NEW shorter route option for the 45th Cape Town Cycle Tour

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The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust is excited to share the news of yet another way to celebrate cycling in Cape Town with the addition of a shorter route option in this our 45th anniversary year! The 2023 Cape Town Cycle Tour will boast a shorter 42km route that will complement the Mother City’s celebration […]

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[Shebeen]

This is going to be a marmite topic!

 

I'm guessing they just haven't got the entry numbers yet at this stage so at least make a new strategy now. Flights are not going to get much cheaper yet for up country visitors. Big bunches not an issue on this route at all so pack em in!

Edited December 5, 2022 by Shebeen

[MORNE]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

This is going to be a marmite topic!

 

I'm guessing they just haven't got the entry numbers yet at this stage so at least make a new strategy now. Flights are not going to get much cheaper yet for up country visitors. Big bunches not an issue on this route at all so pack em in!

For me the CTCT doesn't start before Muizenberg….so yea. Pointless.

Edited December 5, 2022 by MORNE

[Heinrich Hattingh]

1 hour ago, Shebeen said:

This is going to be a marmite topic!

 

I'm guessing they just haven't got the entry numbers yet at this stage so at least make a new strategy now. Flights are not going to get much cheaper yet for up country visitors. Big bunches not an issue on this route at all so pack em in!

It’s just an additional option to make it more accessible for beginners. Full race also happening at the same time. 

[Jbr]

25 minutes ago, MORNE said:

For me the CTCT doesn't start before Muizenberg….so yea. Pointless.

Edinburg is the real opener, from there you know if you're on a good day or not 😅

[MORNE]

15 minutes ago, Jbr said:

Edinburg is the real opener, from there you know if you're on a good day or not 😅

They should just mix it up one year and do it in reverse. They can do the short version from the stadium, over chappies and back haha. 

[ChrisF]

7 minutes ago, MORNE said:

They should just mix it up one year and do it in reverse. They can do the short version from the stadium, over chappies and back haha. 

Imagine the balls.up with roadies riding the full road width .... in both directions, at the same time .... 🙉🙊🙈

Edited December 5, 2022 by ChrisF

[Ispeed_V]

What a waste IMHO.

The whole reason you do CTCT is for the scenery which only starts once you hit Muizenberg as Morne said

[JacquesJ]

So perhaps you just dont enter this one then🤷‍♂️

[lechatnoir]

35 minutes ago, FondTF2 said:

What a waste IMHO.

The whole reason you do CTCT is for the scenery which only starts once you hit Muizenberg as Morne said

the scenery is there daily, as are the roads. go and ride it any day in your own time and save the spandoolahs. you can even use the savings at the Hub in Scarborough

[Ispeed_V]

5 minutes ago, lechatnoir said:

the scenery is there daily, as are the roads. go and ride it any day in your own time and save the spandoolahs. you can even use the savings at the Hub in Scarborough

True for you WC people. Not so much for us up country folk

[DM2022]

1 hour ago, FondTF2 said:

What a waste IMHO.

The whole reason you do CTCT is for the scenery which only starts once you hit Muizenberg as Morne said

It is, in fact, the very opposite of waste and is an opportunity... and opportunity for younger riders to take part, an opportunity for those daunted by 109km to take part, an opportunity maybe for couples of different abilities to ride together. A waste is not getting on the bike at all. Surely an event that offers distance to different types of riders should be applauded. Remember, you don't have to do the 42km route. If you want the scenery, the main event is still there. If you look at the Two Oceans Marathon, before the organisers made a mess of it, the 21km became way more popular than the 56km for a time, and the 21km is bog standard. 

[Jewbacca]

55 minutes ago, DM2022 said:

It is, in fact, the very opposite of waste and is an opportunity... and opportunity for younger riders to take part, an opportunity for those daunted by 109km to take part, an opportunity maybe for couples of different abilities to ride together. A waste is not getting on the bike at all. Surely an event that offers distance to different types of riders should be applauded. Remember, you don't have to do the 42km route. If you want the scenery, the main event is still there. If you look at the Two Oceans Marathon, before the organisers made a mess of it, the 21km became way more popular than the 56km for a time, and the 21km is bog standard. 

Agreed.

I said it in an earlier post too, the 2 oceans half is probably one of the least attractive half marathons in the Western Cape. It IS however, tied to a prestigious event, with existing infrastructure, timing, marketability and support. 

Anyway, those who want to stand on some sort of pedestal about long vs short because THEY/Their Gran/Their son etc did it, are welcome to do so.

Opinions are like Pro Nouns... everyone has one, some just don't make sense to others

[Danger Dassie]

There are a multitude of newbies in the sport, especially now. Plus not everyone wants to do a century ride. This opens up whole other level of accessibility for the sport. Well done organisers on taking a proactive step. 

[dave303e]

1 hour ago, Jewbacca said:

Agreed.

I said it in an earlier post too, the 2 oceans half is probably one of the least attractive half marathons in the Western Cape. It IS however, tied to a prestigious event, with existing infrastructure, timing, marketability and support. 

Anyway, those who want to stand on some sort of pedestal about long vs short because THEY/Their Gran/Their son etc did it, are welcome to do so.

Opinions are like Pro Nouns... everyone has one, some just don't make sense to others

But at least with a 45km event you can literally get a medal, a pat on the back and a social media flex/ ego stroke for doing what is essentially a mid week training ride.

[Shebeen]

1 hour ago, Jewbacca said:

Agreed.

I said it in an earlier post too, the 2 oceans half is probably one of the least attractive half marathons in the Western Cape. It IS however, tied to a prestigious event, with existing infrastructure, timing, marketability and support. 

Anyway, those who want to stand on some sort of pedestal about long vs short because THEY/Their Gran/Their son etc did it, are welcome to do so.

Opinions are like Pro Nouns... everyone has one, some just don't make sense to others

i sommee draw a picture of how crap the route is for the no oceans half

 

 

whereas here is the ultra, which they subjectively themselves call "the world's most beautiful marathon". Which is weird, because it's an ultra marathon and that should be the USP

 

guess what. a moerse amount of people do the 21km "oceans" on easter saturday (well not anymore)