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28 07, 2024

Beers Dominates 2024 B-well Around the Pot

By |2024-07-28T20:11:59+02:00July 28th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Beers Dominates 2024 B-well Around the Pot

Matt Beers proved a class apart at the 2024 B-well Around the Pot, presented by SEESA, 100 Miler on the 27th of July. The gravel race, from the Overberg town of Swellendam, boasted four route options which took in 200-, 100-, 60-, and 25-Mile courses across the rolling hills of the Rûens. Beers was joined [...]

15 05, 2023

Canola Fields, A River Crossing and Miles of Vitamin G in SA’s Biggest Gravel Race

By |2023-05-15T15:07:12+02:00May 15th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Canola Fields, A River Crossing and Miles of Vitamin G in SA’s Biggest Gravel Race

The B-Well Around the Pot welcomed 2 000 gravel riders to Swellendam for the 2022 edition and with winter rapidly approaching it is once again gravel season in South Africa. This means it is nearly time to take on the rolling roads of the Overberg in the 2023 edition. Scheduled for the 29th of July the [...]

12 09, 2022

Trails: DIY Around the Pot Tours from Swellendam

By |2022-09-12T18:07:32+02:00September 12th, 2022|Trails|Comments Off on Trails: DIY Around the Pot Tours from Swellendam

Crank up the magic of the Overberg back roads amidst the breathtaking canola and wheat fields lining the picturesque ‘Around The Pot’ Route. This race rates right up there as one of SA’s ‘greatest gravel grinds’, and you’ll be chuffed to know you can now ride it solo any time you like! Photographs & Copy: [...]

29 04, 2021

Karoo Bliss in Teebus

By |2021-05-03T13:38:11+02:00April 29th, 2021|Epic Trips|Comments Off on Karoo Bliss in Teebus

[My] landmark is a kopje-crest that breaks the veldt around; and [familiar] constellations west each night above [my tent] – in the land of Thomas Hardy and Drummer Hodge the Trek2Teebus showcases the best of the Great Karoo. There’s more to a mountain bike stage race than the racing and the routes. The venue, the [...]

2 11, 2020

Race Around the Pot in 2021

By |2020-11-02T08:40:06+02:00November 2nd, 2020|News|Comments Off on Race Around the Pot in 2021

Entries for the Chas Everitt Around the Pot, presented by SEESA, opened on Sunday, 1 November. The 2021 races – which include a 25-miler, 60-miler, 100-miler and ultra-endurance 200-miler – are set to take place on Saturday, 24 July. Riders who held entries to the Covid-19 affected 2020 event will be able to roll their [...]

13 12, 2019

Escape the Big City to Run (the) Waterberg

By |2019-12-13T11:13:51+02:00December 13th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Escape the Big City to Run (the) Waterberg

The Waterberg is one of South Africa’s best loved weekend getaways. Located just 140 kilometres form Pretoria and under 200 from central Johannesburg it is the perfect bushveld retreat from the big city lights. On the 16th of May 2020 fitness enthusiasts will have another reason to escape the urban hustle and bustle when the [...]

8 12, 2019

Chas Everitt Join Petrichor Adventures to Launch Around The Pot 200 Miler

By |2019-12-08T19:42:40+02:00December 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Chas Everitt Join Petrichor Adventures to Launch Around The Pot 200 Miler

Headline sponsors, Chas Everitt, have expanded and extended their involvement in the Around The Pot Overberg 100-Miler for a further three years. That is not the only big news from the Swellendam based race however; event organisers, Petrichor Adventures are set to super-size the race in 2020 by adding a 200 Miler route. The race [...]

3 12, 2019

Run the Broad Karoo

By |2019-12-03T08:11:19+02:00December 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Run the Broad Karoo

For 2020 Petrichor Adventures have added a trail run to their Trek2Teebus, presented by SEESA, mountain bike event. Dubbed Trail2Teebus, it will take place from the 1st to the 3rd of May.  The three-day trail running stage race offers various route options through the Karoo koppies of the Steynsburg region, of the Eastern Cape. Like [...]

17 05, 2019

Karoo Kuiers at the Trek2Teebus

By |2019-05-17T14:50:48+02:00May 17th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Karoo Kuiers at the Trek2Teebus

If the Build it Trek2Teebus, presented by SEESA, had taken place in KZN it would have been dubbed boutique. But its rural Karoo setting meant that the second edition of the three day stage race could more accurately be described as gesellig. With Oom Charles and the Petrichor Adventures team setting the tone for a [...]

3 04, 2019

Build It and SEESA Construct Trek2Teebus Growth

By |2019-04-03T14:39:38+02:00April 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Build It and SEESA Construct Trek2Teebus Growth

The 2019 Build it Trek2Teebus, presented by SEESA, is set to take place later this month and has gained the support of two South African market leaders; Built it and SEESA. The three day stage race – which takes place near Steynsburg from the 26th to the 28th of April – will feature warm Great [...]

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