Mpumalanga, where the sun rises
Racing inthe province,in one place.
The Mpumalanga Cycling Union is the provincial federation for cycling, affiliated to Cycling South Africa. The provincial race calendar, the union's club register, and how to get a licence or put on a race, kept here by the union.
The 2027 season at a glance
30 events on the provincial calendarThe union
Who does what, so you go to the right place first.
Mpumalanga Cycling Union is the non-profit provincial federation for cycling in Mpumalanga, South Africa. In affiliation with Cycling South Africa, the union develops, promotes and governs all cycling disciplines across the province, from grassroots participation to provincial championships, serving affiliated clubs and riders equally, without discrimination.
The union sanctions provincial races, keeps the provincial calendar, and selects the provincial teams that go to national championships. It is run by a volunteer committee elected from the province's clubs, and it is registered as a non-profit company, Mpumalanga Cycling Union NPC, registration 2021/777300/08.
The union
Sanctions provincial races, keeps the calendar, selects provincial teams for national championships, and supports the clubs and organisers who run the racing.
Cycling South Africa
Membership, racing licences, rankings, the national calendar, and the rules that apply at every sanctioned race. cyclingsa.com
Race organisers
Run the races: entries, timing, fees, start times and race-day detail. Each event takes its own entries.
Six kinds of racing
Different bikes, different distances, different days out. Pick one to see it on the calendar.
Cross-country
Short, hard laps of a circuit a few kilometres round, usually well under two hours. Everyone is on course at once, so you can watch it. Provincial teams for national championships are picked from this discipline.
XCO rounds on the calendar
Marathon
One long mountain-bike loop instead of laps, most often between 35 km and 75 km on farm roads and singletrack. Nearly every marathon also runs shorter routes and a children's ride, so a family can enter the same race.
Marathon rounds on the calendar
Enduro
Only the descents are timed. You ride up at your own pace between stages, and your result is the stages added together. Most rounds run a shorter, easier category alongside the full one.
Enduro rounds on the calendar
Road
Tarmac, road bikes, mass start. The provincial road championships open the season and decide the provincial road titles.
Road on the calendar
Schools
The schools league, raced in cross-country format on Saturday mornings inside school terms. Primary and high school ride as separate races on the same day, and riders enter through their school.
Schools rounds on the calendar
Club, open and gravel
Everything else the union lists: club races open to anyone, multi-day stage races, a night relay, and the gravel ultras, where finishing is the achievement.
Club and gravel events on the calendar
Serving affiliated clubs and riders equally, without discrimination.From the union's mission statement
Where to start
Riders
Racing a sanctioned event needs Cycling SA membership and, for most categories, a racing licence. A licence requires membership of an affiliated club, so joining a club is the first step.
Join a club and get a licenceOrganisers
Every race on the provincial calendar starts with a conversation with the union. Write early: provincial dates are set ahead of the season.
Host a raceEveryone else
Parents, sponsors, schools and clubs: the rules that govern racing here, the union's registered particulars, and how to reach the committee.
Rules and documents