Date
Sat, 8 May 2027
Venue
The Ferry Hotel, Gamtoos River Valley, near Jeffrey’s Bay
The Ferry Hotel, Gamtoos River Valley, near Jeffrey’s Bay
Countdown
May
The big loop of the Trans Elands day: a full 100 km ride out and back to the Ferry Hotel, with only a modest 1,200 m of climbing. It's a long day more than a steep one.
Key facts
018-hour cut-off, so you need to average roughly 13 km/h
02CSA licence or membership required
03Minimum age 19
Create a free training plan for the Zest Fruit Trans Elands 102 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
The Ferry Hotel
Distance102km
Total climb1,200m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate99.2 km
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserLeon and Christine Claasen
Websitetranselands.co.za
Instagram@transelandsmtb
Running since2015
Training
Training for the Zest Fruit Trans Elands 102 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Zest Fruit Trans Elands 102 km plan targets
Typical sessions
102 km with 1,200 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your Zest Fruit Trans Elands 102 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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