General and international entries for both distances of the 2024 edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour opened last Tuesday (19 September).
The general entry fees will be R850 (109 km) and R445 (42 km), with discounted entries available for scholars, 18 years and under. Corporate entries are priced at R1 000. International entries are priced at R1 550.
Entry fees to all routes include the new high-frequency timing board, which will replace the RaceTec chips the event has used in recent years. These will be valid for all road events for which the Cape Town Cycle Tour’s new timing partner, FinishTime, does the timing.
This concession is a Pedal Power Association (PPA) initiative and PPA CEO Neil Robinson sees it as a crucial part of the association’s mandate to grow cycling across South Africa. “It’s part of making it more affordable and safer for all cyclists, not just for our PPA members. At the same time, we need to keep abreast of best-in-class technologies and we’re proud and excited to be investing in, along with the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, a new high-frequency board for all cyclists riding the 2024 tour. This is a once-off investment that will benefit and hopefully encourage many more cyclists to join us next March, and beyond.”
Entries for charity and corporate groups opened on Wednesday 13 September, and for Cycle Tour Loyalty Club and paid-up PPA members on Thursday 14 September.
The classic 109 km route will take cyclists through the Southern Suburbs, along the False Bay coast and past the puzzled penguins of Simon’s Town. After the Cape Point Nature Reserve, the halfway mark, they cool off in Scarborough and Misty Cliffs before getting their first sight of the world-famous Chapman’s Peak Drive. The final ascent of the day, Suikerbossie, provides one of the legendary challenges of the route, followed by the descents through Camp’s Bay and Clifton, finishing in Green Point.
The 42 km event, successfully launched this year, provided thousands of cyclists who might not have been quite ready for the full lap, the opportunity to enjoy the sights and sounds of the city. Far from a mundane meander along a closed freeway, they will again enjoy the vineyards of Constantia and the cooling Newlands Forest on their return, without skipping any of the big-event organisation the 109 km riders enjoy – refreshment stops, fully closed roads and superb spectator support make either option a safe, enjoyable way to spend the day on your bike.
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For more details or to enter, visit www.capetowncycletour.com.
