City Cycling Athletic Club

Please note that City Cycling Club is not the organizer of the event. I (as the WP Road Commissioner) was asked to load the event on the events page. i am not allowed to create another profile to promote events for WP Cycling. All my answers regarding this event is on behalf of the WP Road Commission. We are being assisted by West Coast Cycling and Berg River Tourism.

Event Name: Velddrif 222 VelddrifWhen: 27/08/2023Where: Velddrif, Western CapeCategory: RoadNot just another cycling event We can't compare the V222V to the European 1 Day classics yet nor is it a seeding event for any funride but it is Two hundred & Twenty Two kilometres of hardcore uninterrupted tar. This is one event that every cyclist will want to have on their palmares. The circular route from Velddrif passes through Piketberg before swinging north-west past Redelinguys and Elands Bay and then south for last 70 flat and fast kilometres back to Velddrif It’s a challenging 222km The racing will be a paced handicap with the slower batches starting first and faster participants starting with a time gap handicap based on each starting group's estimated average speed over 222.. AND to spice things up, we are incorporating a club/team competition to the race. Clubs and Teams can start together but they will start in the batch of the fastest seeded rider(s), so it’s important to have team members who are of similar strengths. Teams may consist of up to 8 members with the accumulated time of the first 6 riders across the line to determine the team's position overall. Ensure you have indicated your club/team during the registration process. The event will have 3 competitions. Fastest Team, Line honours to the first person across the finish line and of course race honours to the rider with the fastest elapsed time overall! So plenty to race for. Who will bite the bokkom first. MTB's and Gravel bikes welcome Go to Event Page.

video footage just uploaded on Western Province Cycling Association FB page

The weather forecast was for rain in the early morning for the Club 100 annual road race around Simons Town and Red Hill. It was still raining at the Race Commissaires and Team Managers meeting 30 minutes prior to the start of racing and the message was ‘ride with caution’. With all the marshals and traffic control in place, the riders rolled across the start line promptly at 7.45am and it wasn’t long before the race was strung out on the false flat leading up to Cape Point gate. Riders started popping off the back on small climbs at Millers Point and Froggy Pond. The pace then settled down through Simonstown and the peloton started Red Hill with just Reece McDonald (RDX) ahead of them. The climbers put down the hammer on the switchbacks and Matt Beers (Toyota Specialised) flew past the view point on his own to take the KOM prize for Category 1. None of the teams could gather sufficient troops to organise a chase on the 2nd and 3rd laps and Beers built his lead up to 6 minutes over the next 60 kms. The Toyota Specialised rider crossed the finish line at the summit of Red Hill in a time of 2hrs6min over the 88kms followed by Jaco Venter (Team Mad Macs) and Daniel Loubser (Freewheel Cycology). Category 2, 3 and Women raced 2 loops of the Red Hill circuit. u19 Junior cyclist Jessie Munton had to call on her track speed to successfully contest sprint for Women’s KOM and first place. Tessa Keers and Layla Schwellnus fought all the way around the course to make the race very competitive for all the participants. The Category 2 bunch started the 1st climb of Red Hill all together and then were strung out as the climb progressed with Reynard Traut (Cape Town Giants) claiming the KOM prize. The race came back together for the last lap with the climbers keeping their matches dry. They lit the fuse when 3 riders went away to contest the sprint with Theodore van Wyk (independent) claiming first, from Josh Lindenburg (Mother Amateur Club) in 2nd and Jaco Roets (Somerset CC) in 3rd. Guy le Ray-Cooke (independent) claimed first place in a tightly contested sprint to the line with KOM Nicholas van Wyk (Bellville CC) in 2nd and Delano Rasmus (Bellville CC) in 3rd in the Category 3 race. for some fantastic photos go to https://www.facebook.com/WPCycling

thanks for the info , i rely totally on the results published by the timing services. if my rankings are wrong because the results are wrong , i will have them corrected.

i don't receive emails concerning the results , that would be the timing services - PM me so i can investigate further.

We visit a fast flowey circuit this coming weekend for the 2nd event in the WP Cycling Crit champs. The venue is very spectator friendly and a large part of the route is visible from the start finish area. With 3 events to go before the completion of this series there is still time for riders, teams and clubs to launch a serious challenge for honours in the series. Men's Championships Women's Championships Johan Trotsky 1. Kerry Jonker Clint Hendricks 2.Michaela Lubbe Shameeg Salie 3.Shanae Williams Joshua Louw Jayde Julius Teams u19 Men RDX 1.Ethan Kulsen Enza Construction 2.Carlo Engelbrecht Cycling Friends 3.Tristan Swart ASAP InTime Inter Club competition City CC 1.Tyron Ingle Bellville CC 2.Oswin Booysen Cyclopaths CC 3.Glen de Goede Infinity CC 4.Ian Naude 5.Thaafier Jaffer U17 Morgan Jones Noah September Calib de Kock Yusuf Banderker Faraaz Khatieb

the drain was covered by cold asphalt purchased from builders express.😘 thanks JBR for pointing out the obstacle.

Mens - Johan Trotsky - Reality Dynamix wins it in the sprint from Clint Hendricks of Enza Construction. Kerry Jonker wins the Women's race , Tyron Ingle of City CC breaks clear with 2 laps to go to solo to victory while Ossie Booysen wins the bunch sprint for 2nd. photos and results see Western Province FB page later in the week

the 'drain hole' will be filled for the duration of the event and then removed. we have the material and equipment to make the hole road worthy.

the corner will be swept and cleaned - the race ref will insist in that. the drain is another story though. will have a look at it and advise.

It's all systems 'GO' for the first criterium of the series on Sunday afternoon. We have moved the circuit to further inside the Paarden Eiland industrial area (Transvaal and Lowestoft streets). The inside of the circuit is a grassed area where gazebos may be erected. The first race commences at 14.00pm sharp , thereafter the Clubs will engage each other for the TOP Club competition which has fantastic prize money at the end of series. The Women and Men will round out the day's racing for the championship and overall series winner.

A podium presentation for the first 3 finishers will take place after each event. Individuals may take part and will podium if they finish in the first 3 places

the 1st race starts at 14.00pm

WP Criteriums – Championships , Top Team and Top Club competition Sunday 5 Feb – Paarden Eiland Sunday 19 Feb – Asla Industrial Park Somerset West Sunday 5 March – Century City (Link Road) Saturday 18 March – Century City (Urban Square) First race of the day U17 , u19 and Novice Criteriums WP is excited to announce the first of our Criterium Come & Try Sessions! If you've ever wanted to give criterium racing a go but weren't quite confident in your skillset, then this session is perfect for you! 2nd race of the day Inter Club Competition This series of events is aimed at bona fide members of CSA affiliated clubs. Clubs are encouraged to enter at least 4 cyclists to take part in the Inter Club criteriums. The same members do not have to represent the club in each event. Clubs may enter more than 4 riders but only the first 4 riders will score points for the competition. Clubs will be awarded the points gained by 4 of their members in each event to determine the TOP Club at the end of the series. Prize money to be awarded to the first 3 Top Clubs A podium presentation for the first 3 finishers will take place after each event. Individuals may take part and will podium if they finish in the first 3 places Championships inclusive of Team Competition Individual Competition - The champion shall be decided by the accumulation of points over the series. The winner shall be the individual with the most points scored over the 4 events. If riders have equal points, then the overall position in the series will be determined by best finishing position of the rider head to head over the series. If the champion still cannot be determined then the finishing position of the rider in the last event shall determine the champion. Team competition – Teams will be awarded the points scored by 4 of their riders in each event. If the team does not have at least 4 members in the race , the team will not score point for that particular event. The Top Team will be determined by the accumulation of points of their riders over the duration of the series. Sponsored Team members may not take part in the Inter Club competition.

hence WP have introduced the inter club race , those vets that are of cat1 / elite standard will be racing in the championship event. last year the vets event was dominated by 3 very strong vets from sponsored teams , the rest of the vets did not team up (read did not work together) to maintain a viable time gap and handed the race to them. hopefully team dynamics come into it to make the racing more tactical.

last year there was a veteran's category which was very poorly supported. did you take part? this year we have changed it to a club competition for your typically veteran and those cyclists who are not of the cat 1/elite standard

Event Name: WP Criterium Championships 2023When: 05/02/2023Where: Paarden Eiland, Cape Town, Western CapeCategory: RoadGet excited for our Elite and Junior Regional Criterium Championships, hosted by WP Cycling. Diarise the dates in February and March as WP Cycling will be running 4 great days of racing for the Junior and Open WP Criterium Championships for men and women, as well as non-championship support races. The courses are a mixture of fast flowy and tight technical corners which will test the skills of riders across all categories. There will be 4 races at each event , starting with ‘come and try’ race inclusive of the u17 and U19 development riders. This will be followed by a race for the more serious and faster club members in the inter club competition and then the best Men and Women will race to be crowned the best criterium racer   Entries open through WP Cycling soon! Go to Event Page.

We have group rides leaving from BP Letchworth on Saturday and Sunday and every public holiday including Xmas day - there are 2 'fast groups' and then the club ride (call us 'retired racers') which rides at a more sociable pace. But you would still need to know how to suck wheel on the West Coast Rd against a fresh south easter. this would be ideal to get miles in the legs , the technical mtb stuff will come with experience.

just a heads up - please drive to the mtb trails - there have been numerous bike jackings muggings in the area of The Barn and the Contermanskloof Rd.

Team Reality Dynamix blasted around the 30km route twice at an average speed of 48 kph to take 1st place followed by the UCI World Cycling Centre youngsters and then Team ASAP in 3rd. with 2 age group SA champs in their team and 2 guests Team RD broke their course record by 2 minutes. Will they break through the 50 kph barrier next year?

TTT entries will be closing this coming week, don’t miss out on this very fun event and more importantly if you are taking part in the DC an opportunity to fine tune the team and legs. If your team are a rider short or if you are looking to join a TTT team please urgently make contact with sue@myriadevents.co.za

any event is subject to these rules and regs and it is to protect the participants, the organisers and the public against the unknown ie mitigate the risk. forget about the big events they are encouraged by the city/municipality/country due to the economic spin offs , its the grassroots / amateur events which keep industries alive in the quiet months that are feeling the pinch and this goes for all sports all over the world. the dept of sport only has so much funding available to assist ,the rest unfortunately is financed by the participants. but sports evolve , cycling will evolve , road races will be on circuits - that is how the WP league operate - for e.g why spend R10k on 30 marshals to cover a 100k circular route when you can have a race on a 25k x 5 circuit where marshals cost R4000. WP events have grown , they have a crit series and road season. routes are limited but racing is hard and entry fees are reasonable.