The Cradle Traverse, due to take place from April 3 to 5 in Muldersdrift, has been postponed to October due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The 2020 Cradle Traverse has been postponed to October. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
The decision to postpone the three-day mountain bike stage race was made today by the organisers and sponsors following steps announced by the government last night.
The event is now scheduled to take place from October 16 to 18.
“Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address and having watched the global trend, which has seen Covid-19 expand from a few cases to necessitating the complete shut-down of large gatherings, [we] have taken the decision to postpone the event,” said Johann de Wet from Glacier by Sanlam and Henco Rademeyer of Dryland Event Management.
“Our primary concern is for the health of the participants, crew and service providers.”
They said they were fortunate to be able to reschedule the event and not cancel it.
“This is due to the support and flexibility of Trevor D’Olivera of Avianto, who made every effort to accommodate our change of date. We also apologise to all for any inconvenience.”
Riders who have entered the 2020 event have automatically been transferred to October.
