The Munga, 1000km, $1 million prize pot.

jameso · Post by **jameso** » Sun May 25, 2014 11:25 am

https://themunga.com/

A different format to the usual .. an interesting format and question posed.

Chew · Post by **Chew** » Sun May 25, 2014 12:14 pm

I'd be interested to see how many people would be willing to stump up the $10,000 entry fee

Why is it that the toughest races in the world offer no prize money?

Are the people entering these events motivated by money?
The ultra racing scene seems to be very relaxed and friendly, with the competition being against yourself rather than everyone else. Would the financial aspect detract from this?

Tough? Is a feed station/somewhere to sleep/mechanic every 200k tough?

jay91 · Post by **jay91** » Sun May 25, 2014 12:39 pm

I'm no expret but dosent seem very self supported to me

Singlespeedpunk · Post by **Singlespeedpunk** » Sun May 25, 2014 12:43 pm

Wow, I can only imagine what sort of person that race will attract....might make Triathlons look friendly!

$10K - What could I do with that? Family trip to Nepal, bike packing in the Atlas mountains, couple of UK / European races and change to spare

Zippy · Post by **Zippy** » Sun May 25, 2014 1:55 pm

Chew wrote: Tough? Is a feed station/somewhere to sleep/mechanic every 200k tough?

I concur.

Reading the site, looks like a business venture to me, I don't think you'll get the real people of ultra endurance racing doing that one...

johnnystorm · Post by **johnnystorm** » Sun May 25, 2014 4:44 pm

Made me think of the Gumball rally. Ugh.

jameso · Post by **jameso** » Sun May 25, 2014 5:44 pm

Is a feed station/somewhere to sleep/mechanic every 200k tough?

Depends what sort of terrain is in that 200km I'd say : )

Agreed on the crowd it could attract .. 2-up / pairs also so imagine the pressure that would put on a riding relationship!

mountainbaker · Post by **mountainbaker** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:02 pm

Richpips · Post by **Richpips** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:38 pm

Postponed apparently till 2015 due to the withdrawal of a key sponsor.

http://www.thehubsa.co.za/features/_/ne ... enge-r1714

Alpinum · Post by **Alpinum** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:58 pm

Trails in RSA apparently are absolutely stunning. Mech-became-friend went along training with some friends in for the Cape Epic. He was blown away by the amount and quality of MTB trails and is considering to take part at The Munga (former road pro, now more crazy road races and MTB stage stuff).

If anyone would pay me the entry fee I'd be in. Bikepacking in RSA? Sound's good to me. Despite the format.
Yes I've changed my mind - thought otherwise at the beginning.

If you're in the need for bog and tussock trotting, you'll just have to go off the track...

Blackhound · Post by **Blackhound** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:27 pm

It is back on< !n December.

http://themunga.com/

£600 early bird entry, £750 for later entrants

ianfitz · Post by **ianfitz** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:40 pm

Blackhound wrote:It is back on< !n December.

http://themunga.com/

£600 early bird entry, £750 for later entrants

thats a bargain...

...compaired with what they were proposing to charge last time!

Single Speed George · Post by **Single Speed George** » Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:19 am

sounds the most supported "unsupported" race ever, pricey too

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