2025 ENTRIES SOLD OUT
RACE WEEK: 26 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2025

Entry PACKAGE info

A Nedbank Gravel Burn entry includes all you need for the full gravel stage race experience. 

2025 ENTRIES ARE SOLD OUT

  • To join the waiting list for 2025 the fee is ZAR 150 / USD 10 – this fee is donated to VULPRO our Charity Partner.
  • Should you not secure an entry for 2025, you will be guaranteed early access to our 2026 Ember Entries phase.
  • If you are selected from the waiting list for an invitation, you have 72 hours to confirm your entry and complete the substitution with the rider dropping out directly.
  • Should you not accept your invite within this time, the entry will be offered to the next person on the waiting list. You will forfeit your early access to our 2026 Ember Entries phase.
  • Riders who decline invites sent after 1 August will not forfeit guaranteed early access to our 2026 Ember Entries phase.
  • If you are a professional rider and would like to participate, please get in touch with us HERE

ALL-INCLUSIVE 2O25 ENTRY PACKAGE

International Riders: USD 3,290
South African Riders: ZAR 45,990

An all-inclusive gravel racing experience awaits, where we take care of:

7 nights accommodation in our Burn Camps, from Stage 1 until and including the night after Stage 7.

Your own spacious canvas tent equipped with a camping bed, mattress, tent light, charging facilities, camping chair and a small table.

3 meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner of local Karoo cuisine, starting with lunch after stage 1 and ending with breakfast the morning after the Final Burn celebration party.​

All refreshments, including water, coffee, tea, soft drinks, beer and wine.​

Burn celebration party after stage 7 at Shamwari Private Game Reserve‘s Amanzi Burn Camp.

Transport of your luggage between Burn Camps.

Transport of bike box/bag from registration in Knysna, direct to the finish at Shamwari Private Game Reserve.

Marked race route with full race support services.

Nutrition at service stations on daily race routes.

Race medical services on route and in Burn Camps.

Tech service support on route.

Bike wash and bike park in each Burn Camp.

Transfer after stage 2 from Willowmore to Graaff Reinet. 

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OPTIONAL EXTRAS

Luxury Shamwari Safari Packages, pre-race stays in Knysna at our official race hotel, motorhome options, massage, shuttles, transfers and more.

PRO-AM RACE

CATEGORIES

Riders may select the category in which they would like to race. Elite riders wishing to compete for prize money (total prize purse = $150,000) must choose the Racing (Open) category. Riders selecting the Age Group category will automatically be placed in their respective age group based on date of birth and gender.

There will be equal prize money for men and women in the elite category for daily stages and the overall GC ranking. This information will be posted when we announce our title sponsor. Professional women will start in a separate batch after the professional men to ensure a fair racing environment.

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Entries are sold out. If you’ve entered, note that our optional extras are also limited. Subscribe to our newsletter, and we’ll keep you up to date on when more optional extras become available.

JOIN 2025 WAITING LIST

Please select the correct box to sign up for the waiting list.

South African and Namibian riders may pay the waiting list fee in South African Rand (ZAR). Note: they will be required to register for the event using their ID or passport numbers and present their identification document on registration day in Knysna. All international riders pay in US Dollars.

Important: If an international rider incorrectly signs up as a South African or Namibian, their spot on the waiting list may be forfeited.

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