#Tankwa Trek

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Looking Forward to 2021 Tankwa Trek

Entries to the 2021 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen open on Tuesday 31 March, at 12:00. The first UCI stage race of the year will maintain its February date, taking place from the 4th to the 7th, next year. Dryland Event Management, the race’s organisers, are eager to provide some positive news during this difficult period and have thus put in place a number of benefits…

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Tankwa Trek#1: Lakata und Hynek im Sprint, Fumic im Sand, Grobert in Rosa

Tankwa Trek#1: Lakata und Hynek im Sprint, Fumic im Sand, Grobert in Rosa

FOTO | Auftaktsiegerinnen beim Tankwa Trek: Candice Lill und Helen Grobert © Zoon Cronje Zum Auftakt des dreitägigen Momentum Health Tankwa Trek haben Cannondale-Profi Manuel Fumic und sein Teamkollege Henrique Avancini den Etappensieg knapp verpasst. Marathon-Weltmeister Alban Lakata und Kristian Hynek (Canyon-Topeak) siegten auf den ersten 83 Kilometern im Sprint vor dem Deutschen und dem…

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Dryland Trail Lab - Reimagined & Innovating

In 2016 Dryland Event Management held the first ever Tankwa Trail Run, straight off the back of their successful Tankwa Trek mountain bike race, thus adding another trail event to their trail calendar which only had the very popular Dryland Traverse Trail Run.

Lets fast forward to 2021, and the reimagined, reinvented Tankwa Trail!

I was invited to the inaugural Dryland Trail Lab hosted by the  Dryland crew, and as with any Dryland event, it was an opportunity not to be missed. True to form, it did not disappoint.

The team is in full swing organising the 2021 edition, and invited a few trail troopers for a test event. 

The directive from the Dryland team was clear, “Do what you have to, and gives us your honest feedback on what we can do to make it even better.”  So basically, run the trails, make fully use of the water points on route, test the gear, drink the beer & wine,  and eat as much as you can, give them feedback and enjoy the experience! Then go to bed in your luxury tent, and do it all over again the next day!

Why so serious? I promise this was the last time I didn’t have a smile on my face the whole weekend! Image Giraffe Creative

20+ runners consisting of mainly Koue Bokkeveld locals, selected media, a camera crew from Bigshot Media, set off the Saturday am for what will be stage 1, roughly 20km (300m+ elevation gain) of undulating trails through beautiful vast open plains scattered with incredible rock formations.

The chosen ones! Image by Giraffe Creative

The “race” briefing given by race director Bernard le Roux clearly stated that no Strava segments was to be chased, and that the entire group will regroup at the water point, roughly 11km into the day’s stage. Oh yes, and if the camera crew stops you and asks you to run back & forth for footage, interviews etc, do it! 

This was all fun and games till they asked you to run back down the hill/valley you just climbed because they missed the shot. It wasn’t all doom & gloom though, and we all gladly did it (while swearing softly in our heads)

Now if you have ever run or rode a Dryland event, you would know their water points/aid stations are better stocked than a Woolies isle. From banana bread, baby potatoes, droëwors, electrolyte drinks and non-alcoholic beer, to sunblock/sunscreen, a comfy chair & views for days to digest. 

Waterpoint vibes! Image by Giraffe Creative

On completion of our day’s run it was time for some beer tasting (the alcoholic type this time around), recovery drinks, a few interviews that had a few feeling like Eminem. “He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready,

To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'

What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud

He opens his mouth, but the words won't come out”

A delicious lunch was followed by recovery massages led by EPT next to a natural pool hidden between the rocky outcrops. Cheese and wine anyone? Lunch has barely settled, and out came a platter with a range of snacks, from Sauvignon Blanc to brie and grapes, Shiraz to blue cheese, nuts & cold meats.

Recovery time! Image by Giraffe Creative

Barely back at the race village, braai vleis fires were lit, and it was time to eat again. I swear I weighed more after the weekend than before! Catering at Dryland events are next level, and you’ll have to search far and wide for a more hospitable organising crew out there. 

Day 2 had a slightly later start as we were only running about 16km of the route. Breakfast done, everyone wearing spanking new socks (as requested by the organisers as part of gear testing) we were shipped/bakkie’d off to the start. A mixture of fun undulating singletrack,  one “longish” sandy accent followed by a quick decent to the waterpoint.

The waterpoint as expected from a Dryland event, was a highlight! Stocked to the brim, music in the background, and dance moves demonstrated in the dirt road. 

Flying high! Image by Giraffe Creative

The last few km’s flew by, and all to soon, after another delicious lunch, it was time to say our goodbyes. 

So to cap it all off, what do you get from attending a Dryland Trail Lab or one of their races like the Tankwa Trail? You’ll get a great time, run awesome trails, meet amazing people, make new friends & get spoiled rotten by the Dryland team.

Enter now at www.tankwatrail.co.za

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[~Live Stream~] 2020 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen Watch Online

[~Live Stream~] 2020 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen Watch Online

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Random, but: I was just listening to Radio Free Tankwa in Cape Town, SA, on radio garden, and they were playing a dance remix of the Star Trek TOS theme. It's 7:45am there. Someone was probably heading into work listening to that in their car. Just thought you should know. :-)

I get these asks and then forget about them and then find them again and am DELIGHTED because honestly this is exactly the sort of information I like to have.

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Sport24.co.za | Battle lines drawn for 2018 Tankwa Trek

[ad_1] Cape Town – The 2018 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen – which takes place from Friday, February 9 to Sunday, February 11 – will pit some of the world’s best mountain bikers against one another on the mountain biking battlefields of the Koue Bokkeveld. Local and international elite riders, lured by significant prize money and UCI points, will race alongside a field of avid…

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.@TANKWATREK: STRAUSS, DE VILLIERS WIN STAGE, SüSS, STENERHAG CLAIM OVERALL

South Africans Mariske Strauss and Yolande de Villiers won the final stage of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, on Sunday. But the Swiss/Swedish duo of Esther Süss and Jennie Stenerhag claimed the overall victory after three days of fierce racing in the rugged Kouebokkeveld region of South Africa’s Western Cape province.  

After winning Stages 1 and 2 quite convincingly, fate…

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Bulls Heroes and Faces CST Storm to Tankwa Trek Titles

Bulls Heroes and Faces CST Storm to Tankwa Trek Titles

The Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen saved the best for last. Both in terms of the trails and the result for the champions, the Bulls Heroes and Faces CST. The men’s yellow jersey wearers further secured their grip on the First Ascent leaders’ jerseys by racing to third on the day; behind their support team and the stage winners, Cannondale Factory Racing. While the women’s…

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Tankwa Trek Leads Change Hands on Dramatic Second Stage

Tankwa Trek Leads Change Hands on Dramatic Second Stage

Stage 2 of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen saw the UCI men’s and women’s lead change hands. CST PostNL Bafang and Faces CST started the day in the yellow and pink First Ascent leaders’ jerseys on Friday morning. Four hours later the Bulls Heroes and Fairtree were in possession of the coveted garments after a dramatic 84 kilometres of racing.

  Starting and finishing at…

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CST Get the Tankwa Trek off to a Perfect Start

CST Get the Tankwa Trek off to a Perfect Start

The CST PostNL Bafang team, of Sebastian Fini and David Nordemann, and the Faces CST squad of Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill stormed to victory on the opening stage of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen. The 24-kilometre-long Stage 1 took place on Thursday, 6 February 2020, and started at 15:00 in the afternoon. Despite the late start the conditions were virtually…

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Elite Women Face Off at Tankwa Trek

Elite Women Face Off at Tankwa Trek

The 2020 Momentum Health Tankwa Trek presented by Biogen represents the first opportunity for mountain biking fans to see the South African power-team of Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill in action. Taking place in the Koue Bokkeveld region, of the Western Cape, the four-day stage race is scheduled from the 6th to the 9th of February. It once again boasts a powerful elite women’s field who are set…

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Tankwa Trek adds an Additional Stage

Tankwa Trek adds an Additional Stage

Dryland Event Management – the organisers of the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, the only UCI S1 category stage race in South Africa – are proud to announce the addition of a 4th stage to the 2019 Tankwa Trek. The new stage will take place on the afternoon of Thursday the 7th of February 2019, followed by Stages 2 through 4 on the 8th, 9th and 10th of February.

“We’re really…

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Tankwa Trek: Hattrick für Platt und Huber

Tankwa Trek: Hattrick für Platt und Huber

    Karl Platt und Urs Huber haben auch die dritte Etappe des Momentum Health Tankwa Trek gewonnen. Die Titelverteidiger vom Team Bulls gewann 32 Sekunden vor Team Telkom und 35 Sekunden vor Topeak-Ergon. Bei den Damen geriet der Gesamtsieg von Esther Süss und Jennie Stenerhag (Meerendal-CBC) durch einen Defekt fast noch mal in Gefahr. Aber nur fast. Fünf Teams bildeten 25 Kilometer vor dem Ziel…

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Tankwa Trek#2: Platt und Huber nicht zu bremsen

Tankwa Trek#2: Platt und Huber nicht zu bremsen

  Am zweiten Tag des Momentum Health Tankwa Trek in Südafrika haben Karl Platt und Urs Huber vom Team Bulls mit dem zweiten Etappensieg ihre Führung ausgebaut. Die südafrikanischen Paarungen Waylon Woolcock und Hendrik Kruger (Team Telkom) und Nico Bell/Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro Team) besetzten die weiteren Podiumsplätze. Bei den Damen wiederholten Esther Süss und Jennie Stenerhag ihre Vorstellung…

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Dryland MTB Events Move Up in the UCI Categories

Dryland MTB Events Move Up in the UCI Categories

Dryland Event Management’s premier racing events – the Momentum Health Attakwas Extreme, presented by Biogen, the Momentum Health Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen, and the Momentum Health Cape Pioneer Trek, presented by Biogen – will once again boast Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) status in 2018. For next year though the traditional South African season opening Attakwas Extreme will feature…