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Tour of Good Hope
Tour of Good Hope set for scintillating climax
While stage one of the five-day Bestmed Tour of Good Hope on Monday will have the feel of a one-day classic, the first meaningful leader should emerge after the following day’s 37km individual time-trial. “I expect the revised opening stage to be a tactical affair,” said former pro rider and cycling analyst Johnny Koen. “The […]
Tour of Good Hope up the ante in SA’s richest time-trial
The five-day Bestmed Tour of Good Hope will up the ante once more when they present the richest time-trial in South African cycling for the second year running later this month. ASG, who own the Cycling South Africa-sanctioned event, today announced an extension of their partnership with Paarl-based Buffet Olives, who will again float the […]
Tour of Good Hope time-trial will be ‘decisive’
Double defending champion Ariane Kleinhans believes this year’s Bestmed Tour of Good Hope can be won and lost in the individual time-trial on day two. Ariane Kleinhans from Team Spur-Specialized training for the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, which will be based in Paarl from February 29 to March 4. Photo: Craig Kolesky. “The time-trial […]
DiData ‘racing to win’ Tour of Good Hope
After coming up short against Australia’s Team Drapac last year, Dimension Data’s continental team will be racing to win this month’s Bestmed Tour of Good Hope. Team manager Kevin Campbell said the five-day tour through the Cape Winelands, which starts on February 29, was an excellent conditioner for them ahead of their European campaign. “We’ll […]
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 set for record field
A record field is expected for the new-look Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, which offers five days and 522 kilometres of the finest road cycling in the Cape Winelands from February 29. According to race director Wynand de Villiers of ASG Events, the response to the new cloverleaf racing format, with Paarl at its epicentre, […]
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 […]
Tour of Good Hope sees multi-million rand eyewear sponsorship
Leading global sports brand Rudy Project celebrated its 30th birthday this month with the announcement of a R3.5-million investment in the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope. Finishers in the 2016 Bestmed Tour of Good Hope will be rewarded with a pair of Rudy Project Tralyx eyewear as part of a R3.5-million product partnership with South […]
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, […]