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Additional Cape Town Cycle Tour entries ‘up for grabs’

· By Nick · 7 comments

Another 3 000 entries are to be made available to local riders wanting to take part in the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour.

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All available entries were snapped up in just eight hours when they opened last month, taking the race organisers by surprise and leaving many local would-be entrants disappointed.

David Bellairs, a director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, said: “We have decided to reallocate some entries which had been reserved for various groups and international participants. By doing this we will be making an additional 3 000 individual entries available to local riders.”

Entries made available last month had been allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, but the additional 3 000 will be assigned through a “random selection” process.

Bellairs explained: “Riders wishing to secure an entry will be given a week to register their interest on our website. The available entries will then be allocated to individuals on a ‘ballot-style’ basis, after which fees will become payable. We believe this to be the fairest way to allocate the remaining entries without prejudicing participants and overloading our systems.”

He added: “We were completely taken by surprise by the quick sell-out on September 26 and we are evaluating the entry process for future events.”

How to enter the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour:

From 13h00 on Tuesday, 7 October until 13h00 on Tuesday, 14 October, potential riders wishing to secure an entry to the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour must update their details and register their interest in participating at www.cycletour.co.za.

There is no cost to registering interest;

On Friday, 24 October from 13h00 onwards, 3 000 potential riders who have registered their interest will be chosen on a ballot-style selection basis and notified whether they have been successful;

Successful entrants will have until 13h00 on Tuesday, 4 November to pay the R430 entry fee required to secure their entry;

Any entries for which payment has not been received by 13h00 on Tuesday, 4 November will be reallocated to entrants who were unsuccessful in the first random selection process.

Riders who are unsuccessful in securing one of the 3 000 additional Cape Town Cycle Tour entries will still have the option of riding for one of the 110 registered charities.

Bellairs cautioned that selling and buying of illegal entries was strictly prohibited and no entrant would be allowed to ride with a race number that was not allocated to them. “The only way to transfer an entry to another rider is through the official substitution process, which will take place in February, 2015. If participants are found guilty of buying or selling entries illegally they could be banned from the Cape Town Cycle Tour.”

For event related queries, participants should contact the Cycle Tour Events Office on 087 820 7223 during office hours.

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Comments

Cippo

Oct 3, 2014, 9:16 AM

Yay!!!

schweet

Oct 3, 2014, 12:23 PM

Kwai lappies

rckhpr29er

Oct 7, 2014, 11:08 AM

Website is down. Is anyone able to register?

mikkelz

Oct 7, 2014, 11:10 AM

Nope.

 

Edit: yup

 

Your Application for the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour has been received.

Reg Lizard

Oct 7, 2014, 11:23 AM

I am registered :thumbup:

Mongoose!

Oct 9, 2014, 5:11 AM

I have high hopes for this

gwhite

Oct 9, 2014, 5:16 AM

Website is down. Is anyone able to register?

 

I was able to register on the day just after 2pm  :thumbup:

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