Professional cyclist Travis Barrett is aiming for a second Everything Insure Berge and Dale title when the 22nd edition takes place on February 26 at Protearif Primary, Krugersdorp.
The 2020 Cape Town Cycle Tour winner said, “Another title is my objective, especially coming in as the defending champ. Any result and race win are important for me, especially as a young rider, so a second title really would help me gain recognition as one of the better riders in South Africa.”
The 22-year-old from Edenvale said that mentally he was excited and ready for the season ahead, but physically he was not in his best shape yet.
Barrett, who is the current u-23 African Continental Road champion, said it was always difficult to have a race strategy this far in advance.
Some of his other main goals for the first half of the season are to achieve a good result at the national road champs, followed by Tour Du Cap, which is a stage race he knows he can do well in.
Following the 109km, which is an official seeding event for Ride Joburg, and 60km road races on Saturday the event will also introduce a mountain bike event with distances of 45km and 20km at Kings Kloof.
The 45km MTB race is challenging and technical, and should only be attempted by fit and experienced mountain bikers. There will be new sections cut for the 20km race.
Entry now:
Road: 109km – R380; 60km – R260
MTB: 45km – R230; 20km – R180
Entries close February 18, or as soon as the entry limits have been reached: Road race is limited to 2 000 entrants and the MTB race to 500 entrants.
Enter HERE.
