Tri Girl & X Tri @ Benguela Wine Estate

This is an event to celebrate being a Woman or to celebrate the Woman in your life. Enter for Tri Girl, where you can have fun together with your girl friends or enter as a Mother and Daughter Team or if you are a Male encourage the Woman/Girls in your life and do the Benguela Tri. The only Triathlon in SA where you can enter as a Mother Daughter Team or a Father/Son Team. It is an exciting and Fast Cross Triathlon close to Hermanus at Benguela Cove Wine Estate. It is a great Cross Triathlon for beginners.

Swim in the Botrivier lagoon (salty water), cycle on the Benguela Wine Estate between the vineyards and run on the Estate. At all times while you cycle or run you will have the most amazing scenery with the lagoon and the mountains in the background. This will be a very fast triathlon with very little elevation, see the profiles. The cycling route and run routes are not technical and the water is salty.

Please note: Minimum age for the Relay Team is 15. Minimum age for the Super Sprint is 12. Enter as a Individual for the Sprint or Super Sprint or do the Sprint Tri as a Relay Team. Relay team can be 2 or 3.

Date: 22 April 2017
Pre Entries: Close on 15 April
Late Entries: No Late Entries
Time: 7H30; 9H00 and 12H30 and 14H00
Venue: Benguela Cove, Hermanus, Western Cape
Event Format: Solo’s, minimum age 15, Relay Team minimum age 15
Distances: Please note minimum age of 12 for the Super Sprint and 15 for the Sprint.

Swim: 500m or 950m
Cycle: 9km or 18km (2 x laps of 9km)
Run: 2km or 5,5km

Entry Fees for WP Triathlon Members (Day License of R30 (Super Sprint)or R100 (Sprint) extra to be paid at Registration):

Super Sprint (Solo): R200
Super Sprint Team Entry: R300
Sprint (Solo): R350
Sprint Team Entry: R650

Pre-Entries close on Wednesday 15th April , Only 500 entries available, No Day Entries allowed

The boat club on Benguela Cove will be the Triathlon area. Ample parking will be available on the Estate at the Wine Tasting room and Restaurant, about 500m away from Transition area.

Please see Benguela RACE RULES – Off Road Triathlon for rules and regulations of the event.

Women Only Race

5:00 - Staff open venue and start preparations
5.30 - Registration for the Trii Girl Sprint and Super Sprint Distances
6:00 - Transition open for Bike Check in for the Tri Girl Super Sprint Tri
7:00 - Athletes warm up in designated area
7:15 - Transition closes
7:15 - Race Briefing for the Tri Girl Super Sprint Triathlon
7:30 - Race start for the Tri Girl Super Sprint
8.30 - First athlete expected in for Tri Girl Super Sprint
8:15 - Transition open for the Bike Check in for Tri Girl Sprint Tri
8:45 - Transition close for the Tri Girl Sprint
8.45 - Race Briefing Tri Girl Sprint
9:00 - Race start for the Tri Girl Sprint
10:30 - 1st athlete to be expected in for the Tri Girl Sprint
11:00 - Transitions opens (Bib number will be checked against Bike number)
11:00 - Prize Giving for Tri Girl

Men/Boys only Race

11.00 - Registration for the Benguela Men’s Sprint and Super Sprint Distances
11:00 - Transition open for Bike Check in for the Super Sprint Tri
11:30 - Athletes warm up in designated area
11:45 - Transition closes for Super Sprint
11:45 - Race Briefing for the Super Sprint Triathlon
12:30 - Race start for the Super Sprint
13:00 -: Transition open for the Bike Check in for Sprint Tri
13:10 - First athlete expected in for Super Sprint
13:45 - Transition close for the Sprint
13.45 - Race Briefing Sprint
14:00 - Race start for the Sprint
15:00 - 1st athlete to be expected in for the Sprint
15:30 - Transitions opens (Bib number will be checked against Bike number)
16:00 - Prize Giving for Benguela Tri

Tri Girl & X Tri @ Benguela Wine Estate