The riders to watch at Cape Town Cycle Tour
Sunday 11 March sees the rerunning of the 40th instalment of the iconic Cape Town Cycle Tour. Much has been written about the wind-effected non-40th of the world’s largest timed cycle race, and, what it means for the pro peloton, is that 2016 men’s champion Clint Hendricks goes into the race as defending champion. 2016 […]
Women’s Invitational Race for Cape Town Cycle Tour
Following a request and extensive discussion with the Women’s Commission of Cycling South Africa and representatives of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, it has been agreed that we will facilitate a Women’s only Invitational start group in Glencairn. All elite and U23 women that have been seeded into the % start group will have the […]
Kiwi Sam Gaze and Sweden’s Jennie Stenerhag claim Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge titles
Sam Gaze (Specialized) out-sprinted defending champion Howard Grotts (Specialized) and Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon–Circus) to win the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge at Uitspan Farm in a time of 02:11:50, from a stacked field. Photo credit: Chris Hitchcock. A group of 10 riders, including Florian Vogel, Pyga-Euro Steel’s Matthys Beukes, Phil Buys as […]
Substitution entries for Cape Town Cycle Tour opening soon
For those cyclists who missed the original entry cut-off in September 2017, the official substitution process for the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour opens on Monday, 5 February 2017 at 1pm and closes on Thursday, 1 March at 1pm. Now is your chance to secure a spot in the world’s largest timed cycling event. How […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour will take place as organisers plan to reduce water footprint to zero
Rumours that the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been postponed or cancelled as a result of the severe water shortages in the Western Cape, are unfounded and not true, says Cape Town Cycle Tour Director David Bellairs. The Cape Town Cycle Tour Management Team has been working tirelessly over the last year, looking at […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour entry closing date extended
The entry closing date for South Africans wishing to participate in the iconic 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been extended until Tuesday, 3 October at 4pm. David Bellairs, a Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, said, “We had a technical issue with our direct email system. Because of this, and to give […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour general entries open next week on first come, first serve basis
Expect all the cyclists you know to be a bit twitchy for the next month: it’s officially entry season for the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour. David Bellairs, the Marketing, Media and Sponsorship Director for the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, outlined the phased entry programme and confirmed that riders who registered for the 2017 […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour moves start venue to the Grand Parade for 2018
At a press briefing today, it was announced that the start for the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour will move from its traditional position on Hertzog Boulevard to the historic Grand Parade Precinct. Artists impression of the new start for the Cape Town Cycle Tour which will move to the historic Grand Parade Precinct in […]
Statement regarding cancellation of the 40th Cape Town Cycle Tour from David Bellairs
It is with great regret that at 06h38 this morning, we were forced to make the difficult decision to stop the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. https://www.facebook.com/cycletour/videos/vb.303181639755371/1416836988389825/?type=3&theater This morning presented a number of challenges, not least of which were wind speeds considerably higher than predicted yesterday. This, combined with a large fire […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour 2017 cancelled
Based on consultation with all the emergency services, the Joint Operations Centre of the Cape Town Cycle Tour 2017 regrets to announce that they have had to take the unprecedented step of cancelling this year’s 40th Cycle Tour. This is due to winds in excess of 100km/hour on parts of the route, and the need […]
Hendricks and Kachelhoffer eager to defend their Cape Town Cycle Tour titles
It’s here! Sunday, 12 March, is the start of the 40th Cape Town Cycle Tour (CTCT). As the world’s largest timed cycle race, it is also one of South Africa’s most prestigious races and all the local pro teams will be in the hunt for the title. “The race is always tricky,” explains says ex-pro […]
Cape Town Cycle Tour warn of strong winds on Sunday
We have been advised that there is a high probability of severe winds on the Cape Peninsula within the next 24 hours. We strongly urge Cape Town Cycle Tour participants who are either not comfortable or do not have experience riding in strong winds, to carefully consider their decision to participate tomorrow. We believe wind […]