2025 Cape Town Prelude Cycle Tour

[Madone69]

What a load of hogwash....👎

Get Ready for the First-Ever Prelude Challenge!

As part of our ongoing strategy to stay inclusive and community-oriented, we're excited to announce the inaugural 2025 Prelude Challenge for the Cape Town Cycle Tour. This exciting Challenge will enable participants from around the globe, who are unable to ride the race on the actual event day, to secure their 2025 Cape Town Cycle Tour medal, and official finishers credit. For those living abroad, for those unable to ride on the day due to work or travel commitments, or religious obligations, there is now a viable option for everyone. The Prelude Challenge will be hosted between Saturday, 22 February 2025 and Sunday, 2 March 2025. All Prelude Challenge participants will be required to enter via the primary Cycle Tour entry portal. The Prelude Challenge can be completed anywhere in the world, provided participants cycle 109km within 7 (seven) hours in one ride, and upload their ride to STRAVA. This can be done either on a bike outdoors or on a stationary bike in a virtual environment. Every participant of the Prelude Challenge will be awarded a medal, and their effort will be officially recognised within the 2025 Cape Town Cycle Tour results. Cape-based Prelude Challenge participants can still join fellow cyclists at the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo to collect their goodie bags, souvenir race number and medal. Medals will be sent to those participating from outside of Cape Town. Extending the event in this way will enable far more people to contribute to the charities that benefit directly from the race entries.

[Smartie]

I don’t get it either. Could one get an official Sub3 via the Prelude then or even win?

Edited October 18 by Smartie

[The Ouzo]

Smacks of desperation to get more entries. 

[cadenceblur]

This is indeed a strange one, I know Muslim entrants are impacted this year though, but what is the point of this?

You're not doing the official route so how can you get an official result?

I incidentally might be missing next year due to a work trip though - but not sure I get this - doing 109km aside - this is just bizarre.

Edited October 18 by cadenceblur

[HdB]

If it means more money for their charities then cool, I guess?
And maybe it will count as a result for those going for Club 21 etc, but miss out due to religion etc.
For anyone doing the real one anyway, this seems pretty irrelevant. Smile and wave.

I assume the result will still be classified separately, as whatever prelude ride you do outside or virtually could be easier or harder than the CTCT.

Edited October 18 by HdB

[babse]

Pog to break the record with a solo 109km break in a classic of some sort

[V18]

Now to find the longest stretch of flat road with a lekker tailwind. Sub 2h30 here I come. 

 

[Stockman]

On 10/18/2024 at 11:39 PM, V18 said:

Now to find the longest stretch of flat road with a lekker tailwind. Sub 2h30 here I come. 

 

or, just sit on your trainer with a motor turning the pedals! Oh, wait why even sit on the bike. Sit next to it and have a cold beer! What a crock!!!!

[HdB]

On 10/18/2024 at 11:39 PM, V18 said:

Now to find the longest stretch of flat road with a lekker tailwind. Sub 2h30 here I come. 

 

In Zwift, on the Tempus Fugit route with one of the pacers, during the peak hours.

[HdB]

21 minutes ago, Stockman said:

or, just sit on your trainer with a motor turning the pedals! Oh, wait why even sit on the bike. Sit next to it and have a cold beer! What a crock!!!!

Meh, cheating is going to happen regardless. Ask the people doing sub-3 CTCTs on their illegally modified e-bikes, or the guy on what looked like a normal bike being towed up Suikerbossie by a lady on an e-bike.

Edited October 21 by HdB

[Spinnekop]

August Sub2 now possible.  But then how do I know when to say "Whooooppplaaaaa"?

 

Edited October 21 by Spinnekop

[Shebeen]

1 hour ago, Stockman said:

or, just sit on your trainer with a motor turning the pedals! Oh, wait why even sit on the bike. Sit next to it and have a cold beer! What a crock!!!!

why even ride? digitalepo all the way

[Jase619]

Eh, if you are gonna ride it in person why worry about the prelude ride. One would think it is a way of including the people that have been excluded next year for religious purposes. I highly doubt they are going to allocate you a sub 3 finish or something like that, often organisations are not as dumb as we think. Don't think it is hunting for more entries either. I think it is the best compromise to include those that have no choice.

 

I thought people would be losing their minds about the entry fee like every year

Edited October 21 by Jase619

[DJR]

On 10/18/2024 at 6:57 PM, Madone69 said:

What a load of hogwash....👎

Get Ready for the First-Ever Prelude Challenge!

As part of our ongoing strategy to stay inclusive and community-oriented, we're excited to announce the inaugural 2025 Prelude Challenge for the Cape Town Cycle Tour. This exciting Challenge will enable participants from around the globe, who are unable to ride the race on the actual event day, to secure their 2025 Cape Town Cycle Tour medal, and official finishers credit. For those living abroad, for those unable to ride on the day due to work or travel commitments, or religious obligations, there is now a viable option for everyone. The Prelude Challenge will be hosted between Saturday, 22 February 2025 and Sunday, 2 March 2025. All Prelude Challenge participants will be required to enter via the primary Cycle Tour entry portal. The Prelude Challenge can be completed anywhere in the world, provided participants cycle 109km within 7 (seven) hours in one ride, and upload their ride to STRAVA. This can be done either on a bike outdoors or on a stationary bike in a virtual environment. Every participant of the Prelude Challenge will be awarded a medal, and their effort will be officially recognised within the 2025 Cape Town Cycle Tour results. Cape-based Prelude Challenge participants can still join fellow cyclists at the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo to collect their goodie bags, souvenir race number and medal. Medals will be sent to those participating from outside of Cape Town. Extending the event in this way will enable far more people to contribute to the charities that benefit directly from the race entries.

Can I book this one without the South Easter?

[ChrisF]

19 minutes ago, DJR said:

Can I book this one without the South Easter?

 

on your trainer with the fan behind you ... 😋

 

 

 

Glad there is an option for those that cant race on the day.  Sure they will be the first to miss the unique race atmosphere.

[Shebeen]

2 hours ago, Jase619 said:

Eh, if you are gonna ride it in person why worry about the prelude ride. One would think it is a way of including the people that have been excluded next year for religious purposes.

That would be cool, they probably should have highlighted this exact reason because of the Eid dates but maybe it's not possible for some reason that doesn't make sense to logically minded thinking.

2 hours ago, Jase619 said:

 

I highly doubt they are going to allocate you a sub 3 finish or something like that, often organisations are not as dumb as we think. Don't think it is hunting for more entries either. I think it is the best compromise to include those that have no choice.

 

I thought people would be losing their minds about the entry fee like every year

WHAT? Who allocates the sub3 finishes?! I'll take 2!!

common sense would dictate that there will be a separate category, it won't count for seeding and you def won't be able to do this and the actual race on the day.