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<\/a><\/p>\nFollowing successful events in Pretoria and Cape Town, the innovative series culminates with another fast-paced criterium showdown, putting rider\u2019s tactical nous, technical ability and sheer speed against each other in a compact \u2018arena\u2019.<\/p>\n
Expect to see the country\u2019s top men\u2019s road racing teams in action – including Europcar, Team Bonitas and Abantu Cycling – as they vie for the title of \u2018Street King\u2019 in their 50-minute race. Bonita\u2019s riders HB Kruger and Dylan Girdlestone landed the coveted crown at the Pretoria and Cape Town events respectively. Fans can expect Bonita\u2019s rival teams to pull out all the stops to spoil their beachfront party and prevent them from landing a clean sweep of titles.<\/p>\n
<\/a>\n<\/div>\nKruger said: \u201cWe have a couple of cards to play this weekend with Herman Rabie and Clint Hendricks that can win the sprint and of course Dylan who has proven he can ride away. I am the trump or the opportunist card this weekend, putting our team in the pound seat.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Abantu Cycling team is Durban-based and will be eager to give hometown fans a reason to party longer into the night. It\u2019s been a year of impressive results for Abantu and they\u2019ll have key sprinter Nolan Hoffman back after a recent track racing stint in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Hoffman has won both the Cape Town Cycle Tour and the Durban Amashova titles this year and is in superb form ahead of this weekend\u2019s Cycle in the City event.<\/p>\n
With a large number of its riders being KwaZulu-Natal based, the Time Freight Velo Life team is expected to dictate the pattern of the women\u2019s race. Lise Olivier and Candice Neethling finished in the top five at the Cape Town round. This time they will have the luxury of additional teammates in their quest for the \u2018Street Queen\u2019 crown. A beady eye will, however, have to be kept on the crop of rising young local stars.<\/p>\n
While the main attraction will be the professionals, the circuit racing festival also has categories for amateurs. This gives them an opportunity to experience the adrenaline-rush of tight elbow-to-elbow racing on a traffic-free course. In addition, spectators can also expect live music by chart topping four piece band Monark, as well as kiddie\u2019s entertainment, and delicious food from the I Heart Market, all at no entry cost.<\/p>\n