AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

About The CrankChaos MTB Festival is unique and definitely one for the bucket list. Emulating events
like Crankworx and the Colorado Freeride Festival, CrankChaos brings you the very best that
mountain biking has to offer. The event is hosted by Afriski Mountain Resort in the beautiful
Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, which at 3 222m above sea level makes it the highest festival of its
kind on the African continent.

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

 whO are we?
“CrankChaos is what the South African
mountain biking community haS been
waiting foR! similar festivals happen all
over the world, it’s amazing that we have
one of our own. The event has established
itself, the thirD year is going to be massive.”
Greg Minnaar
3x WORLD DOWNHILL MTB CHAMPION
#GOAT

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

 peter peyper
DIRECTOR OF AFRISKI
“Afriski is proud to host this exciting weekend of mountain
biking with our usual 5 star Afriski hospitality. This is the
highlight of our event staff’s year and no stone is left
unturned in making this an unforgettable
experience for everybody.”
max cluer
INTERNATIONAL/OLYMPIC COMMENTATOR/HOST/SPEAKER
“CrankChaos is my favourite event of the year. It’s all about
riding your bike on the awesome hand crafted trails and
feeling the stoke of the fresh air and
high altitude with your mates.”
 whY
Crank
chaos
CrankChaos will be
revolutionising the way MTB
enthusiasts interact and engage
with the latest gear and
equipment in the mountain biking
industry. By bringing together the
biggest brand names in mountain
biking, participants will be able
to practically test and rate the
tech on show while being able to
engage with and ask questions
of the respective brands and
manufacturers.
Maximise your experience by
hooking onto the only Mountain
Bike Uplift in Africa which will be Enduro, Downhill Eliminator,
give them over 200m in vertical Dual Slalom, Avalanche Strava
gain in under 7 minutes. Once natural environment. Challenge, Whip Off and the evening entertainment and the
at the top, you can then choose The festival will offer a variety infamous Hill Climb. Add to traditional world class Afriski
from a myriad of tracks to get of fun events and outrides for that the opportunity to test hospitality you can be sure that
down the mountain again, testing the social riders and for the and ride the latest in mountain CrankChaos is a weekend not
the bikes and equipment in their more serious riders, there will bike technology, awesome live to be missed.
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nic venter
FOX ENDURO RIDER

“We really enjoyed the

event and feel like it
couldn’t have gone any
better. The different
events really cater to all
types of Mountain Bikers,
and the general relaxed
atmosphere makes for
some fun and exciting
racing! It doesn’t hurt that
the scenery is magnificent,
there is an all-day ski-lift
and the tracks are well
built and maintained... We are
definitely looking forward
to the next one!”
“This is #CrankChaos, the
festival that provides the
craig kolesky
RED BULL/OAKLEY
playgroud for Gravity PHOTOGRAPHER
Mountain Biking on the
African Continent. There is
something here for everY
kind of rider.”

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

m o g r a p h i c s
d e
76%
24%
13-17: 8%
18-24: 12%
24-34: 29%
34-44: 29%
45-54: 15%
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Racing disciplines Location of riders Nationalities

entered Johannesburg // 40% South African // 93%
Enduro // 72% Pretoria // 16% Dutch // 3%
Downhill Eliminator // 68% Cape Town // 21% Swiss // 1%
Hillclimb // 33% Durban (KZN) //14% German // 1%
Dual Slalom // 62% Pietermaritzburg // 7% American // 1%
Avalanche // 82% Lesotho // 1% Thai // 1%
WHIP OFF // 10% International // 1%
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when + where
CrankChaos will be hosted at Afriski
Mountain Resort from the
1–4 November 2018.

Three nights, four days.

Afriski is an easy 4.5 hour drive

from Johannesburg,
6 hour drive from Durban
and 3.5 hours from Bloemfontein

3 NOVEMBER

after party
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E N I N G e v e n t
EV E D U LE
SC H
Thursday 1 Nov: Welcome + Orientation
Sundowners + Music @ Cooler Box

Friday 2 Nov: Beer + Boerie Sundowners

Saturday 3 NOV: After Party at Gondola Cafe

Fun Awards Prize Ceremony

• Sponsor individual event

• Name the sponsored event

own the
• R30,000 and prizes per category or event
• Branding on all print and digital marketing
• 3 day mountain bike festival exposure
• Event and venue branding

R30,000
•
•
•
•
•
Activation opportunity
2 all inclusive riders packages
Opportunity to sample
party
Preferential branding during sponsored event
Website branding
 SUNDWONER ROCK
TRAIL MAP
SUBSTATION

3308

STAFF
ACCOM

BACKPACKERS

TUGELA FALLS TRAIL

GATE HOUSE

All trails double up

as hiking trails
 SPONSORSHIP
PACKAGES
R300,000
Title sponsor
(NAMING RIGHTS & ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS)
• Preferential branding on all print and digital marketing
• 3 day mountain bike festival exposure
• Preferential event and venue branding
• Preferential activation opportunity
• Brand specific digital campaign
• Preferntial website branding
• 2 sleeper accommodation competition – giveaway
• 6 sleeper accommodation – sponsor suite

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

Presenting partner
• 4 all-inclusive riders packages
• Branding on all print/digital marketing
• Opportunity to sample
• Preferential event and venue branding
• Brand specific digital campaign
• Website branding
• Branding in all event videos
R100,000

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

 AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

Event Category Partner

• Sponsor individual event
• Name the sponsored event
• R30,000 and prizes per category or event
• Branding on all print and digital marketing
• 3 day mountain bike festival exposure
• Event and venue branding
• Activation opportunity
• 2 all inclusive riders packages
• Opportunity to sample
• Preferential branding during sponsored event
• Website branding
R30,000
 event PARTNERS

Apparel
Alcohol
Nutrition
Digital & Media Partner
Connectivity
Broadcast
Exhibitors

Exposure and ROI

will be determined
by investment

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL

 INTERLODGE COMPETITION

BEST BEST BEST BEST

TEAM DRESSED GEES/ PERFOR-
NAME SPIRIT MANCES

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 CONTACT US
Festival bookings: peter@afriski.net

Exhibitor bookings: peter@afriski.net

Sponsorship inquiries: max@maxcluer.com

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CrankChaosMTB/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Crank_Chaos

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/crank_chaos/

Website: www.crankchaos.com

AFRICA’S MOST UNIQUE MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL