2021 SWITCHBACK PRICE FREEZE
Register before 5 May, lock in 2019 fees!
Entries open at 09:00 (GMT+2) on 28 April 2021
CHARDONNAY
5 – 7 Nov 2021
PINOTAGE
8 – 10 Nov 2021
SHIRAZ
12 – 14 Nov 2021
Entry Fee
Secure your entry at the same price as 2019!
RIDE ONLY
R11 400 per team (Ltd. offer)
New addition
Team stays offsite and arranges own meals and accommodation.
More Details
Team stays offsite and arranges own meals and accommodation.
*Early entry fee – R11 400 per team
*This entry package offer is only valid from 09:00 (GMT+2) on 28 April until 09:00 (GMT+2) on 5 May 2021 (unless sold out).
Included in cost:
- Access to the race village services
- Chill Zone + Rider Lounge
- Bike wash
- Bike park
- Showers
- Race hospital
- Massage (riders pays EPT directly)
- Support village
- Wifi
- A 3-day stage mountain biking experience with fully stocked waterpoints on route
- Ciovita Rider Jersey
- W2W event garment
- W2W finisher medal
MEALS ONLY
R13 250 per team (Ltd. offer)
Normal price R13 700 per team
Includes meals, team stays offsite and arranges own accommodation.
More Details
Includes meals at the race village, team stays offsite and arranges own accommodation.
*Early entry fee – R13 250 per team
*This entry package offer is only valid from 09:00 (GMT+2) on 28 April until 09:00 (GMT+2) on 5 May 2021 (unless sold out).
2021 Entry fee – R13 700 per team
Included in cost:
- A 3-day stage mountain biking experience with fully stocked waterpoints on route
- Ciovita Rider Jersey
- W2W event garment
- W2W finisher medal
- Access to all race village services (as listed in Ride Only package)
- 7 Meals over the course of the event
- Stage 1: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 2: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 3: Breakfast
STANDARD TENTS
R14 950 per team (Ltd. offer)
Normal price R15 500 per team
Each rider is allocated their own single tent in the race village.
More Details
Tented race village accommodation for Stages 1 and 2 only. Each rider is allocated their own single tent in the race village.
*Early entry fee – R14 950 per team
*This entry package offer is only valid from 09:00 (GMT+2) on 28 April until 09:00 (GMT+2) on 5 May 2021 (unless sold out).
2021 Entry fee – R15 500 per team
Included in cost:
- Single tent per rider (including mattress)
- A 3-day stage mountain biking experience with fully stocked waterpoints on route
- Ciovita Rider Jersey
- W2W event garment
- W2W finisher medal
- Access to all race village services (as listed in Ride Only package)
- 7 Meals over the course of the event
- Stage 1: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 2: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 3: Breakfast
DOUBLE LUXURY TENTS
R20 950 per team (Ltd. offer)
Normal price R21 700 per team
Larger, canvas luxury tent shared by the team of 2 riders.
More Details
Tented accommodation in the Luxury Tent Village for two evenings only (Stage 1 & 2) for the event. Larger, canvas luxury tent shared by the team of 2 riders.
*Early entry fee – R20 950 per team
*This entry package offer is only valid from 09:00 (GMT+2) on 28 April until 09:00 (GMT+2) on 5 May 2021 (unless sold out).
2021 Entry fee – R21 700 per team
Included in cost:
- Access to the Luxury Tented Village Accommodation Area (this is security and accreditation controlled).
- The tent is complete with interiors, carpeted flooring, beds & bedding
- Bedside table, lamp & bin
- Private Luxury Hot Showers
- Toilets exclusive to the Luxury Tent Village
- Camping cupboard
- Two camping chairs
- A 3-day stage mountain biking experience with fully stocked waterpoints on route
- Ciovita Rider Jersey
- W2W event garment
- W2W finisher medal
- Access to all race village services (as listed in Ride Only package)
- 7 Meals over the course of the event
- Stage 1: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 2: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 3: Breakfast
Terms & Conditions:
- No supporter services allowed outside the official supporter area. Masseuses, Physios and Mechanics operating in areas such as the Luxury Tented Village, will be removed from the premises.
- No advertising and branding of any sort will be permitted within the Luxury Tented Village and no rider will be allowed to sell any parts or product during the event within this area.
- The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales will not be responsible for, or liable for, any of the services or lack thereof provided by within the Luxury Tented Village
- The Luxury Tented Village Accommodation Area is a strictly no bicycle zone. All bicycles are to be stored at the Stor-Age bike park. The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales, will not be responsible for, or liable for any damage to, theft of, loss of, or disappearance of bicycles taken in to or stored in the Luxury Tented Village.
SINGLE LUXURY TENTS
R22 150 per team (Ltd. offer)
Normal price R22 950 per team
New addition
Each rider has their own individual, single canvas luxury tent.
More Details
Tented accommodation in the Luxury Tent Village for two evenings only (Stage 1 & 2) for the event. This entry package is available to teams only i.e. both riders in the team will receive the Single Luxury Tent entry option. Each rider has their own individual, single canvas luxury tent.
*Early entry fee – R22 150 per team
*This entry package offer is only valid from 09:00 (GMT+2) on 28 April until 09:00 (GMT+2) on 5 May 2021 (unless sold out).
2021 Entry fee – R22 950 per team
Included in cost:
- Single luxury tent per rider
- Access to the Luxury Tented Village Accommodation Area (this is security and accreditation controlled).
- The tent is complete with interiors, carpeted flooring, bed & bedding
- Bedside table, lamp & bin
- Private Luxury Hot Showers
- Toilets exclusive to the Luxury Tent Village
- Camping cupboard
- Camping chair
- A 3-day stage mountain biking experience with fully stocked waterpoints on route
- Ciovita Rider Jersey
- W2W event garment
- W2W finisher medal
- Access to all race village services (as listed in Ride Only package)
- 7 Meals over the course of the event
- Stage 1: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 2: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Stage 3: Breakfast
Terms & Conditions:
- No supporter services allowed outside the official supporter area. Masseuses, Physios and Mechanics operating in areas such as the Luxury Tented Village, will be removed from the premises.
- No advertising and branding of any sort will be permitted within the Luxury Tented Village and no rider will be allowed to sell any parts or product during the event within this area.
- The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales will not be responsible for, or liable for, any of the services or lack thereof provided by within the Luxury Tented Village
- The Luxury Tented Village Accommodation Area is a strictly no bicycle zone. All bicycles are to be stored at the Stor-Age bike park. The organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales, will not be responsible for, or liable for any damage to, theft of, loss of, or disappearance of bicycles taken in to or stored in the Luxury Tented Village.
What you get
- A unique and beautiful mountain biking experience
- A Ciovita Rider Jersey
- A W2W event garment
- 7 meals through the duration of the three days
- Wifi available in the race village
- Fully stocked waterpoints
- Rider bag available for purchase
Team Categories
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
- Open (19+)
- Sub Vet (30-39)
- Vet (40-49)
- Master (50+)
Men
- Open (19+)
- Sub Vet (30-39)
- Vet (40-49)
- Master (50+)
Mixed
- Male and Female (19+)
Whale Category
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.
Prize Purse
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.
OPEN
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)
SUB VET
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
VETERAN
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
MASTERS
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Chardonnay (Women) and Shiraz (Men)
MIXED
1st – R3 000
2nd – R2 000
3rd – R1 000
Awarded at Shiraz
EXXARO JERSEY
1st – R3 000
Awarded at Shiraz
Withdrawals & Cancellations
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.
- 75% of the entry fee is refundable if the cancellation is done before 31 August.
- 50% of the entry fee is refundable if the cancellation is done in or before 30 September.
- 0% of the entry fee is refundable if the cancellation is done in October or November.
- If at a later stage your partner can no longer participate once substitutions have closed, you will be allowed to do a late substitution at Registration day.
- Entries are not transferable to the following year.
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
Substitutions can be done online as follows:
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:
- Before 15 October 2021: R300 per substitution
- Registration day: R500 per substitution
Please note:
- Cyclists who have entered and paid, but cannot participate in the FNB W2W Event, for whatever reason, must inform the Race Office.
- No cyclist is allowed to participate under the name of another participant. Such action will lead to immediate disqualification.
- Substituted team participants will receive the clothing size of the initial participant, unless this is changed before 30 March 2021.
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.
Involve
Race Office
registration@wines2whales.com
+27 21 422 0331
