Hi
In short the route change: we were forced to change the start from Durbanville Racecourse for many reasons. After literally 2 months of scouting grounds, driving the routes a few times and looking at every possible option (remember I am a keen cyclist myself and head of operations) this was the only route choice we had. Durbanville simply does not have the infrastructure to support a 4000+ strong cyclist event. What people also don't realise is that you cannot simply send 1000 cyclists out of Durbanville on any route. You have to look at timing of when the elites and A and B groups come back to the start vs the other slower and short routes leave. It is ridiculously complex and respectfully to everyone here, unless you have planned a race yourself, you have no idea...
Anyway, we try our best to still be unique, hence 3 road routes and a longer gravel route.
Vissershok HAD TO be removed because local municipality refused to maintain the road and thus we couldn't use it. Odendal and D'Urbanvale fell away because we now HAVE TO end on Koeberg. We are still the only event that uses the Old Malmesbury road which is fast and safe. Looking forward to meeting you all on raceday
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