Gale force winds and rain force cancellation of Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour
Due to extreme weather conditions experienced in the Cape over the last couple of days, the Pedal Power Association (PPA) was compelled to cancel the 2020 Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour which was set to take place on Sunday 19 January in and around Stellenbosch. With a wind forecast of up to 95 km an hour […]
Tips from the pros on tackling Helshoogte at 65kms
There is a curveball in store for cyclists in the 2019 Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour – the final premier seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour. In Val de Vie Estate, the event has found a spectacular new home, but that also means a slight change to the route. It now features the proverbial […]
Race report: Stellenbosch Cycle Tour – The Hell’s of the North
With the Coronation Double Century done and dusted it is that time of the year again when you roll the dice and see what you have left in the legs for the Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour. On collecting our race packs we were given a lucky packet full of arts and crafts with two shirt […]
Team Giant’s Rohan Du Plooy takes the win at a wet Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour
Team Giant’s Rohan Du Plooy took the win at the Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour this morning in wet racing conditions, finishing the 97km route in 02:16:14, beating Craig Boyes (Specialized) and Dan Craven (Namibia) to the post, who finished in second and third respectively. Liezel Jordaan (Route 62 Cycles) claimed the victory in the women’s […]
Entries open for the Cape’s second-largest cycle tour
Entries for the 2017 Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour opened on Monday, 9 October 2017 at 13:00 and will close on 27 November at 16:00. As this is the final premier seeding event for the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour, entries are anticipated to sell quickly. So, if you’ve entered the 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour, […]
Pure Savage race report: Stellenbosch Cycle Tour – A Tale of Chasing and Chesire Cats
The Stellenbosch Cycle Tour is traditionally the last race on the calendar (in the Western Cape of course) and has always been a personal favourite for Pure Savage. As such we’ve always had a pretty solid presence in the peleton and this year wasn’t any different with 5 of us lining up in Elite $, […]
Esterhuizen and Schoeman clinch Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour victory
Team Giant’s Bernard Esterhuizen took the win at the Medihelp Stellenbosch Cycle Tour this morning in idyllic racing conditions, finishing the 97km route in 02:21:11, pipping Brandon Christians (Alpha Body Works) and Graeme Ockhuis (Yorkshire) to the post, who finished in second and third respectively. Bernard Esterhuizen and Anriëtte Schoeman. Photo credit: Sam Clark. Defending […]
Stellenbosch Cycle Tour announces Medihelp as the new naming rights sponsor
The organisers of the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour are excited to announce Medihelp Medical Scheme as the new Naming Rights sponsor for this popular event. The announcement was made today by David Bellairs, Sponsorship, Marketing and Media Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT), organisers of the event. “We’re delighted to welcome Medihelp to […]
Nolan Hoffman & Anriëtte Schoeman clinch 2015 Stellenbosch Cycle Tour victories
Nolan Hoffman from Team Alfa Body Works clinched the 9th Stellenbosch Cycle Tour title this morning in idyllic cycling racing conditions for the front runners, finishing the slightly longer 101km route in 02:20:10 and edging out second place Evan Carstens (Team Giant Durbanville) by half a tyre width. In a sprint finish, Carstens held off […]
Five reasons to love the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour
Defending women’s champion, Anriëtte Schoeman, talks about what makes the Western Cape’s second largest cycling event so special. Cyclists taking part in the scenic Stellenbosch Cycle Tour. 1. The Scenery The Western Cape and Boland are two of the most beautiful places to ride a bike – the spectacular peaks, vineyard-lined slopes and valleys and […]
Entries for Stellenbosch’s largest Cycle Tour open soon
Entries to the Western Cape’s second-largest road cycling event, the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour, presented by Liberty – Own your life Rewards, will open on Tuesday 13 October at 1pm. Starting and finishing once again at Stellenbosch High School in Jannasch Street (just off Merriman Street) the Stellenbosch Cycle Tour takes place on Sunday 29 November […]
Tennent & Schoeman clinch 2014 Stellenbosch Cycle Tour victory
James Tennent from Team Giant Durbanville clinched the 8th Stellenbosch Cycle Tour title this morning in superb weather conditions, finishing the 95km route in just 02:15:25 and edging out second place Jos le Roux (Team Lights by Linea) by half a tyre width. Sprint finish between James Tennent (left) and Jos le Roux (right) for […]