{"id":8892,"date":"2020-02-06T16:26:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/?p=8892"},"modified":"2020-02-06T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T14:26:38","slug":"dr-evil-classic-opens-an-e-mtb-and-gravel-bike-race-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/dr-evil-classic-opens-an-e-mtb-and-gravel-bike-race-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Evil Classic opens an E-MTB and Gravel Bike race category"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Organisers of the Dr Evil Classic<\/a> 3-day stage race, which\ntakes place from 17-19 September in the Plettenberg Bay area, are encouraging\nentries for the e-bike category which will have it\u2019s own prize awarded. Gravel\nbikes are now also allowed and will have their own category and\nprize.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Race Co-founder Leon Evans says: \u201cThere are many e-bikes being sold these days, and we feel it\u2019s important to cater for this group of people who also want to experience stage racing. We permit any type of bike at the Dr Evil Classic, gravel bikes included. Personally I think the routes are more suited to MTB\u2019s, but there are some folk out there who like to push their limits with gravel or single speed bikes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ferdi Bravenboer was one of a small group of e-riders at the 2019 Dr Evil Classic and had this to say: \u201cI bought my e-bike in 2018 because I just didn\u2019t have enough time to train to keep up with my friends. I can\u2019t think of any other race where an e-bike is more perfect than at the Dr Evil Classic. You are just so much more relaxed and it gives you time to actually appreciate your surroundings. The part I enjoyed the most was that all 3 days were set in totally different environments, so you never get bored or used to the views!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think e-bikes open up\na whole new world of possible races and events for riders not as fit as their\nfellow riders, just to join in the fun. And that is the whole point of mountain\nbiking, having as much fun as possible,\u201d Bravenboer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a different start\nvenue for each stage of the Dr Evil Classic (but all within 20kms of each\nother), riders experience a very different type of landscape each day. The\nfirst stage leaves from Plettenberg Game Reserve with wildlife on view from the\nbike, then heads out for a scenic 70km mountainous ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 starts at Kurland\nHotel and Polo Estate and is mostly made up of indigenous and plantation forest\ncovering a distance of around 45km. The estate continues to expand its network\nof singletrack and 2020 riders will reap the benefits. Day 3 is 50kms, starting\nat Cairnbrogie Dairy Farm with its renowned network of singletrack along a\ncoastline which forms part of the Robberg Coastal Corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up for the Dr Evil Classic here<\/a> or email zandile@drevilclassic.co.za<\/a> for a manual entry. Enter Dr Evil at 2019 prices by the end of March and be in line to win an amazing accommodation package from Hunter\u2019s Country House worth R 15 000, along with 2 entries to the Karoo to Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lions Karoo to Coast<\/a> Mountain Bike Challenge takes place the\nday after the Dr Evil Classic, on 20 September, and the combination of the two\nevents over the Heritage Day long weekend, remains a strong drawcard for those\nlooking for a feast of mountain biking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lions Karoo to Coast is a 100 kilometre one-day marathon event, and sees up to 4500 riders cross the old wagon trail out of Uniondale before joining the Prince Alfred\u2019s Pass through the Outeniqua Mountains to Knysna. The event is now 22 years\u2019 old and one of the most popular one-day events in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter here<\/a> for the Lions Karoo to Coast or email zandile@karootocoast.co.za<\/a> for a manual entry. Lions Karoo to Coast riders with a Dr Evil entry receive an automatic second batch seeding amongst seven batches, and the race is also a seeding event for the 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Maryann Shaw Communications <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organisers of the Dr Evil Classic 3-day stage race, which takes place from 17-19 September in the Plettenberg Bay area, are encouraging entries for the e-bike category which will have it\u2019s own prize awarded. Gravel bikes are now also allowed and will have their own category and prize.   Race Co-founder Leon Evans says: \u201cThere are… Read More »Dr Evil Classic opens an E-MTB and Gravel Bike race category<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8892"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkbikereview.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}