After having to miss out on the 2013 event due to injury, reigning Totalsports XTERRA SA Champion Dan Hugo is eager to toe the line in Knysna at the fast paced Totalsports XTERRA Pezula presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT on Thursday, 10 July 2014.
“Last year it was terribly disappointing for me to be eager to race mentally, but unable physically,” says Hugo. “I am proud to be able to take part as a brand ambassador for Totalsports, Puma, REHIDRAT® and Specialized – all partners of mine and XTERRA South Africa. I am really looking forward to the week in Knysna. This is my philosophy to the sport of XTERRA, it is more than just two hours of racing, it is the drive up, staying with friends and family, pre-riding routes and visiting coffee shops. The Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival brings out the best of all that, including a wine show”.
“What I hope for is a fun, muddy, warm-fire kind of shared sporting experience,” continues Hugo. “My training and travel partner Bradley Weiss might be primed for a first XTERRA win. He is in phenomenal shape and the run-bike-run format of Totalsports XTERRA Pezula suits him well. The Totalspsorts XTERRA Pezula is the ideal excuse to leave work early. Make a long weekend of it, car pool to Knysna and get muddy in the forest. Come and live more”.
Forming part of the much loved Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival the Totalsports XTERRA Pezula is the only Totalsports XTERRA SA event that does not feature a water discipline, but instead follows a run, mountain bike, run format.
Event Information:
Totalsports Xterrra Pezula Kids
Date: Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Venue: Pezula Private Estate, Field of Dreams (Knysna)
Categories: Age Group 6-8yrs: MTB: 1,5km; Trail Run: 500m
Age Group 9-11: MTB: 5km; Trail Run: 2km
Age Group 12-14: MTB: 10km; Trail Run: 3km
Start: 14:00
Puma Nightcat Dash
Date: Wednesday 9 July 2014
Venue: Pezula Field of Dreams (Knysna)
Distance: 1,5km (±750m up the hill and ± 750m down the hill)
Start: 17:30
Totalsports Xterra Pezula
Date: Thursday, 10 July 2014
Venue: Pezula Private Estate, Field of Dreams (Knysna)
Distances: XTERRA Lite ~ 3km trail run, 12.5km mountain bike and a 3km trail run
XTERRA Full ~ 3km trail run, 23km mountain bike and 7km trail run
Start: 10:00 / XTERRA Lite
12:30 / XTERRA Full
Enter individually or in teams of two. Pre entries close on Thursday, 3 July 2014.
All entrants can look forward to stocking up on energy at the much loved Bokomo Breakfast Zone the morning of the XTERRA at Pezula Field of Dreams.
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For more information on the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA presented by REHIDRAT® SPORT please contact Stillwater Sport & Entertainment on 086 138 3591, email entries@stillwatersports.com or visit www.stillwatersports.com. For more information on the Knysna Oyster Festival visit www.oysterfestival.co.za.
