[Event] 99er Cycle Tour & MTB Challenge 2015

[Ninetyniner Durbanville]

Event Name: 99er Cycle Tour & MTB Challenge 2015
When: 7 February 2015
Where: Durbanville Race Course, Western Cape
Category: MTB

The 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!

 

The 99er Cycle Tour has been the third largest cycle race in the Western Cape for many years.

In 2014 there were a record number of entries in the 99er Cycle Tour and MTB Challenge, with over 4700 cyclists participating.

The event is very well organized and has received numerous awards over the years, including the Pedal Power Association’s 2012 award for being the Most Consistent Road Fun Ride over the past 5 years.

Feedback from a post-race survey in 2014 indicated very high levels of satisfaction with the 99er. Satisfaction with the event was measured at 80% and almost all aspects evaluated received average scores of 8 or higher out of 10.

Here are some comments about the race:

"Was a wonderful experience...tough but wonderful"

"The best organised ride this year - thanks"

"All I want to say is that I was super impressed with the friendliness and support from the marshals"

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