Sharing the goodness

Wilde was the product sponsor at this years Annual Charity Auction of the Cape Town Candidate Attorney's Association (CTCAA) which was hosted at the BMW Auto Atlantic dealership.  The CTCAA is a dynamic and diverse body of aspiring attorneys practicing law in the greater Cape Town area.  The Charity recipient of this year was Education Without Borders whose mandate is to foster educational opportunities and provide educational facilities in disadvantaged regions of the world.

The CTCAA aims to facilitate networking between Candidate Attorneys (the young professionals of the legal fraternity), prominent members of the legal fraternity and other young professionals in the greater Cape Town area, whilst at the same time remaining cognisant of its social responsibilities towards the less fortunate.  For this reason the CTCAA's activities consist primarily of social events, social responsibility projects and fund raisers involving Candidate Attorneys with the aim of raising funds for use in the CTCAA's social responsibility projects.

Should you wish to join the CTCAA, please click here.  If you would like to make donations or get involved with Education Without Boarders, please click here.

The Wilde 7 day Cape Country Tour

Wilde was product sponsor of the 7 day Cape Country Tour which took place from 1 - 7 July 2012, ensuring that all riders were well hydrated throughout the journey.  It was a quiet bike tour of 630km through the numerous mountains and valleys from Greyton to Knysna.

From day one the riders traveled through some our countries most beautiful parts which include Bot River, Genadendal, Greyton, Bree river, Swellendam, Suurbraak and many more.  Dieter Voigt, South African television presenter and former Mr. South Africa, participated in the tour and wrote about the day by day events which can be found on his blog here.

Should you wish to participate in an adventure like this and many more, please click here for additional information.

Cape Country Tour Details

Keeping it interesting for everyone

The route for this year’s race was launched (YouTube) at a lavish affair in Green Point, Cape Town. Riders, corporates, celebrities and media attended the launch where they enjoyed wine and beer courtesy of Fairview and SAB as well as delicious canapés. Paul Valstar, MC for the night, welcomed everyone before introducing the new route, which was followed by a comprehensive video of what riders can expect. The highlight of the evening was the announcement by bridge CEO, Emile Aldum that bridge will award R 100 000 to the winning team on top of Swartberg mountain – the biggest prize purse ever warded to a stage win in South Africa! To top this, riders will have to negotiate the out of category monster climb up Swartberg mountain pass ascending a whopping 1100m vertically!

There were changes made to the route this year with a lot of emphasis on riding quality, shorter stages and fewer ascents but with that great pioneering spirit still firmly intact.  Smooth single tracks, undulating scenic jeep track and visits to the iconic mountains and valleys that only the Klein Karoo can offer are just some of the things that lie ahead for riders.

After four years of scouting and exploring, the Dryland team will continue to bring riders the best mountain biking route.  The 2012 bridge Cape Pioneer Trek will take riders through icons like the World Heritage site of the mighty Swartberg Mountain, the challenging sheer drop down cliff faces of the Meiringspoort, the arid semi desert region to the north of Prince Albert, and through the undulating mountains Klein Karoo and the lush forests of the Garden Route.  The start is at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge just outside of Oudtshoorn, where the prologue will also take place on the pristine single track of MTBDestinations.com with the finish once again at Oudtshoorn High School.

The announcement (YouTube) by bridge group CEO, Emile Aldum, that his company will award the winning team on stage 2 with R100 000 in cash created an unparalleled buzz in the cycling industry - this is the largest single stage prize money sum ever awarded in SA for a stage win.

There are certain conditions attached to getting your hands on the loot, and that is first and foremost that you have to finish the race within the allocated time and secondly a points system has been announced whereby consistency is also required.  The winning team must acquire 35 points out of a possible 70 to qualify for the R100 000

Finishing positions are awarded points starting at 10 points for 1st place to 1 point for 10th place.  In other words the maximum amount of points that a team can acquire in 70 and they only need 35 to qualify.  This means that all the teams have to ensure that they obtain the best possible finish position on the mountain - the situation can arise where 3rd place on the stage could win the money if places 1 and 2 do not obtain the required 35 points.  This promotes consistent riding and will keep pros interested right until the end.

Please see below for exact details of each stage for the 2012 route:

We hope to see you there!  To sign up, click here.