Boland Gravel Monster 2022

dditional Information:

PLEASE NOTE:

BOLAND GRAVEL MONSTER AND RACE OF TRUTH DATE CHANGE

Due to an extension of the civil contractors’ completion deadline on Bainskloof Pass to the end of April, we have been forced to move the event dates for the Gravel Monster and Boland Race of Truth.

Bainskloof Pass is a signature feature of both events and forms an integral component of the routes. Without access over the pass, it removes the essence of these events.

The completion date on the pass was today, 18 March. The road works are almost complete, but after exhaustive engagement and consideration to allow us passage, Provincial Roads and Civil Engineering requested late yesterday that we move the event dates due to legislative and liability concerns.

If we move the staging to the month of May, we’re edging too close to the Cape winter and it’s risky to stage the races over this time due to the rainfall concerns.

CSA has accommodated us with new dates on the other side of winter on which there aren’t any conflicting events. The the Gravel Monster will take place on 18 September and The Race of Truth on 2 October.

We apologise for having to amend the dates, but we would like to present the events in their true conceptual form as opposed to making irrational and non-sensical route changes which don’t serve the events or our participants.