Annual cycle race hosted in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town Cycle Tour
Race details
Date
Second Sunday in March
Region
Cape Town, South Africa
Discipline
Road race
Type
One-day
Organiser
Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust
Web site
www.capetowncycletour.com
History
First edition
1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Editions
45 (as of 2023)
First winner
Lawrence Whittaker (RSA)
Most wins
Willie Engelbrecht (RSA) (5 wins)
Most recent
Chris Jooste (RSA)
Sun Valley, Cape Town Cycle Tour 2024
The Cape Town Cycle Tour,[1] formerly known as the Cape Argus Cycle Tour, is an annual cycle race hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, usually 109 km (68 mi) long. It is the first event outside Europe to be included in the Union Cycliste Internationale's Golden Bike Series.[2]
South Africa hosts some of the largest, by the number of entrants, sporting events in the world with three being the largest of their type. The Cape Town Cycle Tour, with as many as 35 000 cyclists taking part, is the world's largest individually timed cycle race.[3] The other two are the world's largest ultra-marathon running event, the Comrades Marathon, and the world's largest open water swim, the Midmar Mile.
The Cycle Tour formed the last leg of the Giro del Capo, a multi-stage race for professional and leading registered riders which was last run in 2010.[4]
It is traditionally staged on the second Sunday of March and has enjoyed well-known competitors such as Miguel Indurain, Jan Ulrich, Matt Damon, Helen Zille and Lance Armstrong.
^Cape Argus renamed to Cape Town Cycle Tour
^Series' official website. Archived 15 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine However, in 2010 it was excluded from the Golden Bike Series (as shown on the website. Retrieved 27 March 2010).
^"Hisense South Africa Pedals into the 2024 Cape Town Cycle Tour as an Official Partner". Yahoo Finance. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^Cape Town Cycle Tour event website Archived 14 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine and Giro del Cabo website Archived 2 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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