EVENT DATE: Saturday 28 April 2012

ENTRY FEE: The entry fee is R350.00 for Challenge 2012.

COMPULSORY PERSONAL SPONSORSHIP: R350.00 (minimum requirement)

DISTANCE: 75km of awesome riding!

Critical Dates & Times

• Entries Open: Thursday 01 December 2011 (all riders that cycled in 2011)
  
  
• Entries open to everyone else: 16 December 2011 (all previous and new riders)
  
  
• Entries Close : March 2012 or once the maximum field of 400 riders is reached.
  
  
• Registration: Takes place at Giant’s Castle on Friday 27 April 2012 from 12h00 to 18h00 and Saturday 28 April 2012 from 06h00 to 07h00.
  
  
• The official Riders’ Briefing will take place:

• 18:30 at the Race Village on 27 April 2012 and
• then again the next morning at 07h30
  
  
• The Challenge starts: 07h30

Catering:

Please note that in 2012 we will be using Dave Dixon Caterers, which means that meals need to be pre-booked. You can book for Friday and Saturday night. Additional meals can be booked for family/friends.

• Friday Evening: R75/adult (R40 kids u/12)
• Saturday Evening: R85/adults (R45 kids u/12)

Why “tame the Giant”?

Apart from earning the right to wear, with pride, the coveted branded fleece top, you will have made a place for yourself in that special team of people who have decided that it’s up to us to assist with the conservation of our natural environment in which we enjoy our cycling. And of course, things were somewhat different for Challenge 2011 - if you were part of the “Alternative Giant” which took place as a result of the extreme weather conditions, then you have some unfinished business to attend to…
2012 Sees the staging of Challenge number 16 – you simply must be part of one of the oldest mountain biking event on the calendar.
The Wildlands Conservation Trust is the beneficiary of the Giant’s Challenge, an event which forms an important part of the WCT fund raising effort – an effort in which you are also an ultimate beneficiary. And yes; we're still "only borrowing this planet from our kids…”

And we just can't get away from the fact that "The earth is not ours; it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations" An old African proverb.

Of course it goes without saying that by participating in one of South Africa’s toughest one day mountain biking events, you’re not about to take life lying down…
So be sure to check out the Wildlands Conservation Trust's Bonitas Wild Series at www.wildseries.co.za. The Giant's Challenge is the 2nd event in the 2012 series.
You will participate in an awe inspiring and epic journey; something different to challenge you entirely ; something to clear your mind, free your spirit and focus your efforts - this Giant's Castle Mountain Bike Challenge.