{"id":14051,"date":"2021-10-08T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2021\/10\/08\/star-studded-elite-field-for-2021-cape-town-cycle-tour-r8330\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T18:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T18:59:59","slug":"star-studded-elite-field-for-2021-cape-town-cycle-tour-r8330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/star-studded-elite-field-for-2021-cape-town-cycle-tour-r8330\/","title":{"rendered":"Star-studded elite field for 2021 Cape Town Cycle Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThree-time champion Nolan Hoffman<\/strong> leads a star-studded elite field for the 43rd Cape Town Cycle Tour, presented by Pick n Pay, that also includes SA\u2019s top-ranked mountain biker Alan Hatherly<\/strong> and Tour de France rider Nic Dlamini<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tNolan Hoffman.\u00a0Photo credit: Toby Ginsberg<\/em><\/p>\n

\tLocal hero Hoffman, who won the race in 2014, 2015 and 2018, leads the ENZA team that also includes 2016 winner Clint Hendricks<\/strong>. The two sprint specialists will be challenged by a quality field who will be looking to break up the race before the finish line. 2020 winner Travis Barrett<\/strong> (Shesha Fuels) is also in the mix but, after falling ill recently, is an unknown quantity.
\n\tHatherly (Cannondale) has been in superb form on the World Cup MTB circuit finishing along the top 10 on regular occasions and mixing it with the best in the world. How he fares against the \u2018roadies\u2019 will make for some fascinating racing but he is sure to be a factor.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t2020 winner Travis Barrett. Photo credit: Tobias Ginsberg.<\/em><\/p>\n

\tLocal hero Dlamini (Assos-Qhubeka) – who became the first black South African to ride the Tour de France this year – has extended his 2021 season to include the Cape Town Cycle Tour.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s just one of those races that you have to do,\u201d Dlamini, who hails from Capricorn Park, said. \u201cRacing in my home town is very special and even though I race all around the world, the Cycle Tour is still my favourite route.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tMountain biking legend Christoph Sauser<\/strong>, although retired, will also be on the start line of the men\u2019s elite race while celebrities such former Springbok Victor Matfield, TV personality Jan Braai and radio personality Liezl van der Westhuizen are also confirmed entries.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tPreen Heads Field For Women\u2019s Race<\/strong>
\n\tSouth African champion, Olympian and Hout Bay local Hayley Preen<\/strong> will be a firm favourite for the women\u2019s race after a stellar year.<\/p>\n

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\n\tPhoto credit: Chris Hitchcock.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tPreen trains almost daily on the course but will face off against 2018 champion Kim Le Court de Billot<\/strong> (Galileo Infiniti SPOT), top mountain biker Candice Lill<\/strong>, British triathlon star Emma Pallant<\/strong> and local pro Yolandi Swanepoel<\/strong> (Garmin).\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tRace Entries<\/strong>
\n\tDue to Covid-19 restrictions the field has been restricted to a maximum of 18 000. The event, originally scheduled for March, was delayed as a result of lockdown restrictions and will include a number of changes to ensure the safety of all the participants.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe \u2018flow\u2019 start will see reduced groups of under 300 set off at regular intervals with a variety of Covid-19 mitigation plans in place for the water points and the finish area. There will be no hospitality tents at the finish this year.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe are delighted that we can host an event in 2021,\u201d Cape Town Cycle Tour Director David Bellairs said. \u201cThe pandemic forced many events to cancel in the last 18 months, but we are fortunate that we have not missed a year.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cThe event would not have happened without the help and support of so many… from national and local government, the City of Cape Town and the volunteers, our incredibly supportive sponsors and, most importantly, the participants.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cEvery year is special but this year feels that little bit extra special.\u201d
\n\tThe 109km event starts at 6.15am in the Cape Town city centre with the men\u2019s elite race, while the 78km women\u2019s elite race starts at 6am in Fish Hoek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three-time champion Nolan Hoffman leads a star-studded elite field for the 43rd Cape Town Cycle Tour, presented by Pick n Pay, that also includes SA\u2019s top-ranked mountain biker Alan Hatherly and Tour de France rider Nic Dlamini. Nolan Hoffman.\u00a0Photo credit: Toby Ginsberg Local hero Hoffman, who won the race in 2014, 2015 and 2018, leads […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":58238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5305],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-14051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-null"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14051"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=14051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}