres in a safe and controlled environment before March. What better way to get ready? Getting fit while having some much needed fun! Have family? Grabadoo is for you... Family...check. Garden Route holiday...check. Great Brak Grabadoo...duh...check! The 11th Great Brak Grabadoo will take place on 31 December 2013 and this is THE event of the festive season for everyone not teething...on the other hand...some pretty tough moms have completed this race with their families! Whether you are a novice or a veteran mountain biker, the Great Brak Grabadoo offers something for everyone. The Grabadoo is the biggest cycle race in the Southern Cape this time of the year with on average 1000 participants every year. The Grabadoo is especially important for all those cyclists attempting the Argus, wanting to get in some needed kilometres in a safe and controlled environment before March. What better way to get ready? Getting fit while having some much needed fun! Most of the captivating Grabadoo route meanders through Cape Pine forests. Cape Pine amiably granted permission to ride through the Cape Pine forests. All participants in the 2013 Great Brak Grabadoo will therefore be able to enjoy the beauty of the forests, free of charge. Cape Pine wants members of the public to experience and be inspired by the beauty of the forests. Entry fees for the specific routes are as follows - 15km @ R60; 31km @ R80; 42km @ R90; 66km @ R100. Walkers enter @ R35. and the fee for a temporary license for mountain bike distances 31km 42km &66km is a mere R35. Pre-race entries can be done on Monday, 30 December at the Peperboom Restaurant in Great Brak River, or at www.onlines.co.za. H.G Wells said "When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." On 31 December 2013 it will be easy to believe in the future of the human race... For more information, please feel free to contact Mimi Finestone on 084 583 3144 or email ten.rpijog@imim or visit www.gojipr.net. Media Release: Time: 06:45 - 17:00 Venue: Peperboom Restaurant & Short Cut, Langstraat 67, Groot Brakrivier, George Cost: R35-R100 More info: Peperboom Restaurant and Short Cut, Langstraat 67, Groot Brakrivier |