Bovine stampede at aQuellé Tour Durban
Cyclists are encouraged to join The Cows on their fundraising ride at this year's aQuellé Tour Durban.
INTO the final week before normal entries close for the aQuellé Tour Durban on Sunday 24 April, the distinctive charity-driven athletes in their cow suits are mobilising a “herd” to take part in the popular 45km ride.
The KwaZulu-Natal herd of The Cows has become a distinctive part of the aQuellé Tour Durban, and every year a steadily increasing group of social riders has joined their group, or herd, as a show of solidarity with their on-going efforts to raise funds for, and profile the work done by The Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa (CHOC).
Last year, one of their stalwart members Gordon Reid rode the aQuellé Tour Durban 45km race on an ice cream cart bike surrounded by fellow Cows who helped push him up some of the hills. True to form the high-spirited Cows engaged fellow riders and spectators with their enthusiastic banter and passionate team spirit.
This year, the race organisers have set aside a batch in the 45km race specially for The Cows. Anyone interested in riding with The Cows herd needs to enter the race first, buy on of their distinctive Cow t-shirts to ride in and then contact Mamma Moo at the KZN herd by email at durbsdaisy@thecows.co.za
Entries will be taken at registration at Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World from 10am to 5pm on Friday, 22 and Saturday, 23 April.
The 105km road race, 45km fun race and 55km cyclocross race take place on Sunday 24 April. Visit: www.tourdurban.co.za
