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Entries for the 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour will close on Friday, 3 February 2023 at 5pm. Enter now to take part in the iconic 109km ride around the Cape Peninsula or to participate in the all-new 42km route. Both events will take place on Sunday, 12 March this year. The 109km Cape Town Cycle […] View full article

The 2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour returns to its customary calendar place on Sunday, 13 March, and both 2021 champions will be in attendance, looking for more glory. Covid 19 restrictions forced the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust to postpone the 2021 event to October – ironically, the inaugural event was also an October affair, […] View full article

Hi Guys, So we have the chance to do the CT Cycle Tour for the first time - we have done many 94.7's. We have friends of friends who can't ride and have given up their entries for us. They have gone through the withdrawal process and nominated us to take their place. We emailed Cycle Tour who told us they would create a 'substitution entry' for us, and gave us a link to click on. I go through the process but get to tab 3. Substitution where it wants the email and password of the guy I'm replacing. I've emailed them again but haven't got a reply in over a week now, and when I call, I get the message: 'all our agents are currently busy' - for hours at a time till the call times out. Has anyone else had issues with substitutions or have an alternate contact that can help us?

Hi all. Were can I find info on training, entry dates, the route etc on the Cape Town Cycle Tour.

Entries have opened for Bloemfontein’s biggest funride, the PPA Mangaung Cycle Tour. As in the past, this iconic Free State event will be a Premier Seeding Series event for the 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour. The 2016 PPA Mangaung Cycle Tour takes place in Bloemfontein on Sunday 30 October. Click here to view the article

It is with great regret that at 06h38 this morning, we were forced to make the difficult decision to stop the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Click here to view the article

Event Name: 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour - Argus When: 12 March 2017 Where: Cape Town, Western Cape Category: Road The Cape Town Cycle Tour is turning 40 on Sunday, 12 March 2017 and we are so excited to commemorate this massive milestone of SA’s most iconic cycling event. Grown from humble beginnings in 1978 when just 525 riders took part, 2017’s 40th event will see 35 000 cyclists line up in Hertzog Boulevard to tackle the spectacular 109-kilometre loop of the Cape’s peninsula. In so doing, they will not only participate in the world’s largest timed cycling event, but be part of a special day in the history of the event. The 40th Cape Town Cycle Tour is the fourth and final event in the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust’s annual Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Week – a week-long celebration of cycling, healthy lifestyles and outdoor sporting fun in one of the world’s most scenic destinations. Other Lifecycle Week events take place on the following dates: • Cape Town Cycle Tour Junior 5 March 2017 • Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge 4 and 5 March 2017 • Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo 9, 10 and 11 March 2017 Keep up to date with developments of the Cape Town Cycle Tour and the other Lifecycle Week events by liking our Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/cycletour or by following us on Twitter at @CTCycleTour and Instagram at @ctcycletour. For any event queries, please contact the Cycle Tour Events Office during office hours on 087 820 7223 or visit www.capetowncycletour.com. Go to Event Page

Based on consultation with all the emergency services, the Joint Operations Centre of the Cape Town Cycle Tour 2017 regrets to announce that they have had to take the unprecedented step of cancelling this year’s 40th Cycle Tour. This is due to winds in excess of 100km/hour on parts of the route, and the need to urgently clear the roads for emergency vehicles to attend to fires. Click here to view the article

Following a request and extensive discussion with the Women’s Commission of Cycling South Africa and representatives of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, it has been agreed that we will facilitate a Women’s only Invitational start group in Glencairn. Click here to view the article

We have been advised that there is a high probability of severe winds on the Cape Peninsula within the next 24 hours. We strongly urge Cape Town Cycle Tour participants who are either not comfortable or do not have experience riding in strong winds, to carefully consider their decision to participate tomorrow. We believe wind conditions will not be as strong as in 2009, but they will nevertheless be severe. Cyclists and spectators must please take note. Click here to view the article

It’s here! Sunday, 12 March, is the start of the 40th Cape Town Cycle Tour (CTCT). As the world’s largest timed cycle race, it is also one of South Africa’s most prestigious races and all the local pro teams will be in the hunt for the title. Click here to view the article

The Western Cape is experiencing its worst drought in 100 years. As organisers of a responsible event, the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT) consciously plans around the social- and environmental impact of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Click here to view the article

In an exciting development, it was announced today that full coverage of the 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour will be streamed live. Click here to view the article

Howard Grotts (Specialized) outclassed Christoph Sauser (Specialized) and Matthys Beukes (PYGA / Euro Steel) to win the Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge at Le Bonheur Wine Estate in a time of 02:08:08. Click here to view the article

To celebrate that Trek is now direct in South Africa, Trek are bringing out the legendary Jens Voigt. Jens will be participating in the #MyTrek Sunset Charity Cycles in aid of the non-profit, Qhubeka and in the upcoming Cape Town Cycle Tour. Click here to view the article

The 35 000 cyclists registered for the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour are being challenged to make every kilometre count and raise funds for charity. Click here to view the article

Subs! Are you ready? For those cyclists who missed the original entry cut-off in September 2016, the official substitution process for the 2017 Cape Town Cycle Tour opens today, 1 February 2017, at 1pm and closes on 24 February, at 1pm. Click here to view the article

We caught up recently with Kylie, Gavin, and Nic to test out and rate three entry level road bikes from Giant and Liv, perfectly suited for anyone looking to experience the world famous annual Cape Town Cycle Tour. Click here to view the article

The Cape Town Cycle Tour MTB Challenge staged over two days, will kick start the annual Cape Town Cycle Tour Lifecycle Week, when it returns to Stellenbosch’s Le Bonheur Wine Estate on the first weekend of March in 2017. Click here to view the article

Missed out on securing an entry for the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour? You’re in luck - a limited number of unclaimed entries will be made available on Friday, 9 September at 9am. Click here to view the article

The Cape Town Cycle Tour is turning 40 in 2017! We are excited to commemorate this massive milestone in the history of SA’s most iconic cycling event and you can be a part of it. Click here to view the article

The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) and its longstanding client, the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust (CTCTT), were awarded the prestigious 2016 Gold PRISM Award in the Crisis Management category on Sunday, 17 April. Click here to view the article

At the sharp end of the field, Clint Hendricks (RoadCover) crossed the finish line of the 39th Cape Town Cycle Tour at around 10 minutes to nine, a long time before a big chunk of the 35 000 riders in the world's largest individually timed cycle race even started. Click here to view the article

Clint Hendricks (RoadCover) took the coveted title of the 39th Cape Town Cycle Tour in perfect conditions this morning. Hendricks out-sprinted Jayde Julius (Dimension Data Continental) and two-time defending champion Nolan Hoffman (Team Telkom) in what many are calling the most exciting Cape Town Cycle Tour in modern memory. Click here to view the article

The Cape Town Cycle Tour, with its 35 000 participants, may be best known as the world’s largest timed cycle race, but it is also the most prestigious road race for a South African pro to win. When the business end of the field flies over the finish line in Green Point for the 39th time on Sunday 6 March 2016 – long before many of the other riders have started – serious fireworks are expected. Click here to view the article