Entries for the third annual TRAC N4 U16, Junior and U23 Cycle Tour close this Sunday 17 March.
Young cycling talent will have the opportunity to showcase their stamina in a secure, multi-day event, which takes place in and around Nelspruit, Mpumalanga from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2013.
The organisers are proud to announce that they have received interest from an under-23 team of eight riders who will be arriving to race from Egypt.
News has been released this week that the TRAC N4 cycle tour will also serve as a selection race for those wishing to participate in the newly launched Mzansi Tour later this year, as well as a selection race for the road cycling world championships that will take place in September in Italy.
Entries have also been opened to the Elite women to participate in the four-day, five-stage tour, however they will not be eligible for prize money or stage jerseys. Elite women will be placed in the same batch as the junior men.
Teams from across our borders who have already entered include the UCI combined team from Africa, as well as teams from Namibia, Ireland and Mozambique, with Holland also expressing interest in the ’Tour.
Title sponsor TRAC N4 has been proactive with regards to the development of cycling over the past two years, and this year they will be donating most of the entry fee to the newly launched Burry Stander Foundation, a foundation created in the memory of the late Burry Stander after he was killed in a collision with a taxi whilst training on the roads. TRAC N4 is in favour of and supports the 1.5m safe cycling initiative.
Thursday 21 March: Stage 1
- U/16 boys & girls in Schoemanskloof – start and finish at Viva filling station
- Juniors in Schoemanskloof – start and finish at Viva filling station
- U/23s in Schoemanskloof – start and finish at Viva filling station
Friday 22 March: Stage 2
- U/16 boys & girls start at Petena Pancakes in Sabie and finish at TRAC offices (63km)
- Juniors start at White River Spur and finish at TRAC N4 (107km)
- U/23s at TRAC N4, through White River, Sabie and finish at TRAC N4 (142km)
Saturday 23 March: Stage 3A
- Time trials, start at Karino (20km from Nelspruit) finish west of N4
Saturday 23 March: Stage 3B
- Criteriums at Mbombela Stadium
Sunday 24 March: Stage 4
- Junior & U/23 men at TRAC N4 in Nelspruit
- U/16s & all girls Kaapmuiden
Entries for the TRAC N4 U16, Junior and U23 Cycle Tour close this Sunday 17 March, click here to enter.
For any further information, route maps and stage profiles, please visit www.hatoere.co.za.
