Cycling events worldwide, to ride or to watch. Dates, routes, registration.

Sportives & amateur bike races in South Africa

15 cycling events in South Africa: 8 MTB races, 3 sportives & gran fondos, 3 gravel races, 1 ultra cycling & bikepacking event – with dates, routes, entry fees and a link to registration. Including Old Mutual Double Century, Ride Joburg and The Munga.

November 2026 4 events

6

FNB Wines2Whales

Somerset West (Lourensford) → Hermanus · South Africa
Mountain bikeOpen to all
22

Ride Joburg

Johannesburg · South Africa – 97 / 35 km
RoadOpen to all
25

The Munga

Bloemfontein → Wellington · South Africa – approx. 1,130 km · approx. 6,435 m
GravelMountain bikeOpen to all

January 2027 1 event

16

Attakwas Extreme

Oudtshoorn → Great Brak River, Western Cape · South Africa – 120 / 47 / 32 km · 2,900 m (120 km)
Mountain bikePros + amateurs

February 2027 2 events

11

Tankwa Trek

Kaleo Guest Farm near Ceres · South Africa – 33 / 88 / 98 / 60 km (2026) · 490 / 1,850 / 2,200 / 950 m (2026)
Mountain bikePros + amateurs
approx.

The Ceder

Nuwerust Farm, Cederberg · South Africa – 151 / 68 km
GravelPros + amateurs

March 2027 2 events

21

Absa Cape Epic

Somerset West (Lourensford) → Wellington · South Africa – 701 km (8 stages) · 17,150 m
Mountain bikePros + amateurs

May 2027 1 event

5

KAP sani2c

Underberg → Scottburgh · South Africa – approx. 270 km (3 stages)
Mountain bikePros + amateurs

June 2027 1 event

4

Standard Bank Berg & Bush

Em’seni Camp near Winterton, KwaZulu-Natal · South Africa – 180 km in 3 stages
Mountain bikeOpen to all

August 2027 2 events

approx.

B-well Around the Pot

Swellendam, Western Cape · South Africa – 156 / 101 km · 1,760 m (156 km)
GravelPros + amateurs
14

Trans Baviaans

Willowmore → Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape · South Africa – 230 km · 2,840 m
Mountain bikeOpen to all

September 2027 1 event

approx.

Cape Pioneer

Wilderness → Oudtshoorn · South Africa – Stages of 66–96 km (2026)
Mountain bikePros + amateurs

October 2027 1 event

25

Nedbank Gravel Burn

Graaff-Reinet → Shamwari (Eastern Cape) · South Africa – approx. 750 km over 7 stages · approx. 8,500 m
GravelOpen to all

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