Chris Jooste wins the 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour in emphatic fashion
The TufoBMC rider showed his class to outsprint Andries Nigrini (TEG), Jaedon Terlouw (Honeycomb), and Daniel Loubser to claim the title in a time of 02:36:14. “This is the pinnacle of the sport in South Africa,” Jooste commented after the finish. “I’m thrilled with the win.” According to Jooste, he knew there was a rare […]
Kim le Court Completes Hattrick of Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles
Double defending champion Kim le Court, of Mauritius, completed a hat-trick of Cape Town Cycle Tour wins on Sunday, 12 March. The Efficient Infiniti Insure rider had to work harder for her fourth title than any of the others, though, after Candice Lill broke up a select group who had entered the finale together with […]
Youth vs Experience at 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour Men’s Race
The elite men’s race at this year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour will come down to youth versus experience. The challengers in the field range from 37-year-old Nolan Hoffman, a four-time winner, to 23-year-old Marc Pritzen, the 2022 Cycle Tour champion and rising star on the global cycling scene. Former National Road Race Champion and elder […]
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio brings team of 30 to Cape Town Cycle Tour
Former Cape Town Cycle Tour champion, the first winner of the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships and South Africa’s leading international female cyclist Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio is returning to where it all began – the Cape Town Cycle Tour. She’s also bringing 30 new “teammates” with her. Moolman-Pasio, a week after competing in the Strade Bianche […]
What to expect in the 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour Elite Women’s Race
Since the move to a separate elite women’s race, in 2018, only two women have won the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Both will be lining up once more in 2023. They are five-time champion, Cherise Willeit, and the three-time victor Kimberley Le Court De Billot. Both the South African and the Mauritian are likely to […]
2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour entries close on 3 February
Entries for the 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour will close on Friday, 3 February 2023 at 5pm. Enter now to take part in the iconic 109km ride around the Cape Peninsula or to participate in the all-new 42km route. Both events will take place on Sunday, 12 March this year. The 109km Cape Town Cycle […]
Hofmann, Le Court De Billot Return To Defend Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles
The 2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour returns to its customary calendar place on Sunday, 13 March, and both 2021 champions will be in attendance, looking for more glory. Covid 19 restrictions forced the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust to postpone the 2021 event to October – ironically, the inaugural event was also an October affair, […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour launch virtual tour and charity challenge in March
Pedal 109km in March in the 109-for-109 Charity Challenge or the official Virtual Cape Town Cycle Tour to stand the chance to win prizes from Garmin, Tacx, Powerade, Thule and Oakley. There is absolutely no need for FOMO – why not join the Cape Town Cycle Tour to celebrate the traditional cycling month of March […]
2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour Postponed
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been postponed to later this year. As always, the safety of all participants and the well-being of the broader community of Cape Town remains the race organisers’ most important priority in the planning and staging of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. With […]
Willeit And Barrett Sprint To Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles
Multiple South African champion Cherise Willeit (Customized Cycling Bioplus) won her fifth Cape Town Cycle Tour title in Cape Town on Sunday, while 20-year-old Travis Barrett (officeguru) took the men’s title on a perfect, near windless day. Photo credit: Chris Hitchcock. Willeit, who admitted to not having had the ideal build-up and even suffering from […]
Elite Men Gear Up for the 2020 Cape Town Cycle Tour
The Cape Town Cycle Tour may focus on the social riders’ experience but it also represents the pinnacle of many an elite rider’s season. Victory at the CTCT guarantees newspaper inches and online articles which are invaluable to team sponsors and riders alike. On Sunday, the 8th of March, 177 elite men will line up […]
Who to watch in the elite women’s race at the 2020 Cape Town Cycle Tour
The 2020 Cape Town Cycle Tour is just days away and tens of thousands of riders, with a more social disposition, nervously await the “Hoopla” which will signal the start of their ride. A select group of elite women are nervous for another reason. The CTCT marks their biggest race of the year. An opportunity […]