ELB Extreme Road Challenge Launch 2015

14th – 17th October 2015
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
AGENDA
• Welcome by Dr. Stephen Meijers
• Overview of St Vincent School for the Deaf
• The Challenge
• Drinks, nibbles and auction
St Vincent School for The Deaf
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
ST VINCENT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
ST VINCENT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
THE CHALLENGE
• After the success of 2014 – 2015 will be BIGGER AND
BETTER!
• New route is from Villiers to PMB
• Runners vs Cyclists
• 2014 time approx 42hrs
• Approx. 50 Cyclists (First team of 5 Cyclists to count)
• Approx. 50 Runners (First relay team to count)
• Whilst the runners run the cyclists party and sleep
• Get there safely
• Logistics & Support
Raise much needed funds for St Vincent School for the Deaf
THE CHALLENGE
Villiers
Finish: 9am – 12pm
17th October
15th Oct
16th Oct
Drakensberg
Bethlehem
17th Oct
Cyclists
Total Time
(First team of 5)
Mooiriver
(Cycling time x2.1)
Cyclists
24km/h
Est. speed
148km
6,2hrs saddle time
150km
134km
68km
6.3hrs saddle time
5,6hrs saddle time
2.9hrs saddle time
A
Runners
5,5min/km
Est. pace
B
C
D
RUNNERS
15:00 - Bang!
& off they go!
Villiers
Expected winning time 42 Hours
Min. of 70km/Runner
Finish: 9am – 12pm
17th October
FINISH
CYCLISTS
08:00 - Bang!
& off they go! 14th Oct
Runners
Total time
(First team of 5)
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
CYCLIST SCHEDULE
DAY 1 - Wednesday, 14th October 2014
Route: Villiers to The Loft Guest House, Bethlehem (8am start)
Distance: ±148km
DAY 2 - Thursday, 15th October 2014
Route: Bethlehem to Windmill Farm, Drakensberg
Distance: ±150km
DAY 3 - Friday, 16th October 2014
Route: Drakensberg to Mooi River (Thorn Tree Lodge, Hayfields )
Distance: ±134km
DAY 4 - Saturday, 17h October 2014
Route: Mooi River to Pietermaritzburg (Golden Horse Casino)
Distance: ±68km
* Amashova 18th October
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RUNNER SCHEDULE
DAY 1 – Thursday 15th October 2014
START – Villiers on the Vaal (3pm Start)
DAY 2 – Friday 16th October 2014
HALFWAY - Shower stop at Little Switzerland (3pm – 6pm)
DAY 3 - Saturday, 17th October 2014
FINISH - Pietermaritzburg (Golden Horse Casino) (9am – 12pm)
DAY 4 – Sunday, 18th October 2014
Return to JHB
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ROUTE OVERVIEW
• Villiers, Frankfurt, Reitz
to Bethlehem
• Bethlehem, Clarens,
Golden Gate,
Oliviershoek Pass to
Northern Drakensberg
• Northern Drakensberg,
Bergville, Winterton,
Estcourt to Mooi River
• Mooi River, Howick,
Hilton, finish at
Pietermaritzburg
Reitz
Tweeling
Frankfort
Villiers
First Stretch - ± 95 km •
Phuthadit-jhaba
Golden
Gate
Clarens
Bethlehem
Reitz
Second Stretch - ± 137 km •
Bergville
Little
Switzerland
Sterkfontein
Dam
Phuthadit-jhaba
Third Stretch - ± 94 km
Mooi River
Estcourt
Bergville
Fourth Stretch - ± 97 km
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Finish
Howick
Mooi RIver
Fifth and Final Stretch - ± 80 km •
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TEAM BREAKDOWN
Runners
10 teams of 5 runners per team
+ 4 support per team
Cyclists
10 teams of 5 cyclists
+ 1 support per team
RUNNER TEAM
TEAM 1 : TEAM SCUD
Team Captain : John Hamlett
Stephen Meijers
Rainier Joubert
Greg Maude
Gift Kelehe*
TBC
TEAM 2 : TEAM FIT
Team Captain : Riaan Riekert
Jaco de Jager
Pieter Swanepoel
Vanessa Bowman
Tiaan Conradie
Edwin TBC*
* Samancor Team
TEAM 3 : MODERN ATHLETE
Team Captain : TBC
Craig van der Westhuizen
Richard Latskey
Hazel Moller
Rynard Cronje
Arthur Valasis
RUNNER TEAMS
TEAM 4 : WTF
(Where is the Finish)
Team Captain : TBC
Shaun Horsepower Naidoo
TBC
TBC
Surprise – TBC*
TBC
TEAM 5 - TBC
Team Captain : Andries
Michael Atkins
Wolfrun Abbot
TBC
TBC
Ernest - TBC*
* Samancor Team
TEAM 6 – Morning Runners
Team Captain : TBC
James Barker
Franci Myburg
TBC
TBC
Peter – TBC*
FILL THE GAPS…
TEAMS 7 – 10 TBC
Team Captains – TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
Gordon TBC*
* Samancor Team
CYCLIST TEAMS
Team 1 - Bonitas
Team 6 - ELB
Team 2 - Nedbank
Team 7 - 50 Shades of Mud
Team 3 - Honingcraft
Team 8 - TBC
Team 4 - Fashion
Team 9 - TBC
Team 5 - Racklock
Team 10 - TBC
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
VEHICLES
Runners:
• Each running team will be supplied with a Quantum or equivalent
• Teams are required to provide their own second vehicle
Cyclists:
• Each cycling team to provide their
own support vehicles and drivers
All vehicles to be fitted with adequate safety lights and warning
signs to ensure maximum safety at all times!
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ACCOMMODATION
Cyclist Accommodation
• All cyclists and support will be provided with
accommodation for the duration of the challenge
Runner Accommodation
• WHAT ACCOMMODATION ???
• Runners will be provided accommodation on the
night of the awards ceremony in Pietermaritzburg
• Shower hour at Little Switzerland
Saturday 17th October
• All participants and support will be provided with
accommodation on the final night of the challenge
the final the
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FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
Cyclists
• Cyclists and supports will be provided with Bed & Breakfast
Runners
• Runners and their support will be
responsible for providing all their
own food and refreshments en-route
to PMB
• ELB to provide coffee & rusk stations
• Runners and support will be
provided lunch on arrival to PMB and
an Awards Dinner
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
CLOTHING
• All runners and cyclists will be supplied with ELB Extreme
Challenge branded vests and shirts
• All support will be supplied with ELB Extreme Challenge
T-shirts
• Participants and their support are required to wear these at
the start and the end of the race
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
SAFETY & SUPPORT
• Safety
• Vehicle Support
• Traffic Department
permission
• Medic / SOS
emergency evacuation
arranged
• Visible at all times
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CYCLIST ENTRY FEES
• We would like to encourage each cyclist
to raise R5,000
• Monies raised will cover the following:
– Bed & Breakfast
– 1x cycling top
– Refreshments
– Road support
– Petrol and tolls
– Goodie bags
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
RUNNER ENTRY FEES
• We would like to encourage each runner to
raise R3,000
• Monies raised will cover the following:
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1 x vehicle hire per team
Basic refreshments en-route
2 x runner tops
Road support
Petrol and tolls
Goodie bags
Accommodation on the 17th Oct
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LAST YEAR’S FIGURES
• Total raised
• Total expenses
• Total donation
R540,000
R385,000
R155,000
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2015 FUNDS TO BE RAISED
R1 MILLION
Target donation to
St Vincent = TBC
R1 MILLION
R30k
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
CALLING ALL SPONSORS!
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Vehicles
Contents for goodie bags
Refreshments
Gear / T-shirts
Media coverage
MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS!
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
TONIGHT’S THANKS
St Vincent
• For hosting us this evening and for providing all of the catering & drinks, photography
• Signing Choir
Backup Power
• ELB Construction & B&W
Special guests
• Nick Bester
• John Hamlett
• Malcolm Lange
• Alan Robb
• Hazel Moller
Omega Resort
• For weekend away to be raffled later in the evening
And a BIG THANK YOU to everyone here tonight!
ELB Extreme Road Challenge 2015
ENJOY THE EVENING!!