The MTN Ride Crater Cruise is one of South Africa's most prestigious mountain bike festivals. Every second weekend of October, mtbikers from across the continent flock to Parys in the Free State, South Africa to compete for the Mountainbike Marathon title <King and Queen of the Crater>, OR to come and enjoy the beauty of the Vredefort Dome World Heritage Site along the Vaal River and indulge in the friendliness and hospitality of our rural community. The Petit Paris venue is the home of the event and is only 100km from Johannesburg.

"The Vredefort dome was not created by a meteorite, Bakkies Botha
decided to put his foot down"

2011 Prize Money

All prize money and titles are determined by your position/time on the finish line. Riders who are competing for prize money and titles will not have the benefit of the rolling start (where your start time are determined at the point you cross the start line). They will also not have the benefit of the half-way clock-out and clock-in during the 106km marathon. This ruling applies to all categories.
All riders not competing for prize money and titles will have the advantage of the rolling starts and the half-way clock-out and clock-in during the 106km marathon.

	MTN Ride Crater Cruise106km marathon (Sat 8 Oct)
	Pos	Trophee	Medal	Men	Women
	OVERALL
	1st	GO-GRAVEL!	Gold	R 40,000.00	R 20,000.00
	2nd		Silver	R 18,000.00	R 6,000.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 6,000.00	R 2,000.00
	4th			R 3,000.00	R 1,000.00
	5th			R 1,000.00	R 500.00
	6th			R 900.00
	7th			R 800.00
	8th			R 700.00
	9th			R 600.00
	10th			R 500.00
	11th			R 400.00
	12th			R 300.00
	13th			R 300.00
	14th			R 300.00
	15th			R 300.00
	SENIOR
	1st		Gold	R 500.00	R 500.00
	2nd		Silver	R 300.00	R 300.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 200.00	R 200.00
	SUB-VET 30-39
	1st		Gold	R 500.00	R 500.00
	2nd		Silver	R 300.00	R 300.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 200.00	R 200.00
	VET 40-49
	1st		Gold	R 500.00	R 500.00
	2nd		Silver	R 300.00	R 300.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 200.00	R 200.00
	MASTER 50+
	1st		Gold	R 500.00
	2nd		Silver	R 300.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 200.00
	SINGLESPEED
	1st	GO-GRAVEL!	Gold	R 2,000.00
	2nd		Silver	R 1,000.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 500.00

	Nissan Ride Crater Cruise 56km half-marathon (Sun 9 Oct)
	Pos	Trophee	Medal	Men	Women
	OVERALL
	1st		Gold	R 3,000.00	R 2,000.00
	2nd		Silver	R 1,000.00	R 700.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 500.00	R 300.00
	JUNIOR
	1st		Gold	R 750.00	R 750.00
	2nd		Silver	R 500.00	R 500.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 250.00	R 250.00
	YOUTH
	1st		Gold	R 300.00	R 300.00
	2nd		Silver	R 200.00	R 200.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 100.00	R 100.00
	MASTER
	1st		Gold	-	R 300.00
	2nd		Silver	-	R 200.00
	3rd		Bronze	-	R 100.00
	GRAND MASTER
	1st		Gold	R 300.00	R 300.00
	2nd		Silver	R 200.00	R 200.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 100.00	R 100.00

	Ride Elite Ketathelon (Sat 8 Oct)
	1st		Gold	R 3,000.00
	2nd		Silver	R 2,000.00
	3rd		Bronze	R 1,000.00

	Nissan 28km Dirt Flirt (Sat 8 Oct)
	Position	Trophee	Medal	Men	Women
	OVERALL
	1st		Gold	Prize	Prize
	2nd		Silver	Prize	Prize
	3rd		Bronze	Prize	Prize
	SUB-JUNIOR
	1st		Gold	Medal	Medal
	2nd		Silver	Medal	Medal
	3rd		Bronze	Medal	Medal
	SPROGS
	1st		Gold	Medal	Medal
	2nd		Silver	Medal	Medal
	3rd		Bronze	Medal	Medal

84km Ride Road Master Blaster (Fri 7 Oct)
Category	men 50-54	men 55-59	men 60-64	women 50-59	men 65-69	women 60+	men 70+
1st	R 1000	R 1000	R 1000	R 1000	R 1000	R 500	R 500
2nd	R 500	R 500	R 500	R 500	R 500	-	-
3rd	R 250	R 250	R 250	R 250	R 250	-	-
King/Queen of Mountain	R 500	R 500	R 500	R 500	R 500	-	-