The forty seventh version of the Cape City Cycle Tour will happen on Sunday, 9 March 2025 and is anticipated to draw tens of hundreds of enthusiastic cyclists.
This 12 months’s members had a option to experience the 109km basic route, the 42km route or the newly launched Prelude Problem.
The Cape City Cycle Tour is famend for its world-class occasion organisation, totally closed roads, enthusiastic spectator help and breathtaking surroundings.
Whether or not you’re taking over the 109km problem, the 42km experience or becoming a member of the Prelude Problem, it’s an occasion to not be missed – or competitor or spectator alike.
Almost 30 000 cyclists are anticipated to take to the streets of the Mom Metropolis this coming weekend.
With that many bikes on the roads, highways throughout a lot of town will come to a standstill for motorists.
In elements of town and Atlantic seaboard, the place the beginning and end traces and rider chutes might be arrange, the roads might be off-limits to vehicles from as early as Saturday.
The complete record of highway closures – from as early as Thursday this week – might be discovered beneath.
An important highway closures to look out for are:
Saturday, 8 March
- CBD: the streets surrounding the Grand Parade (together with Citadel, Darling, Caledon, and Strand) are closed from Saturday afternoon till Sunday lunchtime
- Inexperienced Level: Helen Suzman Boulevard from Seaside Street to the site visitors circle (in direction of town) closed from Saturday at 14:00 till Sunday evening
- Chapmans Peak Drive: closed to all site visitors from Saturday at 18:00 till Sunday at 18:00
Sunday, 9 March
- CBD: intensive closures within the centre affecting Loop, Lengthy, Somerset, Darling, Adderley and Decrease Plein streets, from 04:00 to 16:00.
- M3 (Blue Route): lanes closed in each instructions from town to the Muizenberg off-ramp, various between 05:30 to fifteen:00. The freeway might be reopened in each instructions by 15:00.
- Primary Street, False Bay: highway closure in elements from 05:45 till as late as 14:00
- Cape Level – Kommetjie-Noordhoek: M6/M65 closed in elements from 06:45 to 14:00
- Chapmans Peak Drive might be closed to all site visitors from Saturday at 18:00 till Sunday at 18:00
- Victoria Street (M6), Hout Bay/Camps Bay: closure in elements from 07:00 to as late as 18:00 (in direction of Bantry Bay)
‘The Cape City Cycle Tour is a celebration of biking and a tribute to Cape City’s pure magnificence,’ says David Bellairs of the Cape City Cycle Tour Belief.
‘Be part of us in 2025 for an unforgettable expertise, whether or not you’re a seasoned bicycle owner, a first-time participant or simply there for the surroundings and snacks.’
Cape City Cycle Tour Prelude Problem
In step with its dedication to stay inclusive and community-oriented, the Cape City Cycle Tour has launched the Prelude Problem.
For the primary time, the Cape City Cycle Tour Prelude Problem gives cyclists worldwide the possibility to earn a 2025 Cycle Tour medal and official finisher’s credit score even when they can’t experience on Race Day.
Operating from Saturday, 22 February to Sunday, 2 March 2025, members can full the 109km route anyplace on the planet, supplied they cycle the total distance inside seven hours and add their outcomes to STRAVA.
‘We’re extremely excited to supply our loyal base of members another for 2025 and future occasions. Though we proceed to welcome worldwide associates for the race, we all know that travelling to South Africa isn’t all the time possible,’ shared Bellairs.
‘The Prelude Problem now gives the right alternative for cyclists to proceed their journey and add to their end numbers, irrespective of the place they’re. Whether or not it’s on a stationary bike, a route of your alternative and even in laps round your neighbourhood – simply experience the 109km and add it to STRAVA!’
109km – The Basic Problem
The 109km route stays one of the vital scenic biking experiences on the planet. Cyclists will pedal via Cape City’s southern suburbs, the False Bay shoreline and previous Simon’s City’s penguins.
After reaching the Cape Level Nature Reserve, they’ll make their method via Scarborough and Misty Cliffs, getting their first views of the well-known Chapman’s Peak Drive.
The route’s ultimate problem, the Suikerbossie climb, results in a descent via Camps Bay and Clifton, with the race ending in Inexperienced Level.
42km – Half the gap, all of the enjoyable
The 42km route, launched in 2023, gives an accessible possibility for cyclists who could not but be prepared for the total 109km problem however nonetheless wish to benefit from the vibrant competition ambiance.
Riders will cycle alongside the vineyards of Constantia and the cool Newlands Forest, benefitting from totally closed roads, refreshment stops and nice crowd help. It’s an ideal introduction to the Cape City Cycle Tour expertise.
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