Cape Town Cycle Tour

14 03, 2025

Diverge Podcast: CTCT & Champions Race Reflections

By |2025-03-14T15:47:26+02:00March 14th, 2025|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: CTCT & Champions Race Reflections

In Episode 6 of Season 2 the Diverge Podcast we look back at trilling editions of Cape Town Cycle Tour and the songo.info Champions Race, presented by fibertime. The world’s largest timed bicycle race played out in near perfect weather conditions on Sunday, 9 March, and this helped both the elite men and women to [...]

9 03, 2025

Lange Follows in his Father’s Footsteps at the Cape Town Cycle Tour

By |2025-03-09T21:04:25+02:00March 9th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Lange Follows in his Father’s Footsteps at the Cape Town Cycle Tour

Tyler Lange followed in his father, Malcolm’s, footsteps by winning the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday, 9 March 2025. The young man from the ASAP World Team had to fight hard for the victory. He had been in the second group on the road inside the final kilometre, but the jockeying for position in [...]

9 03, 2025

Grünewald Stuns with a Successful Long-Range Attack at the Cape Town Cycle Tour

By |2025-03-09T21:05:21+02:00March 9th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Grünewald Stuns with a Successful Long-Range Attack at the Cape Town Cycle Tour

The elite women’s race at the Cape Town Cycle Tour tends to follow a similar pattern, but Pia Grünewald turned the 2025 edition on its head. The LKT Team Women time trialist put her strengths against the clock to great use as she launched a speculative attack on the foothills of Smitswinkel, just 25 kilometres [...]

8 03, 2025

Sunday Sunshine Predicted for 28 000 Cape Town Cycle Tour Riders

By |2025-03-08T14:47:59+02:00March 8th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Sunday Sunshine Predicted for 28 000 Cape Town Cycle Tour Riders

Every Cape Town Cycle Tour entrant becomes a meteorologist in the days leading up to the big race. Weather alerts are created, different websites and predictions are referenced and cross-referenced. There are even Excel spread sheets with formulas for working out where to push and where to conserve energy to beat the sub-3, under 4, [...]

6 03, 2025

Diverge Podcast: Building Up to the Epic and CTCT

By |2025-03-06T11:51:39+02:00March 6th, 2025|Podcast|Comments Off on Diverge Podcast: Building Up to the Epic and CTCT

In Episode 5 of Season 2 the Diverge Podcast we look ahead at the 2025 Absa Cape Epic and Cape Town Cycle Tour. March is silly season in South African cycling with the country’s biggest mountain bike and road events taking place within 7 days of each other. The CTCT might kick the racing off [...]

5 03, 2025

Will Sunday’s Cape Town Cycle Tour See a Double Champ or a New Winner?

By |2025-03-05T10:33:15+02:00March 5th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Will Sunday’s Cape Town Cycle Tour See a Double Champ or a New Winner?

Sunday, 9 March 2025, will see nearly 30 000 cyclists take to the streets of the Mother City for the 47th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Founded in 1978, it remains the world’s largest timed bicycle race and is often called the unofficial Fun Ride World Championship by cycling clubs from across the city. [...]

29 01, 2025

Cape Town Cycle Tour Entries Close Tomorrow!

By |2025-01-29T11:20:29+02:00January 29th, 2025|News|Comments Off on Cape Town Cycle Tour Entries Close Tomorrow!

The 47th Cape Town Cycle Tour, the most beautiful bike ride in the world, will be held on Sunday, 9 March 2025. Riders can choose between the 109km or 42km routes and experience the spirit of a day where bicycles rule the roads. If you can’t make it to Cape Town on race day, the [...]

10 03, 2024

Main and Keep Win Maiden Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles

By |2024-03-10T16:42:51+02:00March 10th, 2024|News|Comments Off on Main and Keep Win Maiden Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles

Kent Main and Tiffany Keep were worthy winners of the 46th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Main slipped off the front of a select group, inside the final 5 kilometres and time trialled to the line. While in the women’s race Keep edged out S’annara Grove with a bike throw on the line [...]

8 03, 2024

2024 Cape Town Cycle Tour: Racing to Establish or Expand a Legacy

By |2024-03-08T17:11:57+02:00March 8th, 2024|News|Comments Off on 2024 Cape Town Cycle Tour: Racing to Establish or Expand a Legacy

The 46th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour will once again be more than just a bicycle race around the world’s most beautiful city. For the majority of the 27 500 competitors taking on the 109 kilometres course it will be a celebration of health, friendship and fellowship. An annual fun ride along a spectacularly [...]

12 03, 2023

Kim le Court Completes Hattrick of Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles

By |2023-03-12T16:39:46+02:00March 12th, 2023|News|Comments Off on Kim le Court Completes Hattrick of Cape Town Cycle Tour Titles

Double defending champion Kim le Court, of Mauritius, completed a hattrick of Cape Town Cycle Tour wins on Sunday, 12 March. The Efficient Infiniti Insure rider had to work harder for her fourth title than any of the others, though, after Candice Lill broke up a select group who had entered the finale together with [...]

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