The CTCT MTB Challenge changes name and venue for 2020
Entries are open for 2020 The MTB Challenge, formerly known as the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge. Off-road racing at its very best, the MTB Challenge hits the Cape Winelands on Saturday, 29 February 2020, offering 15km, 30km and 60km options for all fitness and skill levels. The event has been running alongside the […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour entries open, e-bikes welcome & short route clarification
Excitement is mounting! Thousands upon thousands of South Africans are eagerly preparing to enter the Cape Town Cycle Tour 2020, Cape Town’s annual festival on two wheels and the bucket list item that everyone wants to tick off, at least once! Next year, 8 March will be the day when Cape Town invites its residents […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour confirms plans for a short route option
Cape Town Cycle Tour and the City of Cape Town have confirmed that they are finalising plans to offer a short route for next year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour. “We are extremely excited to be working in partnership with the City on this innovation,” said David Bellairs, director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust. […]
Emphatic double for Investec-Songo-Specialized at Cape Town Cycle Tour
Cherise Willeit (Investec-Songo-Specialized) made an emphatic return to road racing by claiming her fourth Cape Town Cycle Tour title on Sunday. Willeit, who only recently started training in earnest again, took the bunch sprint ahead of 2018 defending champion Kim le Court (Team Demacon MaxWax Racing) and Tiffany Keep (Titan). New Zealander Sam Gaze completed […]
Riders To Watch At The 2019 Cape Town Cycle Tour
The pro field for South Africa’s most prestigious road race, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, is the deepest in years, especially in the women’s race. “I cannot wait to race on Sunday,” commented Candice Lill, who won the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge on Saturday, 2 March. “Road racing is not my strength but […]
Debutants Hatherly and Lill win Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge
South Africa’s Alan Hatherly (Specialized) outsprinted training partner Matt Beers (NAD Pro Racing) to win his first Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge in a new record time of 02:09:05. Hatherly’s Specialized Factory Racing teammate Simon Andreassen rounded out the podium, some 10 minutes back. The women’s race saw Candice Lill (Summit Fin) outclass South […]
Some of the world’s foremost mountain bikers will be battling it out at the CTCT MTB Challenge
This coming weekend (Saturday, 2 March) will see some of the world’s top marathon and XCO pros line-up at the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge. In 2018, this iconic event was won by New Zealand’s Sam Gaze (Specialized). Gaze went on to famously win the elite men’s race at the UCI Mountain Bike World […]
Substitution entries for the Cape Town Cycle Tour are open
The official substitution process for the 2019 Cape Town Cycle Tour opened on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 at 1pm and closes on Monday, 25 February at 1pm. Photo credit: Nic Bothma The lowdown Every time you cross a timing mat out on the route the data from your timing chip is streamed to a server. […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour general entries open on Thursday
It’s on! Are you ready? Cape Town Cycle Tour General entries are opening on Thursday, 6 September, so make sure you’re ready to get yours. The Cape Town Cycle Tour, one of the world’s most iconic cycling events has once again adopted a first-come-first-served entry system for the 2019 event. “Entries for the Cape Town […]
Statement from David Bellairs regarding the Cape Town Cycle Tour marshal
We have received the sad news that late yesterday afternoon one of our Rotary marshalls passed away in hospital. He was stationed on an S-bend after the Llundudno turnoff. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear and we are currently investigating the incident in conjunction with the South African Police Services. Our Rotary marshalls have […]
Hoffman and Le Court own the peninsula at #40Take2
Nolan Hoffman (Team BCX) won the Cape Town Cycle Tour in spectacular fashion today. Hoffman out-sprinted Sam Gaze (Investec-Songo-Specialized) and Reynard Butler (Pro Touch) to win his third title in a time of 02:37:30. Hoffman and his team rode textbook bunch sprint, which saw him appearing out of the group in perfect fashion to deny […]
Tragic death of rider in Cape Town Cycle Tour
It is with deep regret that the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust confirms that an accident involving a group of 20 cyclists occurred this morning on Wynberg Hill. One of the cyclists, a 40-year-old male, received immediate medical attention at the scene but, tragically, his injuries proved fatal. Our sincere condolences to his family, who […]