dirtchaser Posted November 11, 2015 Share Event Name: Bestmed Tour Of Good HopeWhen: 29 February 2016 - 4 March 2016Where: La Paris Estate, Paarl, Western CapeCategory: Road2016 BESTMED TOUR OF GOOD HOPE PRESENTED BY RUDY PROJECT PAARL, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA 29 FEBRUARY – 4 MARCH 20165 STAGES – 515KM – 6168M ASCENT WWW.TOUROFGOODHOPE.CO.ZA Entries limited to 1000 participants.The Tour of Good Hope is presented in the week leading up to the Cape Town Cycle Tour from 29 February to 4 March 2016 and will be based in the Paarl, encompassing five days of clover leaf racing from this wonderful location in die Cape Winelands over a total distance of 515km and 6168m vertical ascent. The 2016 Tour will be based at the spectacular La Paris Estate midway between Paarl and Franschhoek on the R301. La Paris will host registration and the launch function on 28 February 2016 as well as daily lunches for riders, which is included in the entry package. Riders will receive lunch after every stage with the exception of the final stage which finishes at the Taal Monument. The entry fee for the Tour is R3300 per rider and other entry elements include an event jacket, further racing aids from High 5, daily top tube route profile stickers and an exclusive ASG Discount Voucher Booklet. ALL INFO AND ENTRIES: WWW.TOUROFGOODHOPE.CO.ZA ..............................................................................................................................................................Go to Event Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtchaser Posted November 11, 2015 Share DETAILED ROUTE DIRECTION AND HOTSPOT ALLOCATION NOW AVAILABLE 2016 BESTMED TOUR OF GOOD HOPE PRESENTED BY RUDY PROJECT PAARL, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA 29 FEBRUARY – 4 MARCH 2016 5 STAGES – 515KM – 6168M ASCENT WWW.TOUROFGOODHOPE.CO.ZA Following the completion of our routing journey, all the route directional information as well as placement of Sprint and King of the Mountain primes are now available on the Tour of Good Hope website. To access the relevant page, click here. Entries for the Tour of Good Hope close in three weeks time on 30 November or as soon as the entry cap of 1000 riders is reached. CLICK ON WWW.TOUROFGOODHOPE.CO.ZA TO GET AL THE INFO ON SOUTH AFRICA'S PREMIER ROAD STAGE RACE. For further information email eventsupport@asgworld.co.za or phone 076 621 1807 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtchaser Posted November 18, 2015 Share GET IN SHAPE FOR THE TOUR OF GOOD HOPE WITH OUR NEW FIT-TRACK 16 WEEK CUSTOM TRAINING PLANS 2016 BESTMED TOUR OF GOOD HOPEPRESENTED BY RUDY PROJECTPAARL, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA29 FEBRUARY – 4 MARCH 20165 STAGES – 515KM – 6168M ASCENTWWW.TOUROFGOODHOPE.CO.ZA To help riders get in shape (and stay in shape over the festive season) custom 16 week Fit-Track training plans are now available free on the event website. Everything is in place nicely for what has now become South Africa's largest and most prestigious road tour. More than 700 riders have already entered. Entries will close on 30 November or as soon as the entry cap of 1000 riders is reached. Following the completion of our routing journey, all the route directional information as well as placement of Sprint and King of the Mountain primes are now available on the Tour of Good Hope website. CLICK ON WWW.TOUROFGOODHOPE.CO.ZA TO GET AL THE INFO ON SOUTH AFRICA'S PREMIER ROAD STAGE RACE. For further information email eventsupport@asgworld.co.za or phone 076 621 1807 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtchaser Posted December 14, 2015 Share An array of wonderful venue partners have added their support to the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope and the race village at the beautiful La Paris Estate is set to deliver a festival atmosphere during the week of the Tour, which takes place from 29 February – 4 March 2016. Riders receive five meals during the course of the week, kicking off with the presentation dinner on the eve of the first stage and then lunches daily following stages 1-4. County Fair and Karan Beef are providing the chicken and beef for meals while Rhodes Foods are sponsoring juice for the venue. County Fair is one of the largest suppliers of poultry in South Africa while Karan Beef is well-known for supplying some of the finest red meat on the globe. Karan Beef will be supplying succulent 300gram, 28 day matured steaks and will also supply the beef patties for the event’s burger lunch day. Rhodes Foods is a Paarl based enterprise and it’s a great honour for the tour to have local support. Paarl's famous chocolatier, DV Artisan Chocolates, will also be on hand to provide their sweet treats at a fraction of their retail price. These award winning chocolates will provide much needed energy sustenance courtesy of their cocoa base. Another locally based businness, Buffet Olives, sponsor of the Time Trial prize money, is providing its delectable olives, which were very popular last year. The central race village hub for the 2016 Tour has opened up these opportunities for sponsors to assist because the activation is a lot less challenging than with a point to point race. The central race village also significantly reduces the logistics and own costs of participants, related to travelling and accommodation. For previous editions of the tour most riders had a support crew whom they also had to accommodate and feed for the week. The tour is trying to minimise rider costs and logistical difficulties as much as possible for next year, opening it up to a wider participant base. The changes will decrease the hassle factor of attending the race considerably. Paarl is surrounded by some of the most famous passes in the country and lends itself perfectly to a clover leaf racing format. The 2016 Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, presented by Rudy Project and the City of Drakenstein, is the biggest road stage race in the country and the only Western Cape road tour to be officially sanctioned by Cycling South Africa - the organising committee are eager to set the wheels in motion. The five-day tour, which starts in Paarl on February 29, will take a thousand riders on a 522km journey through the Cape Winelands, with racing categories for both professional and amateur teams. “We’re building something really special, a proper national road tour, for the future here,” said event convenor, Wynand de Villiers of ASG Events. “The event is ideally positioned as the only sanctioned tour ahead of the Cape Town Cycle Tour and it takes place shortly after SA road champs, so the competitive riders should be in good racing form. “It’s also excellent preparation for the Cape Town Cycle Tour, which happens two days after the Tour of Good Hope comes to an end. Without exception, every open/seeded rider who has taken part in the Tour rides their best Argus ever. “Cycling comes from cycling, as the saying goes,” he said. “Lots of mountain-bikers get in on the act as well. The Absa Cape Epic starts two weeks after the tour and it’s a great chance to sharpen up for the Epic contenders. Christoph Sauser has also confirmed his attendance.” According to De Villiers, because the event takes place in the European off-season, the Tour of Good Hope has become an attractive proposition to international teams and normal cyclo sport riders from Europe. ”We have more than 100 cyclo sport riders from Europe who have entered in the individual open/seeded category.” The racing comprises four road stages plus a time-trial. Further event info at www.tourofgoodhope.co.za. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASG Posted January 30, 2016 Share Entries closing tonight - for those of you waiting till the last minute, don't miss out on what's gearing up to be an amazing event... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted February 10, 2016 Share So, who has entered as part of the team competition, I know Patch and his book club are coming down, anyone else from le Hub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted February 22, 2016 Share Dear ASG, Please can you confirm how the race will be timed, I need to let the guys know which chips to bring etc. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted February 22, 2016 Share Dear ASG, Please can you confirm how the race will be timed, I need to let the guys know which chips to bring etc. ThanksStrava!!!!! Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDF Posted February 22, 2016 Share So, who has entered as part of the team competition, I know Patch and his book club are coming down, anyone else from le Hub?I'm coming down with a team. Not sure how I will fare - not been on the bike much with some injuries...Would be cool to meet a couple of the Hub guys there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASG Posted February 22, 2016 Share Please be sure to visit the website and social channels frequently on updates and Rider Communiqué. Latest: Route change for Stage 1: The Stellenbosch traffic department has notified the tour management that they don’t have sufficient manpower available to provide safe passage for the tour through town on the first stage of the event.Although the tour is accompanied by 14 road rangers, 7 metro police escorts as well as the tour pointsmen, the risk factor coupled with going through town without sufficient Metro Police pointsmen, increases significantly.The tour safety officer has hence requested the tour management to implement the stage 1 alternate which forms part of the operational eventuality plan. So, sadly the tour will have to wait until 2017 to do the famous Four Passes route on stage 1. tourdeboland 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted February 22, 2016 Share My apologies, I saw on the website FAQ.. "The event is timed by Great Time under the management of Grevile Ruddock. All riders will be issued with a timing chip at registration." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted February 22, 2016 Share Uh, whats with not being able to get enough Metro cops to go through Stellenbosch? We were really looking forward to that stage as we do not get to do that at the normal northern suburbs races, now its more of the same. I hope all the costs set aside for all those metro officers in Stellenbosch are put to good use improving the rider offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted February 23, 2016 Share I am pretty sure that they did what they could to try and avoid this. Must say that it does make for a good mix, at least one stage for the fast men now too.Will make things interesting. Dissapointed in the cops... of well. Lets make the most of a new stage.... Is there a profile for it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMan777 Posted February 23, 2016 Share I am pretty sure that they did what they could to try and avoid this. Must say that it does make for a good mix, at least one stage for the fast men now too.Will make things interesting. Dissapointed in the cops... of well. Lets make the most of a new stage.... Is there a profile for it yet?Profile is out now... Finally a stage where I might be able to hang on till the end... Patchelicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted February 25, 2016 Share For those of you that know there are less the 96 hours to the event, here is a little blog post about our prep for the event: http://goo.gl/taafG0 #Hammer Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Posted February 25, 2016 Share Uh, whats with not being able to get enough Metro cops to go through Stellenbosch? We were really looking forward to that stage as we do not get to do that at the normal northern suburbs races, now its more of the same. I hope all the costs set aside for all those metro officers in Stellenbosch are put to good use improving the rider offering. Cops wasn't the issue - they applied a week before the race, and whoever designed the route has clearly never seen Stellenbosch traffic. 8 o'clock down Helshoogte onto the Strand Road, and through Somerset West - they couldn't organise that safely if the organising team consisted of Jesus, Buddha and the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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