Beautiful oceans, wildlife at the road’s edge, mist gently caressing your cheeks, the delightful smell of fynbos & flora & breathtaking views…
And some call this a gruelling race.
It’s time for the Mother City to grind to a halt for the two wheel revolution! Roads will close for almost the entire day as festive spectators throng the streets to cheer a colourful and motley crew of more than 35 000 cyclists to the finish. Cyclists taking part this year are delighted that Chapman's Peak will be open for the tour.
Who will win the Cape Argus 2009? Excellent weather conditions in 2008 resulted in an extremely fast race. Team Barloworld, the pre-race favourites, lived up to expectations as Felix Cardenas and Chris Froome set Robbie Hunter for a successful defence of the title he won in 2007.
Robbie's winning time of two hours, 27 minutes and 30 seconds, was a new record by more than five minutes over the previous 2007 victory. Be there!
Need to know? Check out road closures and the route at www.cycletour.co.za