Blog#6 – Breaking ground
I set out to make the Nedbank Gravel Burn quite different from any other stage race and to do this with the ‘spirit of gravel’ in mind. To me, that means including a unique element – an African adventure in remote and unspoilt areas. Bringing this to life in untouched parts of our country requires real commitment – both in energy and capital. We’ve embraced that, eyes wide open.
Blog#5 – Ignition point
As you may have read, we managed to secure an absolutely brilliant title sponsorship from Nedbank for Gravel Burn. I am very grateful to Nedbank for sharing our vision which, in turn, allows me and my colleagues to travel this journey doing something that we love. I can’t emphasise enough how this partnership affects our daily approach to our work to build the Gravel Burn – which is now officially the Nedbank Gravel Burn.
Blog#4 – Raising the heat
Gravel Burn received the perfect Christmas present near the end of December… a title sponsor! The name is still under wraps but what you might have seen is one immediate consequence of this: we announced a $150,000 prize purse for the event, making it the largest single-race prize in the history of gravel bike racing…
Blog#3 – Forging ahead
It’s been a while since my last blog. My excuse is that I’ve been wholly consumed by the act of organising the race which has left me no time to also write about the organising! To be honest, it all feels a bit like 2004 again and those wild times before we staged our first Cape Epic.