The Munga

Something special is happening in Ballito on Wednesday evening and you need to be there.

Jack Black from The Munga, Freddie Fourie founder of They Ride Along, and Jannie du Plessis are coming to Concept Cyclery Burry Stander in Ballito for an evening that every cyclist, business owner and endurance sport enthusiast in KZN should not miss.

Concept Cyclery Burry Stander, Ballito
Wednesday 30 September 2026
18:00 to 19:30
Free to attend

What is on the evening:

Jack Black on The Munga

What The Munga is and why it is changing South African cycling
The 100 Miler Series and what it means for KZN riders
Sponsorship opportunities and how your business can be part of something extraordinary

Freddie Fourie and Jannie du Plessis on They Ride Along

The story behind one of the most powerful initiatives in South African endurance sport
Why riders carry the names of loved ones across 1,048km of Karoo gravel
How They Ride Along is changing lives far beyond the finish line

This is not a formal presentation. It is a conversation. One that will inspire you, challenge you and make you want to clip in and ride.

Space is limited. RSVP now.

RSVP here: forms.gle/Rqn2syKFJu9SwAKs9

Your Munga entry could be sitting in a shopping cart right now.

Named Sport are giving one lucky rider a free entry to the Munga plus a R1,500 Named Sport hamper. All you need to do is spend R1,000 on Named Sport products and you are in the draw. Entries close 31 October.

And while you are there use code MUNGA2026 for 25% off your order.

If you are training for the Munga, the Grit or any event on the 2026 calendar this is the range you should already be using. Now it might just pay for your November start line too.

namedsport.com/za. Code MUNGA2026. Entries close 31 October.

8 days to the Swords Series. Entries close Thursday 24 September.

Pretoria East. 26-27 September 2026. 24 hours. Every lap a stripe. Every stripe a rank. Lance Corporal to General. Fast and flowing 52km loop. Your crew at transition every single time. Kids Race on the day. And the last 24 hour race on the 2026 Munga calendar.

Enter before Thursday 24 September to secure your spot. Do not leave it too late.

Enter now at themunga.com

16 days to the Swords Series. Entries close 20 September.

Pretoria East. 26-27 September 2026. 24 hours. Every lap a stripe. Every stripe a rank. Lance Corporal to General. Fast and flowing route. Crew at every transition. Kids Race for ages 3 to 9.

Six days to enter. After 20 September the start list is closed.

Enter now at themunga.com

October last year the most extraordinary group of people were riding the Munga route for the very best reason.

Not to race it. To experience it.

The Tour took last year's group from Bloemfontein to Wellington over six fully supported days and what they found along the way was something that cannot be rushed, cannot be raced and cannot be found anywhere else in South Africa. Farms that opened their gates and their tables. Karoo landscapes that stopped everyone in their tracks. Roads that go on forever and somehow feel like exactly the right place to be. Views that no photograph does justice to. And the kind of people who end up on a tour like this. Extraordinary ones. Every single one.

The 2026 Tour is 10-16 October and spots are limited.

This is not a race. It is the most beautiful way to experience the most iconic MTB route in Africa. Farm meals every evening. Fine wine. Real beds. Three support vehicles. And six days of the Munga route at your pace.

Enter now at https://themunga.com/munga-cycle-tour/

Swords Series number two is coming.

We had an incredible first Swords Series earlier this year and now it is time to do it all over again. Pretoria East. 26-27 September 2026. 24 hours. A loop race where every lap earns a stripe and every stripe earns a rank. Lance Corporal to General. Fast and flowing route. Crew at every transition. Kids Race for ages 3 to 9.

The first one showed us exactly what this event is capable of. The second one is going to be even better.

No Guts No Glory. Enter now at https://themunga.com/ss-pretoria-east/

Cold. Chocolatey. Exactly what a rider needs at a race village at 2am.

Clover Super M is one of those Munga race village moments that every rider knows. The moment you sit down. The moment someone hands you a cold Super M. And somehow the legs remember why they started and the road ahead feels possible again.

Thank you Clover for being a proud partner of the Munga and for giving our riders exactly what they need to get back on the bike. Every single time.