Statement regarding alternative routes for 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour

2015-03-03 18_27_40-New Route Argus _ Strava Route1.jpg

 

Ignore est moving time, i am guessing its going on my average 

not 100% as i couldn't get it to use M3 back...

Very very unlikely that they will cancel the CTCT, the city will loose millions in revenue.

A crisis of extraordinary proportion can lead to a cancellation scenario.

This might be it.

Time will tell.

A crisis of extraordinary proportion can lead to a cancellation scenario.

This might be it.

Time will tell.

No chance of them canceling the race. People have booked flights, accommodation and a lot of them are foreigners who will lose out big time.

does that say we go over Constantia Nek? in 2002 & 2003 i dont recall going over Constatia Nek.

Any detour will be over OKW and back on the M3. OKW will definitely spice things up in terms of a long climb as it is 6.6km Cat 3 with avg 4.3%. The wind will be interesting as a SE over 30kph is predicted. With a possible South Easter over next few days the fire might turn back to Hout Bay and burn itself out.

No chance of them canceling the race. People have booked flights, accommodation and a lot of them are foreigners who will lose out big time.

Most foreigners will have taken out travel insurance. 

No chance of them canceling the race. People have booked flights, accommodation and a lot of them are foreigners who will lose out big time.

If the fire is not completely out and any smoldering areas remain, it would be reckless to close any roads that the emergency services may need.

Calling off the race may become a formality

Question:  How will this affect the Cape Epic Prologue?

Cancellation is not going to happen. Wow, some real nanny pants here. Worse case they will go out on n1 the n7 some visserhoek and back.

More chance of lance being given back his seven titles than the CTCT being cancelled.

Cancellation is not going to happen. Wow, some real nanny pants here. Worse case they will go out on n1 the n7 some visserhoek and back.

 

More chance of lance being given back his seven titles than the CTCT being cancelled.

N1 and N7 closures will not happen.  Not this late in any case.  Too much planning required.

 

Question: How will this affect the Cape Epic Prologue?[/quote

 

Damn that's a good question

No chance of them canceling the race. People have booked flights, accommodation and a lot of them are foreigners who will lose out big time.

I'm here for a 3week holiday. Obviously, the CCTCT is a highlight and i really want it to go through. But I'm confident the organisation woud only cancel after serious contemplation and if there's no other option. There's no one to blaim for this

 There's no one to blaim for this

except the duckhead who started the fire in the first place...

A smoker started it

N1 and N7 closures will not happen.  Not this late in any case.  Too much planning required.

I would imagine that the CTCT organisers would have planned for all scenarios and have various contingency routes in place. I think given the timeframe, the execution thereof would be the problem.

Unless it jumps over Constantia nek road I don't think it will. You should worry about the Grabouw side though. Heard that fire is also bad. Need to just wait and see over the coming days.

Well, 2013 we rode im Citrusdal in burned down areas, so prologue can go on! Just some of the harsh elements of the Epic. Heard on the radio that Houwhoek is also burning badly. Prologue and stage one and two of the Epic will be hot, ashy and bedompig!

Looking forward to Argus weekend, no matter what route they throw at us, its about spending time with family this time round.

O, and some sushi buffet Sat afternoon at Sake in Sable Square..... Who's joining???

Have you considered a route that takes us out on the N1, past Milnerton on to the R27 and then back to Cape Town and over Kloof Nek into Camps Bay and to the finish

Almost certain that we're facing an alternative route for Sunday. I can't see a cancellation of the event, however has there ever been a case in the past?

From twitter:

It was just announced on RSG. The route will change. 

It was just announced on RSG. The route will change. 

Seems a given at this point.

Only question is what will the change entail.?

What are the logistics for alternative road closures and to what extent can the route be detoured at such short notice.?

thank you to the ahole who threw a ciggy butt out of your car window. You have not only made the lives of 4 million people extremely inconvenient but also affected one of the greatest sportif cycling events in the world your dumb ass selfish git.

Time to declare war on ciggy butt tossers

thank you to the ahole who threw a ciggy butt out of your car window. You have not only made the lives of 4 million people extremely inconvenient but also affected one of the greatest sportif cycling events in the world your dumb ass selfish git.

 

Time to declare war on ciggy butt tossers

Was driving behind someone this morning thinking that the Cape is ablaze and you'll probably still toss that ciggy out your window.!

Our routes changed so I didn't see the outcome ...

Seems a given at this point.

Only question is what will the change entail.?

What are the logistics for alternative road closures and to what extent can the route be detoured at such short notice.?

my stab would be to answer the question: which possible alternate route can use as much of the current arrangements as possible. that makes over OKW from noordhoek and then back to town via blueroute the most likely.

however, the fire is not under control in the hotzone, then it might be wise to not have so many additional ppl in the area for the emergency controllers to plan around. Moving the event away from the area then makes the most sense.