News bot Posted March 12, 2017 Share 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 Fubar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCH Posted March 12, 2017 Share Will just sit here with my popcorn, waiting for the inevitable comment:"the wind was predicted days ago, why did they not just move the race to another date"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 12, 2017 Share 100 kms +Moer Imagine the KOMs possible Kalahari Vegmot, billygoat0523, devocean and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman. Posted March 12, 2017 Share It's quite disappointing showing up for the race and then it's cancelled, but the safely of all is more important. Hopefully next year's race will be worth the wait. See you then. Mamil, Capricorn, Tatt and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamil Posted March 12, 2017 Share Ever the optimist Dale! 100 kms +Moer Imagine the KOMs possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted March 12, 2017 Share Eish ja. Not nice, but rather safe than sorry Capricorn and Dullscalpel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisecrack Posted March 12, 2017 Share Disappointing ,but nessasary. I remember 2009 wind pumping MTN tent, start finish banners etc all blew away and the race still went ahead. I finished in one piece ,but going down chappies was no joke... Light bike=kite :-) PS:I would have preferred the race cancelled that year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted March 12, 2017 Share Where on the route was it that bad? I got to end of blue route where they physically stopped us from going further. Yes it was hectic at the start but after that it was ridable. There are going to be a lot of angry people, me included. Sent from my LG-H735 using Tapatalk Reg Lizard, Keithc, KingZA and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted March 12, 2017 Share Beyond the control.... Stefalbertyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCH Posted March 12, 2017 Share same arguments were made when they canceled the swim leg at half ironman; a few people would have made it if they allowed it; even some of the pros came out shaken up.Problem is you have 40 000 odd ppl, if a single % of them get into serious crashes then its carnage to try and remedy. One 100km gust of wind coming a around a corner at 60km a hour when you have 20 sets of wheels around you... instant bone yard. Oufy MTB (Roadie), Sparkles, sierrrd and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Hare Posted March 12, 2017 Share Screaming southerly on this side. Was my intent to going rowing this morning but with this wind I will keep myself busy in the workshop for the rest of the day. this wind is a heart attack waiting to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted March 12, 2017 Share they are playing down the protest /road damage angle but that seems to be part of it also http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/Cycling/South-Africa/cape-town-cycle-tour-cancelled-20170312 Edited March 12, 2017 by bikebloke dannygirl, Reg Lizard and Joe Low 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisismyotherbike Posted March 12, 2017 Share That's after we received this earlier in the morning: Urgent route update! The #cycletour2017 will be diverted over Glencairn express way due to protest action on the route.Distance now approx 78km I'm very much interested to hear more about the protest action and why it was decided to target the Cycle Tour. Protests don't magically spring up at 6am on a Sunday morning, there must be a story. Reg Lizard, bikebloke, Capricorn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchelicious Posted March 12, 2017 Share MBMtbGirl, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, keithbe and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dev null Posted March 12, 2017 Share I feel for the people that travelled far and spend much money to attend this race. I think the wind excuse is BS, and that the real reason lies elsewhere. I believe the wind was worse in 2009, yet many people finished that race. bikebloke, Reg Lizard, Gifappel and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloukrans Posted March 12, 2017 Share Wind is part of cycling. HTFU Entering the race you agree to indemnify the race organisers against a host of stuff. And what if we get hold hostage again next year by protesters on a hot sunny day. Blaming the wind is an easy excuse to avoid the political stuff Im sure the Epic will cancel the prologue because its to windy on Dorsberg Im now lekker die moer in Long Wheel Base, Underachiever, TALUS and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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