Entries are now open for the annual Winelands Cycle race to be held next year on Sunday January 22.
The race will start and finish at Huguenot Primary in Wellington. The race can be of help to those cyclists wanting to gear up and improve their seeding for the Cape Town Cycle Tour 2023.
There will be two races, with online registration, timing and seeding by RaceTec, under the auspices of the Pedal Power Association. The races will start in General Hertzog Boulevard and from there cyclists can travel on two routes in the rural area.
The first race over 102km starts at 6am (entry fee is R350). It is for more experienced riders and will be a seeding race for the Cape Town Cycle Tour. The route takes riders to Hermon, Riebeek Kasteel and Voor Paardeberg (Slent Road) and then back to Wellington on the R44.
The second race, over 52 km, starts at 8am (entry fee R260). Riders travel via the Lady Loch Road and take the R45 towards Malmesbury, turning left at the Slent Road to merge with the long route, returning to Wellington via the R44. Refreshment stalls, medals for finishers, a lucky draw and a bike park will be available at the finish.
The closing date for on-line entries is Monday January 16, at 5pm, but late entries will be accepted on the day at a higher fee (R450 for the long race and R310 for the short race) from 5am, unless 2500 riders have entered before that time.
Race numbers can be collected at Bicycle Garage in the Laborie Centre in Paarl South on Friday January 20, from 2pm to 5pm or on Saturday January 21, from 9am to 11.30am at the Cape Town Cycle tour office in Avenue De Mist, Rondebosch, or from 1pm to 4pm at Chris Willemse Cycles at Willowbridge.
Proceeds of the race go to Paarl Rotary projects focusing on early childhood and youth development. For more information on the route and to enter, go to www.winelandscyclerace.co.za
