NEW YEARS CYCLING CAMP

From $849

3YO Training camps offer’s a New Years cycling camp from December 23 rd till January 3rd. We have planned a packed cycling training week, full fun and hard yards. This cycling camp will include some of the most scenic rides in the world with views of surrounding mountains and vineyards.

The experience will include: access to pool and gym, airport transfers, a safari game drive, fun wine tasting, a day trip to Cape town, a massage, a mountain bike ride (optional) and a welcome breakfast. We take out the headache of planning your cycling holiday from transfers to/from the airport and between activities to your accommodation for the week.

The New Years cycling camp activities are subject to weather conditions and no ride is compulsory. We further are willing to help you with any advice or booking of additional activities pre, during or post the training week.

Stellenbosch

Self catering apartment

December 27th - January 3rd

7 Nights accommodation

Airport transfers

Daily guided ride

Pool access

Gym access

Massage

Safari game drive

Welcome breakfast

Wine tasting

Mountain bike tour

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NEW YEARS CYCLING CAMP — Franschhoek pass

We are based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, which is fast becoming the triathlon mecca for cycling training during the European winters. It offers stellar training facilities. Stellenbosch has a fabulous sunny Mediterranean climate, warm sunny days and dry heat.

The scenic surroundings and mild weather are conducive to both indoor and outdoor activities, making it a popular sporting destination for young and old, the adventurer and the outdoor enthusiast. Outdoor sports lovers are spoilt for choice as mountain bike and running trails meander through fynbos, mountains and vineyards. Mountains, hills, valleys, forests and streams offer unequalled opportunities for both the outdoor and adventure enthusiast. In celebration of the New Year, the camp will include a New Years eve party and a New year day leisurely cycle followed by scrumptious picnic. An unforgettable New Years cycling camp whilst you cycle under the African sun.

	6:00 - 13:00	13:00 - 17:00	17:00 - 21:00
Friday	Pick up from airport, check-in + setting up rental bikes	Early afternoon easy ride	Open water swim + night market (optional)
Saturday	Long ride through winelands (3-4 hours)	Brunch followed by presentation of plans for the week
Sunday	Transfer to Cape Town, long ride (3-4 hours)	Off to discover Cape Town (visit Table mountain, Waterfront, Camps Bay?)	Cyclists can stay the day in Cape Town, while we take your bikes back.
Monday	Mountain passes ride (3-4 hours)	Mountain bike ride (optional)
Tuesday, New Years Eve	Morning ride (3-4 hours)		New years eve party (optional)
Wednesday, New Years Day	Morning ride to wine farm	Picnic / lunch at wine farm	Easy ride back
Thursday	Coastal ride (3-4 hours)	Safari game drive + wine tasting
Friday	Check out + Airport transfers	Optional ride for cyclists leaving late

Single cyclist 8 Days $999 Per week

All our camps can be extended with extra training days (start earlier or stay longer). Extra days can be booked for $119 per day

2 cyclists sharing 8 Days $849 PP per week

All our camps can be extended with extra training days (start earlier or stay longer). Extra days can be booked for $99 per day per person

3 cyclists sharing 8 Days $749 PP per week

All our camps can be extended with extra training days (start earlier or stay longer). Extra days can be booked for $79 per day per person

4 cyclists sharing 8 Days $649 PP per week

All our camps can be extended with extra training days (start earlier or stay longer). Extra days can be booked for $69 per day per person

5-20 cyclists (max 4 cyclists per room) 8 DAYS $575 PP per week

All our camps can be extended with extra training days (start earlier or stay longer). Extra days can be booked for $69 per day per person. Contact us for groups bigger than 12 athletes.

The Émonda ALR 5 is fast, light, responsive, and balanced – everything a quality aluminium road bike should be. But it also has the sleek looks of a far more expensive carbon bike. Upgrades on parts that make a big difference in performance, like the dependable Shimano 105 drivetrain, make it a smart choice for racing, group rides and more. A dependable, lightweight racing bike for longer, faster rides.

The ALR 5 comes with shaped tubes and Invisible Weld Technology, a carbon fork that absorbs vibration from the road, powerful direct-mount rim brakes, Bontrager Affinity Tubeless Ready wheels and a full 2×11 Shimano 105 drivetrain for precise and dependable shifting.

Road bikes can be rented for $35 per day, more info can be found here.

Trek Emonda ALR (size XS-XL) $35 per day

Including helmet and water bottle

Giant Defy Advanced (size L) $35 per day

Including helmet and water bottle

Specialized Amira (size M) $35 per day

Including helmet and water bottle

Specialized Shiv (TT bike size L) $39 per day

Including helmet and water bottle

This afternoon our experienced guides will take you to the beautiful trails of Stellenbosch. Don't worry if you are not an experienced mountain biker, it will be an easy offroad ride on the non technical tracks of Stellenbosch mountain. Stellenbosch offers exquisite nature reserves and iconic mountains adding the most serene backdrop for any mountain biker. The trails range from easy single trails to the more technical trails for the most experienced mountain bikers. There is sure to be a trail for all mountain bikers alike. This, is an optional ride, bikes can be rented for R250 ($25).

To start the the year, we do an easy ride through the Winelands. We end the ride at Jordan, wine farm. Where we will have a New Years picnic. Private picnic pods with breathtaking views of the Stellenbosch Valley includes a picnic basket for two filled to the brim with delectable treats from The Bakery at Jordan. The picnic baskets contains enough for two people, including a bottle of Chameleon wine and Jordan spring water. The baskets will include freshly baked, wood-fired vegetable focaccia and Cape seed loaf to be enjoyed with a selection of charcuterie, including Italian Coppa, South African biltong and salami Napoli and locally produced hard and soft cheeses like Camembert, Brie, Stanford and Boerenkaas.

This afternoon we will do a 2 hour game drive at Villiera wine farm. Expect to see some giraffes, kudu's, zebra's, wildebeests and much more. For the afternoon we planned a safari game drive at a wildlife sanctuary situated at Villiera's vineyards, 15 minutes outside Stellenbosch. It includes 12 dams plus marsh areas which attract a huge variety of bird-life. Indigenous trees are grown in old milk containers, plastic water bottles etc. Thousands of indigenous trees have also been donated by the Cape Garden Centre. To date well over 100 000 trees have been planted. A number of mammals have been introduced in the Wildlife Sanctuary: Springbuck, Kudu, Giraffe, Bontebok, Eland, Gemsbok, Black Wildebeest, Bush Pig, Burchell's Zebra, common Duiker, Steenbuck, Waterbuck and Grysbok.

The last day of the New Years camp.....Check out, return of the rental bikes and transfer back to Cape Town international airport. The athletes who leave late can leave their luggage at the reception and can still make use of the gym and the pool or we might even fit in a short ride. If you want to discover South Africa after the camp, we are willing to give you some tips (there is a lot to do /see). Traveling around by car is very easy and renting a car is quite cheap (try to book in advance). You are also more than welcome to extend your camp with extra training days.

Our main accommodation is conveniently located at the Black Horse Centre (3 star, a stylish, well-appointed en-suite accommodation. The Black horse has 15 Double / twin rooms with a sleeper coach and adoption to place up to a extra bed, so up to 4 athletes can share the room. Colourful and contemporary, the feature of each room is a large format image of Cape flowers, whilst the windows frame the gorgeous backdrop of the Stellenbosch mountains beyond. The Black Horse Accommodation is the perfect base for athletes who wants to be close to the sports facilities and close to the town center.

Location The Black horse is located only 30 min drive from Cape Town International Airport. Just a 3 minutes walk from center of Stellenbosch and 20 minutes drive from the nearest beach. Centre facilities on your doorstep, restaurants , coffee shops, shops, car rentals and a travel agency. Off-site Gym, pool, sport fields, athletic track within walking distance Our partner BMT bike shop is next to the complex. We start most of our training sessions from this location.

Satellite TV
Free wifi
24 hour security
Little kitchen with microwave and tea and coffee facilities
Next to bike shop
Town center

Pool

The high performance training facilities are based in the heart of Stellenbosch. Our training camps includes access to a heated 50m Olympic size pool (FINA Standard), ten lanes with a constant depth of 2 meters. In the summer months it is frequented visited by pro triathletes like Flora Duffy, Bradley Weiss, Jodie Swallows and James Cunnama and many more international pro's wishing to escape the European winter. Besides the 50m pool there is also a 25m indoor pool. Don't be surprised when you have a whole 25 m lane for yourself.

All our athletes have access to the Maties sports center. It contains weight training areas which are equipped with a large variety of equipment that allow a large number of members to train simultaneously. A Dedicated High Performance training section that is generally used by members as well as International Athletics Federations such as UK Athletics, German Athletics, and Austria Athletics. The gym also has large variety of cardiovascular training equipment including stationary cycles, elliptical trainers, indoor rowers, steppers and treadmills.

Whether you take a morning walk or afternoon stroll, you’ll find a huge variety of cafés, coffee shops and small restaurants lining the streets in the town centre. There are more than 200 restaurants offering the most basic dishes to over-the-top and 5-star dining experiences, set both in the town and on many of the wine farms. A special aura abounds within restaurants housed in Cape Dutch buildings, while those with ultra-modern interiors reflect the diversity that is dining in Stellenbosch. Fine dining restaurants, laid-back bistros, coffee shops, sidewalk cafés and fast food outlets abound and offer traditional Cape cuisine and South African specialities, to the most exotic international cuisine. Stellenbosch restaurants were once again awarded Top 10 status in the Eat Out Restaurant Awards.

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