babse Posted August 4, 2023 Share CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST UCI MARATHON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2028 - Cycling South Africa (cyclingsa.com) eeer what and where exactly? either way ive already started training haha 🤘 Kom, Hairy and TheoG 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 4, 2023 Share 10 minutes ago, babse said: eeer what and where exactly? either way ive already started training haha 🤘 TBC "a tender process to appoint commercial partners and our event organizer to follow over the next 6 months." babse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted August 4, 2023 Share Will be interesting to see this unfold... Struggle to see how they will manage a marathon route around CT, Table Mountain. Will be awesome if they pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinnekop Posted August 4, 2023 Share Knowing CSA, they'll just add it to CTCT August in March. Route done. 😁 Edited August 4, 2023 by Spinnekop OVERDRIVE, Hairy and Scary Rider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 4, 2023 Share 52 minutes ago, babse said: Will be interesting to see this unfold... Struggle to see how they will manage a marathon route around CT, Table Mountain. Will be awesome if they pull it off. eeeer if you weren't such a roadie you do know we have and extensive trail network in Cape Town right....😂 Kom and Wannabe 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Duderino Posted August 4, 2023 Share It will never happen, but Karkloof in KZN is the perfect venue for a UCI Marathon World Champs. Danger Dassie, Kom and DieselnDust 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted August 4, 2023 Share 13 minutes ago, El Duderino said: It will never happen, but Karkloof in KZN is the perfect venue for a UCI Marathon World Champs. PMB hosted both an Elite and Masters World Marathon champs a few years back. SA has a good track record of hosting World Cup and World Championship events. El Duderino, SwissVan, OVERDRIVE and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieSwartGevaar Posted August 4, 2023 Share Already plotted a route for them: https://www.strava.com/routes/3122279095874678204 Can have a Waterpoint in Hout Bay, Tokai and Dead Man's Tree Edited August 4, 2023 by DieSwartGevaar Headshot, Cafe Racer, Marcv and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted August 5, 2023 Share 23 hours ago, DieselnDust said: eeeer if you weren't such a roadie you do know we have and extensive trail network in Cape Town right....😂 Hahaha eish Guilty.... As I tighten my road shoes for a ride 🫣 Scary Rider and DieselnDust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babse Posted August 5, 2023 Share 23 hours ago, DieSwartGevaar said: Already plotted a route for them: https://www.strava.com/routes/3122279095874678204 Can have a Waterpoint in Hout Bay, Tokai and Dead Man's Tree Yeah much of the obvious route but will this route fly as significant distance is on tar? Beers does this route on his recovery rides 🫢 MongooseMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted August 5, 2023 Share Good luck to all the riders and crews that will be mugged and hijacked in the lead up to this 💪🙁 Edited August 5, 2023 by BaGearA DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted August 5, 2023 Share On 8/4/2023 at 10:39 AM, Nick said: TBC "a tender process to appoint commercial partners and our event organizer to follow over the next 6 months." Grandstand are my first choice. Grandstand are my second choice. Wonder how the tender went. A lot of work required to get a marathon course on table mountain, guess it will be a really hilly route. Sanparks will be a pain if they need new trails. BUT trying to be optimistic here, really hope this is the key that unlocks the amazing potential for a true circular route around the front table babse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieSwartGevaar Posted August 5, 2023 Share 17 minutes ago, babse said: Yeah much of the obvious route but will this route fly as significant distance is on tar? Beers does this route on his recovery rides 🫢 The only real stretch on Tar is Chapmans peak drive up to ou wapad. And its not the worst stretch of tar in the world. Ideally you can find some way to go off road again from Noordhoek to Ou Wapad, without having to resort to the single-track that is already there next to the road. The rest are only short tar connections and the Promenade, which would make a stunning last 3km, so think its less than 30% tar all in. Also you have Hamilton's sports fields right there to use as the race village. That last section on Signal hill will be hard, going down Pat's Track after 3200m of climbing isn't a recovery ride, even for Mr. Beers What's the alternative? 5 loops of the Epic Prologue? No thanks. tinmug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted August 5, 2023 Share I Don't think a full loop is really viable. I can imagine it will be more a case of linking the Front/Signal hill/Deere Park with Tokai/Silvermine and everything in between. I can't imagine they will throw them over Chappies/15 plus km of tar road in one go. But I will wait and see. Often the speculation on things like that is completely different to the final product, so I'm happy to forget about it for a few years and re look at it when it happens DieselnDust, babse and Danger Dassie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 6, 2023 Share What is exciting is that having the Marathon worlds here also means the rest of the cycling disciplines World Championships will/could/should be in Cape Town...........? Edited August 6, 2023 by DieselnDust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted August 6, 2023 Share I imagined that it would be hosted out of Town where there would a bit of space and logistics and road closures would less of an issue. Perhaps using some of the Durbanville/Tygerberg trail network or similarly the Stellenbosch area with its massive choice to trails there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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