Rooibos Mtb
About this race
Rooibos MTB by TIP TRANS is a 1-day Mountain Biking event and it will take place on Saturday 26 July 2025.
The world renowned Kardoesie Farm Stall is the Start & Finish venue for the Rooibos MTB by TIP TRANS.
Kardoesie Farm Stall is situated on the N7, Piekenierskloof Pass, Citrusdal.
The 2025 Rooibos MTB by TIP TRANS will host 4 new route options – 125km, 80km, 55km and 30km
The 125km route is a Gravel Bike registered event but MTB and E-bike riders are welcome to enter. See terms and conditions for this route.
The non-technical scenic routes pass over privately owned farms and will also include district roads.
All the routes are non-technical and are suitable for mountain-, gravel- and e-bikes.
Both the 125km and 80km are recommended for the experienced longer distance and fit riders.
Pick your distance
Gravel biking
Gravel - 120km
Mountain biking
MTB - 80km
MTB - 55km
MTB - 30km
E-Bike - 80km
E-Bike - 55km
E-Bike - 30km
Gravel - 80km
Gravel - 55km
Running
Single Start - Wine Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Citrusdal, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 6:02 PM local time (SAST) in Citrusdal on July 25, 2026 — 10h 23m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Rooibos Mtb
260 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Gravel - 120km
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-pierre Du Plessis | 3:53:07 | — |
| 2 | Jacobus Marais | 3:56:46 | — |
| 3 | Carlo Engelbrecht | 4:06:58 | — |
| 4 | Rickus Jooste | 4:19:53 | — |
| 5 | Wynand Hofmeyr | 4:22:50 | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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