As the former Chairperson of the UCT Cycling Club (during the time of the fires), I can weigh in on what happened...
Obviously, the fires destroyed the track and the surrounding area (especially the trees). After, there were some discussions around how to rehabilitate the area. UCT were advised to remove the trees which further damaged the track (heavy machinery and debris everywhere). We, as the club, were told that UCT had a plan to rehabilitate and rebuild the area and that we could submit our plans as part of that discussion. But that never really happened. We were met with a wall of poor communication and haven't really been able to have proper discussions around it with UCT since. We had potential investors and builders already lined up and all we needed was the green light - which annoying hasn't come.
Although I'm no longer on the committee, I'm sure this challenge still remains on the annual agenda.
It is very sad to see the state of the area now. Especially having seen what the track was and the efforts that were put in by previous committee members to bring it to life.
