ENTRY INFORMATION
The 2021 FNB Wines2Whales entries will open on 14 Feb 2021
The 2021 FNB Wines2Whales entries will open on 14 Feb 2021
5 – 7 Nov 2021
8 – 10 Nov 2021
12 – 14 Nov 2021
2020 SWITCHBACK PRICE FREEZE
Secure your entry at the same price as 2019!
Basic (no accommodation) R13 250 per team
Standard (standard tent) R14 950 per team
Luxury (luxury tent) R20 950 per team
Your team’s category is determined by the youngest member of the team. Teams who wish to compete for Open prize money must register in the Open category. These teams will no longer qualify for their age group leader jersey or prize money.
Women
Men
Mixed
This special category is reserved for those living on the larger side of life. Teams that consist of riders both over 90 kilograms can register as Whales and qualify for recognition that often comes in the form of bottles of wine from the award-winning farms along our route.
The 2021 Prize Purse is a total of R550,000, the highest per day in any stage race in South Africa!
Prize money for all women’s categories will be awarded in the Chardonnay race, all other category prize money will be awarded in the Shiraz race.
1st – R100 000
2nd – R50 000
3rd – R30 000
4th – R20 000
5th – R15 000
6th – R12 500
7th – R10 000
8th – R7 500
9th – R5 000
10th – R2 500
Awarded to the Open category at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Shiraz
1st – R3 000
Awarded at Shiraz
Cancellation Policy
Entry Cancellation
Should you wish to cancel your entry, please note the following and contact the Race Office at registration@wines2whales.com to have the cancellation processed.
Optional Extra Cancellation
Should you wish to cancel any of your optional extras, a 15% admin/cancellation fee will apply. Please contact the Race Office at registration@wines2whales.com to have the cancellation processed.
Optional extras are not transferable to the following year.
Substitutions & Withdrawals
The rider dropping out of the team must do so through their online profile. Click on the “Substitution” button under your team details.
The remaining rider must then sign into their online profile and pay the applicable substitution fee.
Once the rider change fee has been paid and received, the remaining rider may then invite a new partner via their profile. The new invited partner will then receive an invitation email where they will be required to sign in to their profile and complete their rider details.
Online substitutions close on 15 October 2021. Hereafter, late substitutions must be done at Registration day.
The following fees apply for substitutions:
Please note:
Indemnity
All riders must accept an online liability disclaimer upon registering their team for an event. Failure to accept the liability disclaimer will result in the rider not being allowed to start the race.
registration@wines2whales.com
+27 21 422 0331