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Join us for the 947 Ride Joburg MTB races on 13 & 14 November 2021

947 Ride Joburg MTB taking place on 13 & 14 November 2021 at Steyn City, provides you with the perfect opportunity for leaving the Joburg tar behind. Steyn City in collaboration with Faces Ride Joburg has pulled out all the stops to bring you a thrilling network of hand-built mountain bike trails within the perimeter walls of Steyn City. Spectacular

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947 Ride Joburg Road is proud to announce a brand-new route

We’re just full of surprises, aren’t we? 947 Ride Joburg Road is proud to announce a brand-new route for the 25th edition of Joburg’s iconic road cycling challenge taking place on 21 November 2021. The latest route will take riders over 97km of thrilling Joburg terrain that they get to own for a day! Our brand new Start/Finish venue at

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Rally your company team for the 947 Ride Joburg

We invite you to rally your colleagues, clients and personnel departments for the 25th edition of the 947 Ride Joburg Road, taking place on Sunday, 21 November 2021. It’s the same adrenaline-pumping challenge, but with exciting changes in the mix. The start and finish of 947 Ride Joburg Road will be at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg – a large venue

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Crank up your ride for a purpose campaign for 947 Ride Joburg

We invite you to, once again, crank up your Ride for a Purpose campaign for the 25th edition of the 947 Ride Joburg, taking place on Sunday, 21 November. It’s the same adrenaline-pumping challenge you’ve come to love, but with exciting changes in the mix. The start and finish of 947 Ride Joburg Road will be at Nasrec / FNB Stadium, Johannesburg – a large venue

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947 Ride Joburg 25th edition Entries open 8 April 2021

947 Ride Joburg is launching 8 April 2021, and entries are open for the 25th edition of Gauteng’s biggest annual celebration of cycling! The cogs are turning furiously here at 947 Ride Joburg to bring you the same adrenaline-kicking experience but with a few exciting surprises in the mix. 947 Ride Joburg is making history by offering the biggest prize

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NEW OWNER FOR 947 RIDE JOBURG

Press Release: Popular cycling event, previously known as 947 Cycle challenge now named 947 Ride Joburg, has a new owner in South Africa’s premier events specialist company, Faces, setting the prominent race up for a bright post-Covid-19 future. Faces Experience concluded the deal on 1 September 2020. Established in 1997, the 947 Ride Joburg is held annually over an eight-day

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A bunch of winners

Thousands of cyclists made their way through the streets of Joburg to move more in the Discovery 947 Ride Joburg on Sunday 17 November. “I am obviously very happy taking a win for the team. We had some super teamwork out there.” Carla Oberholzer Women’s Results Carla Oberholzer 2:39:04 Joanna van de Winkel 2:39:05 Parys Edwards 2:39:06 Kim le Court

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