Ninetyniner Durbanville Posted December 13, 2014 Share Event Name: 99er Cycle Tour & MTB Challenge 2015When: 7 February 2015Where: Durbanville Race Course, Western CapeCategory: RoadThe 99er Cycle Tour and MTB Challenge first took place in 1999. The inaugural event was 99km long and so the name “The 99er” was born. The race is organized and hosted by the El Shaddai Christian School in Durbanville and the event is the main fund raising activity for the school. There are over 350 volunteers from the school in the form of parents, staff, pupils, alumni and past parents involved on race day. The 2015 event will be the 17th time that the race is being held.Since 2003, the 99er Cycle Race has been an Official Premier Seeding event for The Cape Town Cycle Tour (affectionately called “The Argus” by cyclists). There are only 4 road events in the Western Cape that have this prestigious status. The 99er Cycle Tour takes place a month before The Cape Town Cycle Tour, and is an excellent preparation race for the world famous event. The 99er’s legendary climbs of Vissershok and Odendaal provide a great challenge and once a cyclist has conquered these hills anything is possible!Durbanville Race Course108km : 06:0064km : 07:3035km MTB : 08:0012km MTB : 8:15Kiddies Bike Ride : TBA10km Fun Run/Walk : 07:005km Fun Run/Walk : 07:00Go to Event Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgedup Posted January 6, 2015 Share looking forward to the race!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider3000 Posted January 6, 2015 Share Hope i start @ 06:02.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluiper Posted January 29, 2015 Share Anyone else think the pricing for an event that doesn't even have road closures is a bit steep? Maybe it's just me, but I'm struggling to see how PPA can do an event on pretty much the same roads for R110 and this event costs R345. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankie99 Posted January 29, 2015 Share This will be my first ever 99er so I have no idea how tough this race is. I am planning to do a training ride of the route this coming Saturday with some buddies. How does it compare to the recent Bouckaert - Soenen 126km race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted January 29, 2015 Share Anyone else think the pricing for an event that doesn't even have road closures is a bit steep? Maybe it's just me, but I'm struggling to see how PPA can do an event on pretty much the same roads for R110 and this event costs R345.No doubt it's heavy on the wallet, relative to the other races.What could the reasons be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted January 29, 2015 Share Got a baby shower that afternoon so can't even stick around for the prize giving, where all the extra funds go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny Bravo Posted January 29, 2015 Share Pricing is very expensive, doing the 35km mtb. In future will only be doing races that are priced fairly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezer Posted January 29, 2015 Share Anyone else think the pricing for an event that doesn't even have road closures is a bit steep? Maybe it's just me, but I'm struggling to see how PPA can do an event on pretty much the same roads for R110 and this event costs R345.Too expensive for me. I can ride the Medallion and tour de PPa for the same money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironfist Posted January 30, 2015 Share Anyone received an email about the starting times for 99er? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonian1984 Posted January 30, 2015 Share This will be my first ever 99er so I have no idea how tough this race is. I am planning to do a training ride of the route this coming Saturday with some buddies. How does it compare to the recent Bouckaert - Soenen 126km race?Havent done it either but I see a big chunk of it is similar to the CWC Durbie Dash and Tour de PPA routes, but a small matter of vissershok after 100km should be interesting and not forgetting the finishing hill up oddendal road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted January 30, 2015 Share Havent done it either but I see a big chunk of it is similar to the CWC Durbie Dash and Tour de PPA routes, but a small matter of vissershok after 100km should be interesting and not forgetting the finishing hill up oddendal road. Its the toughest finale of all the road races.The final 20 kms are very demanding with the hilltop finish in Aurora, Durbanville.Make sure to add some hill repeats at the end of your long ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooyan Posted January 30, 2015 Share The price is fair. The R355 includes your Cycling SA licence(R120) . The entry cost for this race is thus R235 (Don’t complain if you enter late and it is more expensive). And I think at R235 it is the cheapest official Argus seeding event in the Western Cape??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stricker Posted January 30, 2015 Share hills is very good.. especially at the end as it wont give the chasing pack time to catch up :clap: will get rid of all the leaches Sunday I murdered my group up the climb only for them to team up and pick me up again 5km later...Not going to happen this time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonian1984 Posted January 30, 2015 Share The price is fair. The R355 includes your Cycling SA licence(R120) . The entry cost for this race is thus R235 (Don’t complain if you enter late and it is more expensive). And I think at R235 it is the cheapest official Argus seeding event in the Western Cape???Agreed, And would have been R270 if you only purchased the day licence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaStig Posted January 30, 2015 Share hills is very good.. especially at the end as it wont give the chasing pack time to catch up :clap: will get rid of all the leaches Sunday I murdered my group up the climb only for them to team up and pick me up again 5km later...Not going to happen this time round You are so modest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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