The Race
Jersey Competitions
Anyone can win a jersey at Nedbank Gravel Burn, Pro or Age Group, from the front of the field to the back. Every competition has a women’s and a men’s winner.
Pro GC Leader
Orange
The Pro leader’s jersey, in full, vivid Orange.
- Who can win it
- Pro Women and Pro Men
- How to win it
Stage times are added together. The riders with the lowest accumulated time after each stage lead the General Classification and wear the Orange jersey the following stage. Whoever wears it after Stage 7 wins the race, and takes home the Fire Starter trophy.
- Awarded
- After every stage. The leaders sign their jerseys on the Winners’ Car.
GC Leader in every Age Group Category
Orange / Sand
The Age Group leader’s jersey: Orange over Karoo sand.
- Who can win it
- Riders in every Age Group category
- How to win it
The same as the Pros, within each Age Group category: Stage times are added together. The riders with the lowest accumulated time after each stage lead the General Classification and wear the Orange / Sand jersey the following stage. Whoever wears it after Stage 7 wins their category, and takes home the Fire Starter trophy.
- Awarded
- After every stage. The leaders sign their jerseys on the Winners’ Car.
Overall Climbing Points Leaders
Toyota Power Climber Pro
For the strongest climbers in the Pro fields.
- Who can win it
- Pro Women and Pro Men
- How to win it
Every stage has a timed climb, the Toyota Power Climb. Pro Women and Pro Men are each ranked on their average speed on this segment.
The fastest 10 riders on each stage’s climb score points. On Stage 3 these points are doubled. Points are added up throughout the week. After each stage, riders with the most points wear the Toyota Power Climber Pro jersey.
- Awarded
- After every stage. The leaders sign their jerseys on the Winners’ Car.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stages 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Stage 3 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Best Age Group Climbers of the day
Toyota Power Climber Age Group
One climbing contest across every Age Group category, levelled by age.
- Who can win it
- All Age Group riders
- How to win it
Every stage has a timed climb, the Toyota Power Climb. Riders’ average speed on it is raised by a Boost index for their age group, so riders of every age have an equal chance: zero for 19–34, rising to 73% for 75+.
After each stage, the woman and the man with the highest boosted speed win the Toyota Power Climber Age Group jersey. It is one contest across all the Age Group categories.
Win it, and it gets harder to win again: each time a rider is awarded the jersey, the Boost index drops by one age group. For a 19–34 rider it goes below zero (−4%, then −10%, and so on).
- Awarded
- After every stage. The winners sign their jerseys on the Winners’ Car.
| Age group | 19–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70–74 | 75+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost index | +0% | +4% | +10% | +19% | +25% | +30% | +43% | +66% | +72% | +73% |
Biggest Mover of the day
Elixirr Challenger
For the riders who fight their way up the field.
- Who can win it
- Every rider
- How to win it
From Stage 2, it goes to the woman and the man who move up the most places that day, counted among all women or all men, whatever their category.
On Stage 2 that is the rider’s Stage 1 position against their Stage 2 position. From Stage 3 it is their overall position after the previous stage against their position on the day’s stage. If two riders move up the same number of places, the faster on the stage takes it.
A bad day isn’t the end of their race. On the first day it was awarded, in 2025, Cameron Wurf climbed 185 places and Beatrice Lehmann 16 places.
- Awarded
- Daily from Stage 2. The winners sign their jerseys on the Winners’ Car.
All Night Burn Qualifiers
Night Burn
A limited-edition jersey for the riders who line up in the Night Burn, the after-dark chase fired up by Red Bull.
- Who can win it
- Riders who qualify in the Red Bull KM
- How to win it
Qualify in the Red Bull KM, a timed kilometre on Stage 4. The qualifiers each receive the jersey and wear it in the Night Burn at Shamwari, after Stage 6.
- Awarded
- Before the Night Burn.