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Bestmed Tour of Good Hope
Tour of Good Hope stage cancelled due to strong winds
Excessive winds in the Boland region caused stage four of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope to be cancelled shortly after the start from La Paris Estate near Paarl today. A marshal on the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope informs the riders that the fourth stage has been cancelled due to heavy winds shortly after […]
Kent the main man on Du Toitskloof Pass in Tour of Good Hope
RoadCover’s Kent Main held his composure on the climb up Du Toitskloof Pass to take the stage three spoils in the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope road race just outside Paarl today. RoadCover’s Kent Main wins the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope’s queen stage between La Paris Estate and Du Toitskloof Pass today. Photo: Robert […]
Stefan de Bod speeds to Tour of Good Hope yellow jersey
African continental U23 time-trial champion Stefan de Bod capitalised on his skills against the clock to seize the yellow jersey on the second stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope road cycle race at Boland Agricultural High School just outside Paarl today. Dimension Data rider Stefan de Bod surged to victory in the Buffet […]
Defending champ on a mission at Tour of Good Hope
Returning to a region he knows intimately, champion Stefan de Bod is fired up to defend his title when the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope takes place in the Cape Winelands next week. Dimension Data rider Stefan de Bod is motivated to retain the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope title when the five-day road race […]
Sauser braced for Tour of Good Hope’s speed
Primarily a mountain biker, Swiss ace Christoph Sauser is ready to make an impact when he competes in the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope cycling race from March 6 to 10. Swiss star Christoph Sauser will be among a strong international field in the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope that takes place in the Cape […]
International injection for Tour of Good Hope
The Bestmed Tour of Good Hope’s international reputation was further enhanced this week after confirmation that five-time Cape Epic champion Karl Platt will be on the start line in early March. The German will lead a strong team in South Africa’s premier road stage race that stretches over five days and 490km in the Cape […]
Olympian switches focus to Tour of Good Hope
As she moves into a new phase of her cycling career, Cape Town Cycle Tour and national road champion An-Li Kachelhoffer has set her sights squarely on conquering the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope in March. South African cycling ace An-Li Kachelhoffer will take up a one-year contract with Team Bestmed, starting in January. The […]
International boost for Tour of Good Hope
Leading international cycling brand Scicon have announced a new two-year sponsorship of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, which will see them become one of the official presenting sponsors. After supporting the past two editions of South Africa’s flagship road stage race, they have increased their commitment in a deal worth R1.8-million per year. International […]
Tour of Good Hope vital for SA cycling
Former pro Andrew Mclean believes the five-day Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, which starts on February 29, is vital for South African road racing. “I think it’s absolutely critical, given we have so little quality stage racing. It’s fast becoming the most prolific stage race in the country,” said the former three-time Giro del Capo […]
Sauser to ride new-look Tour of Good Hope
Three-time marathon mountain biking world champion Christoph Sauser will return to South Africa to ride the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope from February 29. Swiss-born Sauser has been a long-time supporter of the five-day Western Cape road tour, which was previously known as the Tour de Boland. “I am not sure how many in total […]
Tour of Good Hope receives official CSA sanction
The 2016 Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, presented by Rudy Project, is the biggest and only Western Cape road tour to be officially sanctioned by Cycling South Africa for next season. The five-day tour, which starts in Paarl on February 29, will take a thousand riders on a 515km journey through the Cape Winelands, with […]
Paarl to host Tour of Good Hope
Paarl, in the heart of the Cape Winelands region of South Africa, has been announced as the official host city for the 2016 Bestmed Tour of Good Hope presented by Rudy Project. Situated 60km northeast of Cape Town, the seat of the City of Drakenstein will provide logistical and financial support for the five-day tour, […]